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East Germany 1949-1990

After republics were formed in east and westb> Germany and the use <bb>>ofb>bb>> their black-red-gold flags was authorized, this <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was used less and less and it was finally abandoned in 1952.
The first constitution <bb>>ofb>bb>> the German Democratic Republic (adopted when the GDR was founded) did not mention a <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, just that the national colours were black-red-gold.
This <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was adopted on 1 October 1959, and continued in use as the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany until the reunification <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Germanies on 3 October 1990 [one year after the fall <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Berlin Wall].

http://flagspot.net/flags/de-ddr.html (1053 words)



BBC NEWS World Europe Country profiles Timeline: Germany

Millions <bb>>ofb>bb>> people <bb>>ofb>bb>> all ages, mostly Jews but also large numbers <bb>>ofb>bb>> Gypsies, Slavs and other races, the disabled and homosexuals, die in the Holocaust as the Nazis implement an extermination policy in the death camps <bb>>ofb>bb>> eastern Europe.
The US, French and British zones in the westb> become the Federal Republic <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany; the Soviet zone in the east becomes the communist German Democratic Republic.
Konrad Adenauer, <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Christian Democrats (CDU) is Westb> Germany's first chancellor.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1053880.stm (1016 words)



East Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

East Germany adopted a socialist republic and became part <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Warsaw Pact, while Westb> Germany became a liberal parliamentary republic and part <bb>>ofb>bb>> NATO.
However, the East German press occasionally reported prosecutions <bb>>ofb>bb>> particularly egregious cases <bb>>ofb>bb>> illegal "second economy" activity, involving what are called "crimes against socialist property" and other activities that are in "conflict and contradiction with the interests and demands <bb>>ofb>bb>> society" (as one report described the situation).
East German economists and planners were well aware <bb>>ofb>bb>> the alleged strengths and weaknesses <bb>>ofb>bb>> their system <bb>>ofb>bb>> planned economy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany (5946 words)



ON THIS DAY 19 1970: Willi and Willy meet in East Germany

About 2,000 young East Germans greeted Westb> Germany's Chancellor Willy Brandt when he arrived at 0930 at the East German town <bb>>ofb>bb>> Erfurt to meet Prime Minister Willi Stoph for talks on improving East-Westb> relations.
This afternoon, Mr Brandt visited the Buchenwald concentration camp to lay a wreath in honour <bb>>ofb>bb>> the victims <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Nazi holocaust.
By 1971 he had negotiated treaties with Russia, Poland, and East Germany and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/19/newsid_2822000/2822631.stm (497 words)



<<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany 1949-1990 flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de

After republics were formed in east and westb> Germany and the use <bb>>ofb>bb>> their black-red-gold flags was authorized, this <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was used less and less and it was finally abandoned in 1952.
The first constitution <bb>>ofb>bb>> the German Democratic Republic (adopted when the GDR was founded) did not mention a <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, just that the national colours were black-red-gold.
This <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was adopted on 1 October 1959, and continued in use as the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany until the reunification <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Germanies on 3 October 1990 [one year after the fall <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Berlin Wall].

http://www.nationalflaggen.de/flags-of-the-world/flags/de-ddr.html (1139 words)



The Miami Valley Military History Museum: The Cold War

From 1949 to 1959, the East German and Westb> German flags were identical, with equal stripes <bb>>ofb>bb>> black, red, and gold.
National <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> the German Democratic Republic (DDR).
This <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> continued in use as the national <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany until the reunification <bb>>ofb>bb>> the two Germanies on 3 October 1990, or one year after the fall <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Berlin Wall.

http://www.donet.com/~mconrad/coldwar3.htm (415 words)



The Working Class Uprising In East-Germany June 1953 Class struggle Against Bolshevism - Cajo Brendel

They were saying here that they thought <bb>>ofb>bb>> a Social-Democrat like Ollenjaur representing their own class, but they were at a Germany governed by either Ulbricht or Adenaur.
Acknowledgement <bb>>ofb>bb>> it by the Bolsheviks would have meant renunciation <bb>>ofb>bb>> all the myths surrounding their own society; while the bourgeois democracies saw nothing whatsoever to be gained from underlying any social significance which might trigger off repercussions amongst workers in the westb>.
All the same, the relation <bb>>ofb>bb>> these strikes to the movement which was unleashed later on in obvious as is this evidence itself; which alone destroys all the incredible myths about a supposed day 'X' on which an attack on the R.D.A is alleged to have taken place.

http://geocities.com/cordobakaf/brendel_germany.html (9284 words)



<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography

From the establishment <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany in 1949 to 1959, the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany was the same as the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Westb> Germany, and the current <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany.
The three horizontal stripes in the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany <bb>>ofb>bb>> black, red and gold are the same as in the Westb> German <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, but the state emblem <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany is placed in the centre, to distinguish it from the Westb> German <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>.
The display <bb>>ofb>bb>> this <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was regarded as unconstitutional in Westb> Germany and Westb> Berlin and was prevented by the police.

http://www.arikah.com/encyclopedia/Flag_of_East_Germany (268 words)



New Guinea - Enpsychlopedia

The Council decided on the name <bb>>ofb>bb>> Westb> Papua, a national emblem, a <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> called the Morning Star or Bintang Kejora, and a national anthem ; these were adopted and the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was first raised — next to the Dutch <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> — on December 1 1961.
The Indonesian government <bb>>ofb>bb>> Westb> Papua has instituted an aggressive transmigration program designed to bring chiefly Sumatran and Javanese immigrants to Westb> Papua to tip the largely black population toward a more Asian "balance." To date, more than 1 million Asian immigrants have settled in Westb> Papua as part <bb>>ofb>bb>> the transmigration program.
Westb> Irian Jaya (Irian Jaya Barat)with Merauke as its capital

http://www.grohol.com/wiki/New_Guinea (268 words)



CIA - The World Factbook -- Germany

With the advent <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Cold War, two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Germany's affluent and technologically powerful economy- the fifth largest in the world - has become one <bb>>ofb>bb>> the slowest growing economies in the euro zone.
The modernization and integration <bb>>ofb>bb>> the eastern German economy continues to be a costly long-term process, with annual transfers from westb> to east amounting to roughly $70 billion.

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gm.html (1408 words)



AllRefer.com - Germany-East - Transportation and Communications German Information Resource

However, East Germans could also receive Westb> German television except in the area around Dresden (in 1983 the East German government began installing a cable television system for the Dresden area that would include Westb> German transmissions, possibly in an effort to overcome the reluctance <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germans to live there).
Until the mid-1950s, East Germany had a negligible shipbuilding capacity, practically no oceangoing vessels, and no seaport facilities worthy <bb>>ofb>bb>> the name (the Baltic ports, which had never been <bb>>ofb>bb>> major importance, were destroyed in the war).
In 1976 East Germany began operating a ground radio station at Fürstenwalde for relaying and receiving communications from Soviet satellites as a participant in the international telecommunications organization Intersputnik.

http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/germany-east/germany-east86.html (1329 words)



Germany's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Quiz/Printout - EnchantedLearning.com

In 1949 (after World War 2), the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was again adopted as the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Westb> Germany (Germany was split into East and Westb> Germany after the war); in 1990, Germany was reunited.
The <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany was re-adopted on May 23, 1949; it had been Germany's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> beginning in 1848 (when the German feudal states united) until 1871 (when Bismarck came into power).
This is a thumbnail <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> printout to color.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/germany/flag/flagquizbw.shtml (221 words)



00542.txt

East Germany's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was black, red and, yellow with a coat <bb>>ofb>bb>> arms symbol in the middle.
Germany is smaller than Texas, or about 4 1/2% <bb>>ofb>bb>> the size <bb>>ofb>bb>> the U.S.A. The German <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> has black, red, and gold, horizontal stripes without any symbols on it.
The Government The government <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany is a federal republic.

http://www.essaycity.com/free_essays/00542.txt (2286 words)



germany <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> and description

The Germany <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was officially adopted on May 23, 1949.
The tricolore <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was designed in 1832, and the black, red and gold colors were taken from the uniforms <bb>>ofb>bb>> German soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars.
All maps, graphics, flags and original descriptions created by Graphic Maps, a d/<bb>>bb>bb>>/a <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Woolwine-Moen Group, unless otherwise noted and/or directly linked to the source, and use <bb>>ofb>bb>> same for any application whatsoever (with the exception <bb>>ofb>bb>> outline maps) requires written permission.

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/flags/countrys/europe/germany.htm (204 words)



<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>

The <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany had been Germany’s <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> beginning in 1848.
Westb> Germany’s <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was black, red, and dark
East Germany’s <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was black, red, and yellow with a coat <bb>>ofb>bb>> arms symbol in the middle.

http://www.promotega.org/ksu30012/flag.htm (96 words)



East Germany - definition <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

East Germany - a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with Westb> Germany in 1990
East German- a native or inhabitant <bb>>ofb>bb>> the former republic <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany
It was formed in 1949 from the zone <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany occupied by Soviet troops after World War II.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/East+Germany (152 words)



Germany's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Quiz Answers - EnchantedLearning.com

In 1949 (after World War 2), the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was again adopted as the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Westb> Germany (Germany was split into East and Westb> Germany after the war); in 1990, Germany was reunited.
The <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany was re-adopted on May 23, 1949; it had been Germany's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> beginning in 1848 (when the German feudal states united) until 1871 (when Bismarck came into power).
In 1919, Germany became a republic and the black, red and gold <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was reinstated - until the Nazis took power in 1933.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/germany/flag/flaganswers.shtml (202 words)



<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> the GDR was banned, and any use <bb>>ofb>bb>> it considered a criminal offence, in Westb> Germany during much <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Cold War.
The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) had initially used the same <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, but on October 1, 1959 it introduced a communist emblem to the centre <bb>>ofb>bb>> the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>: a hammer (symbolizing the workers), and a pair <bb>>ofb>bb>> compasses (symbolizing the intellectuals) inside ears <bb>>ofb>bb>> grain (symbolizing the farmers).
When the Nazis came to power in 1933 the black-red-gold <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was entirely removed and replaced with the black-white-red, though they would eventually, on September 15, 1935, replace virtually all German governmental flags with designs based on the swastika <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> that had been their party <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Germany (1218 words)



<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany was banned, and any use <bb>>ofb>bb>> it considered a criminal offense, in Westb> Germany during much <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Cold War.
This article is about the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany.
Following Germany's defeat in World War I this Imperial <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> fell into disuse and the new Weimar Republic officially reinstated the black-red-gold sequence on August 11, 1919.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Germany (1218 words)



Canada <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Mart Germany <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>

In 1950, the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was reintroduced by the German Parliament as the official symbol for the Federal Republic <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany or Westb> Germany. The tricolor remains the official <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Deutschland or Germany after the reunification <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Democratic Republic <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany (East Germany) with that <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Federal Republic.
Black, red and gold in three equal horizontal stripes are the colors <bb>>ofb>bb>> the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Federal Republic <bb>>ofb>bb>> German.
Later student organizations, lobbying for the unification <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany, used the tri-colors on their banners.

http://www.canadaflagmart.com/Detail.bok?no=33 (244 words)



<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Westb> Germany

The <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Federal Republic <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany was adopted on May 9, 1949 which was used when East and Westb> Germany United.
The colours: black, red and gold are associated with the struggle for a united Germany in the 1830s.
The state <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> has a black eagle in a gold shield placed abit towards the hoist.

http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/lookup/encyclopedia/fl/Flag_of_West_Germany.html (57 words)



Photos <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany, by Colin G. Ryder

East Germany <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> by Mark Sensen from his Flags <bb>>ofb>bb>> the 19th and 20th centuries
I went over to East Berlin in 1989 while it was still separate from Westb> Germany; these pictures were taken then.
I am only using the East German <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> for recognition purposes and not for promotion <bb>>ofb>bb>> Communism.

http://www.colinryder.com/travel/dd (92 words)



East Germany, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Equatorial Guinea & Eritrea Postal History; Ecology, Education & Eisenhower Covers

Schweiz)" in Eastern Germany, COL on UB, mailed there 1900 to Potschappel (3 clear postmarks), LTF, minor corner wear.
NOV 4 1979 Denison Texas cancel ties 6-c Ike and 13-c <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> over Capitol stamps to cover commemorating his election, cachet in black and gold, unaddressed, informative stiffener.
"MORECAMBE" black and white multiview real photo postcard with 5 scenes--including Marine Road Westb>, Winter Garden, Marine Road East and the Town Hall; mailed 2 JLY 1959 (clear Lancaster and Morecambe 'Express Good Wishes by Greetings Telegrams' slogan cancel) to New York City (violet 'Not at Address Given' auxiliary marking).

http://www.judnick.com/LotsOfCovers/EastGermany-Eritrea.htm (2847 words)



<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

From the establishment <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany in 1949 to 1959, the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany was the same as the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Westb> Germany, and the current <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany.
The current German <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was reinstated as the East German national <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> from June <bb>>ofb>bb>> 1990 to until official reunification in October <bb>>ofb>bb>> that year.
The three horizontal stripes in the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany <bb>>ofb>bb>> black, red and gold are the same as in the Westb> German <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, but the state emblem <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany is placed in the centre, to distinguish it from the Westb> German <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_East_Germany (254 words)



<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

From the establishment <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany in 1949 to 1959, the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany was the same as the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Westb> Germany, and the current <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany.
The three horizontal stripes in the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany <bb>>ofb>bb>> black, red and gold are the same as in the Westb> German <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, but the state emblem <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany is placed in the centre, to distinguish it from the Westb> German <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>.
The current German <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was reinstated as the East German national <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> from June <bb>>ofb>bb>> 1990 to until official reunification in October <bb>>ofb>bb>> that year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_East_Germany (254 words)



Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Westb> Germany benefitted from the American Marshall Plan for the reconstruction <bb>>ofb>bb>> Europe after the war and was a founding state <bb>>ofb>bb>> the European Union.
The Federal Republic <bb>>ofb>bb>> Germany is a member state <bb>>ofb>bb>> the United Nations, NATO, the G8 nations and a founding member <bb>>ofb>bb>> what is now the European Union.
Thanks to its central situation Germany has more neighbours than any other European country; these are Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the east, Austria and Switzerland in the south, France and Luxembourg in the south-westb> and Belgium and the Netherlands in the north-westb>.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany (254 words)



M

unofficial <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> used in 1990 (mecklenburg-westb> pomerania, germany)
state <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, vertical variants (mecklenburg-westb> pomerania, germany)
state <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> construction sheets (mecklenburg-westb> pomerania, germany)

http://www.hampshireflag.co.uk/world-flags/allflags/keywordm.html (254 words)



European <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Westb> Germany objected to this as one <bb>>ofb>bb>> the members was the disputed area <bb>>ofb>bb>> Saarland and to have its own star would imply sovereignty for the region.
Although the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> is most commonly associated with the European Union (EU), it was initially used by the Council <bb>>ofb>bb>> Europe (COE), and intended to represent Europe as a whole as opposed to any particular organization such as the EU or the COE.
The <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was originally adopted by the Council <bb>>ofb>bb>> Europe on December 8, 1955, from a suggested design by the Chief Herald <bb>>ofb>bb>> Ireland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_flag (254 words)



<<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany 1949-1990 flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de

After republics were formed in east and westb> Germany and the use <bb>>ofb>bb>> their black-red-gold flags was authorized, this <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was used less and less and it was finally abandoned in 1952.
Finally, the East German regime sought to make visible its interpretation <bb>>ofb>bb>> the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> by superimposing on it the Communists' state seal.
After the German defeat in World War Two, for a number <bb>>ofb>bb>> years there was no central German government, although state governments were fairly rapidly created (each <bb>>ofb>bb>> these adopted flags).

http://www.nationalflaggen.de/flags-of-the-world/flags/de-ddr.html (1139 words)



The Miami Valley Military History Museum: The Cold War

National <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> the German Democratic Republic (DDR).
This <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> continued in use as the national <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> East Germany until the reunification <bb>>ofb>bb>> the two Germanies on 3 October 1990, or one year after the fall <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Berlin Wall.
On 1 October 1959, the DDR added a communist coat <bb>>ofb>bb>> arms to the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>flagb>bb>>bb>bb>>>'s center which displayed a hammer and compass in a ring <bb>>ofb>bb>> rye, symbolising the working class, intelligentsia, and farmers.

http://www.donet.com/~mconrad/coldwar3.htm (415 words)

Topic: Flag <b>of</b> West <b>Germany<

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