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This list of German flags details flags and standards that have been or are currently used by Germany between 1848 and the present.

National flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1949–present	National and merchant flag ()	A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom).
1950–present	State flag and ensign () and military flag (). This flag may only be used by federal government authorities.	Variant of the coat of arms of Germany) in the centre. The flag was originally used 1921–1933 in the Weimar Republic. While identical in heraldic terms to the original Weimar era flag, the modern exact design is slightly simplified.
National flag with coat of arms (). Unofficial version, the private use of which is not penalized.
1997–present	Hanging national flag ()
1996–present	Hanging state flag

Standards

Presidential standard

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1921–1926;since 1950	Standard of the president of Germany	The standard depicts the elements of the coat of arms. A version of the standard that is identical in heraldic terms, but with a slightly different exact design, was used 1926–1933.
1933–1935 (de facto up to 1934)	Standard of the president
1926–1933
1919–1921	Flag of the president
1955–1960	Standard of the president of East Germany
1953–1955
1951–1953
1950–1951
1949–1950
1960–1990	Standard of the president of the State Council
1935–1945	Standard of the Führer

Imperial family standards

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1871–1888	German Emperor's standard
1888–1918
1871–1901	Empress Augusta and Empress Victoria's standard
1888–1918	Empress Augusta Viktoria's standard
1871–1888	Standard of the Crown Prince
1888–1918
1519–1556	Another imperial banner of Charles V	A black double-headed eagle with an escutcheon of the coat of arms of Charles V on a yellow field.
1493–1556	Banner of Maximilian I. Charles V continued using this banner.	A black double-headed eagle with the combined arms of Austria and Burgundy on a yellow field
1437–1493	Banner of Emperor Frederick III	A black double-headed eagle with the coat of arms of Austria on a yellow field
c. 1430–1806	Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor and state flag of the HRE	A black double-headed eagle with haloes on a yellow field
c. 1430–1806	Another banner of the Holy Roman Emperor and state flag of the HRE	A black double-headed eagle without haloes on a yellow field
800–1401	Banner of the Emperor of the Romans and of the King of Germany	An Imperial Eagle displayed with a halo sable armed and langued gules

Other standards

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1871–1918	Royal standard of the Emperor of Germany in Prussia (King of Prussia)	On a red field, an Iron Cross is shown. In the centre of the Iron Cross, the Imperial Eagle with a crown right on top of the eagle is shown. Around the eagle and crown, words spell the phrase: , meaning: "God with us".
1844–1871	Old royal standard of the Emperor of Germany in Prussia (King of Prussia)
1871–1892	Royal standard of the Crown Prince of Prussia	The same as the previous flag, but on a white field, instead of a red one.
1835–1918	Royal standard of the King of Bavaria
1903–1918	Royal standard of the Grand Duke of Hesse
1903–1918	Royal standard of the Grand Duchess of Hesse
?–1918	Princely standard of Prince Reuss of Greiz
?–1918	Standard of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha	Featured the flag of the British royal family until George V's decision to change the house into Windsor.
1911–1918	Princely standard of Schaumburg-Lippe
1816–1837	Royal standard of the Kingdom of Hanover	Flag of the King of Great Britain in Hannover until Queen Victoria.

Military

German Navy

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Ensigns
1956–	War ensign and jack () of the German Navy	A swallowtail variant of the state flag
1960–1990	Naval ensign () of the Volksmarine
1938–1945	Naval ensign of the Kriegsmarine
1935–1938
1933–1935	Reich war flag () and marine jack
1921–1933	Reich war flag ()
1919–1921 (never used)
1903–1918 (1921)	Reich war flag
1892–1903	Reich war flag ()
1867–1892	Imperial Navy war ensign ()
1848–1852	War ensign of the Reichsflotte
1895–1918	Naval ensign of the Prussian Navy
1819–1895
1816–1819
12th century	Naval ensign of the State of the Teutonic Order
1650–1694	Naval ensign of the Brandenburg Navy
15th century	War flag of the Holy Roman Empire	Red swords crossed on top of one another on a field. The top of the field is black and the bottom of the field is white.
15th century	A square flag depicting a black eagle on a yellow field with a red bar on top
– early 14th centuries	A non-rectangular flag depicting a white cross on a red field
Jacks
1956–	War ensign and jack () of the German Navy	A swallowtail variant of the state flag
1935–1945	Jack of the Kriegsmarine
1933–1935
1921–1933	Marine jack ()
1903–1918 (1921)
1867–1903	Marine jack ()
1848–1852	Jack of the Reichsflotte
Other
1945–1947	Flag of the German Mine Sweeping Administration	The signal pennant "8"

Military and state flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Standard of the chancellor of Germany	A square variant of the Bundesdienstflagge with red border.
1957–	Standard of the inspector general of the
1964–	Troop colour () of the	A variant of the Kriegsflagge with aspect ratio of 1:1.
1950–1994	Flag of the Deutsche Bundespost
Flag of the minister of the Deutsche Bundespost
Flag of the president of the Deutsche Bundespost	A swallowtail variant of the postal flag
Flag of the state secretary of the Deutsche Bundespost

Non-Governmental flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1933–1943	Flag of the Kyffhäuserbund	The red square with an iron cross and a Kyffhäuser Monument

Civil ensign

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1949–present	Merchant flag	A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom).
1973–1990	Merchant flag of the German Democratic Republic ()	Tricolour of black, red, and yellow (same as West German colours), but bears the coat of arms of East Germany, consisting of a compass and a hammer encircled with rye
1959–1973	Merchant flag of the German Democratic Republic ()
1946–1950	"C-Pennant" () (provisional civil ensign)	Used during the Occupation Period to identify German ships according to international law.
1935–1945	Merchant flag of the German Reich variant with the Iron Cross
1933–1935	Merchant flag of the German Reich ()	A red field, with a white disc with a black swastika at a 45-degree angle. Disc and swastika are exactly in the centre.
Merchant flag of the German Reich variant with the Iron Cross ()
Merchant flag of the German Reich ()	Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour. Used in conjunction with the .
1921–1933	Merchant flag of the Weimar Republic variant with the Iron Cross ()
1919–1933	Merchant flag of the Weimar Republic ()
1896–1918	Merchant flag variant with the Iron Cross ()
1871–1918	Merchant flag of the German Empire ()
?–1918	Merchant flag of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
?–1864	Merchant flag of the Duchy of Holstein
1816–1837	Merchant flag of the Kingdom of Hanover

German Scouting flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
?–present	Flag of the German Association of Guides and Scouts
1965–present	Flag of the Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg
1931–1965	Old flag of the Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg
1973–present	Flag of the Verband Christlicher Pfadfinder*innen	White logo on a blue background.

Other youth organisations

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1946–1989	Flag of the Free German Youth
1948–1990	Flag and pennant of the Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation
1955–1994	Wiking-Jugend
1932–1945	Flag and pennant of the Deutsches Jungvolk
1926–1945	Flags and pennant of the Hitlerjugend
1926–1935	Pennants of the Hitlerjugend
1935–1945	Pennant of the League of German Girls
1904–present	Socialist Youth of Germany – Falcons

Sport flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1956, 1960 and 1964	Flag of the United Team of Germany at the Olympics
1952–1990	Flag of the Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik
1957–1990	Flag of the Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund
1936–1945	Flag of the Sports Office of the Third Reich
1934–1945	Flag of the Deutsche Jägerschaft
1930's–1945	Flag of the German Bicycle Union

Vexillology Associations flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1995–present	Flag of the German Vexillological Association
Flag of the World Vexillological Research Institute

Flags of German states

Flags of German districts

Flags of German municipalities

Most municipalities have unique flags. Like state flags, most of them are with either a bicolour or tricolour stipes with or without the emblem ("wappen").

Unofficial regional flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1952–present	Flags of Baden	A horizontal triband of yellow and red.
A horizontal bicolour of red and yellow.
1990's–present	Flag of Franconia
1952–present	Flag of Mecklenburg
1816–present	Flag of Palatinate
1945–present	Flag of Pomerania
?–present	Flag of Westphalia
1945–present	Flag of Württemberg

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party	Description
Since 1991	Social Democratic Party of Germany
Since 2023	Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Since 2016	Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Since 2015	Free Democratic Party
1952–1968
Since 1993	Alliance 90/The Greens	"New" flag from 2023 with a change of colours to a darker shade of green and a slightly desaturated yellow.
Since 2021	Alternative for Germany
Since 2007	Die Linke
Since 2004	South Schleswig Voters' Association
Since 2013	National Democratic Party of Germany
1964–?	Still appearing in street demonstrations.
Since 2013	The III. Path
Since 2022	Ecological-Left Liberal Democratic Party
Since 2011	Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany
Since 2005	Bergpartei, die "ÜberPartei"
Since 2004	Front Deutscher Äpfel
Since 2000s	Identitarian movement
Since 1990	Communist Party of Germany
Since 2021	Free Saxony
2012–2025	The Right – Party for Referendum, Sovereignty and Homeland Protection
1998–2005	Deutsche Heidnische Front
1979–1995	Free German Workers' Party
1977–1983	Action Front of National Socialists/National Activists
1968–1986	Communist Party of Germany/Marxists–Leninists
1949–1952	Socialist Reich Party
1943–1945	National Committee for a Free Germany	Also used the Flag of Germany (1867–1918) without the heading
1930–1933	Black Front
1870–1933	Centre Party	Used before the Nazi period.
1920–1924	Union of Upper Silesians
1920–1945	National Socialist German Workers' Party
1919–1946	Communist Party of Germany (obverse and reverse)
1918–1933	German National People's Party	Flag of Germany (1867–1918)
1946–1989	Socialist Unity Party of Germany
1945–1990	Christian Democratic Union
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany
1948–1990	Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
National Democratic Party of Germany
1945–present	People's Solidarity
1945–1994	Peasants Mutual Aid Association
1947–1990	Democratic Women's League of Germany
?–1990	Cultural Association of the GDR
1990s–present	Antifa
1933–1935	Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten
1918–1933
1932	Iron Front's anti-Nazi demonstration flag
1928–1933	Rural People's Movement
1919–1921	Freikorps Roßbach

Religious flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Flag of Evangelical Church in Germany
1990s–2000s	Flag of Heathen Front
1932–1945	Flag of German Christians (movement)
1900–c.1938	Flag of Order of the New Templars	Golden background as a symbol of eternity, lilies as a symbol of (racial) purity, and the red swastika as a symbol of growing arioheroism.
1871–1918	Old Church pennant

Ethnic groups flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1989–present	Flag of East Frisians
2004–present	Flag of North Frisians
Flag of Plattdeutsch-speaking Germans
1848–present	Flag of Sorbs	Official in Saxony.
1955–present	Flag of South Schleswig Danes
Flag of Yenish people
1829–1945	Flag of Masurians

Historical flags

Francia, Kingdom of Germany, and the Holy Roman Empire (800–1806)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Imperial Oriflamme of Charlemagne.	A three-pointed green banner with eight golden crosses and six flowers.
–early 14th centuries	War flag of the Holy Roman Empire	A non-rectangular flag depicting a white cross on a red field
1400–1523	Imperial Pavilion of Holy Roman Empire	A flag depicting a black eagle on a yellow field
1400s	War flag of the Holy Roman Empire	Red swords crossed on top of one another on a field. The top of the field is black and the bottom of the field is white.

Teutonic Order State and Prussia (1226–1935)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1226–1525	Flag of the Teutonic Order State	A black cross on a white field.
1466–1772	Flag of Royal Prussia
1525–1701	Flag of Ducal Prussia
1701–1750	First flag of the Kingdom in Prussia	A black eagle holding a rod and orb on a white field, a crown on top
1701–1935	Civil flag of Prussia	A bicolour design – black and white, split horizontally.
1750–1801	Second flag of the Kingdom in Prussia and first flag of the Kingdom of Prussia	A black eagle holding a sword and rod on a white field, a crown on top
1801–1803	Second flag of the Kingdom of Prussia
1803–1892	Third flag of the Kingdom of Prussia	The same as the previous flag, but the crown in the top of the flag is smaller.
1816	War flag of Prussia	A smaller black crowned eagle with yellow arm plates, a rod and orb, all on a white field with an Iron Cross in the upper hoist corner
1892–1918	Fourth flag of the Kingdom of Prussia
1895–1918	War flag of Prussia	A non-rectangular flag depicting an Imperial Eagle in the centre of a white field, and in the upper hoist corner, an Iron Cross is shown.
1918–1933	Flag of the Free State of Prussia
1933–1935	Service flag of the Free State of Prussia	The same as the previous flag, but the phrase reappears, and the eagle is holding a sword and two lightning bolts. The eagle also has a National Socialist swastika on the chest.

German Confederation (1815–1866)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1848–1866	Flag of the German Confederation, used in 1848–1849 and again in 1863–1866. First appeared within the Fürstentum Reuß-Greiz after 12 May 1778 (4:5 aspect ratio)	Also used by the Empire of Germany (1848–1849)

North German Confederation (1867–1871)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1867–1871	National and merchant flag ()	A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom)

German Empire (1871–1918)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1871–1918	National and merchant flag ()
1884–1918	Colonial flag
1903–1919	War Ensign (Reichskriegsflagge)

Weimar Republic (1919–1933)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1919–1933	National flag ()
1921–1933	State flag ()
1921–1926	State ensign ()
1926–1933	State ensign ()
1919–1921	Flag of Defence Minister
1921–1933	Flag of Defence Minister

Nazi Germany (1933–1945)

The flag with the swastika and white disc centered was used throughout (1920–1945) as the NSDAP flag (). Between 1933 and 1935, it was used as the mandatory party flag with the national black-white-red horizontal tricolour last used (up to 1918) by the German Empire. In 1935, the black-white-red horizontal tricolour was scrapped again, and the flag with the off-centre swastika and disc was instituted as the only national flag (and was to remain as such until 1945). The flag with the centered disc only continued to be used as the after 1935.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Flags used 1933–1935
1920–1945	NSDAP flag ()	A red field, with a white disc with a black swastika at a 45-degree angle. Disc and swastika are exactly in the centre.
1933–1935	Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour. Used in conjunction with the .
Merchant flag variant with the Iron Cross ()
1933	Reich service flag () of the
1933–1935	Reich service flag
Flag of the Minister of Defence
Flags used 1935–1945
1935–1945	National flag	A red field, with a white disc with a black swastika at a 45-degree angle. Disk and swastika are slightly off-centre.
Marine jack ()
Merchant ensign ()
1933–1945	Banner () of Germany	Banners were of various lengths, which were hung vertically on public buildings.
Banner () for the Schutzstaffel	Banners that were also used by the national socialists (very rarely) along with the swastika.
1935–1945	Merchant flag variant with the Iron Cross
Reich service flag ()
1935–1938	Flag of the Commander in Chief (replaced the Minister of Defence)
, ,
1938–1945	, ,
1935–1945	(SS)
1921–1945	(SA)
1935–1945	National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK)
1936–1945	Flag of the ("Order Police", the national regular police organization of National Socialist Germany)

World War II aftermath in Germany

Allied Control Council (1945–1949) and Saar Protectorate

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1946–1950	"C-Pennant" () (provisional civil ensign)	Used during the Occupation Period to identify German ships according to international law.
1947–1957	Flag of Saar Protectorate	Flag of Saarland which was given by French Government. At this time period the Saar was a satellite state of France.

East Germany (1949–1990)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1949–1959	State flag ()
1959–1990	State flag ()	Tricolour of black, red, and yellow (same as West German colours), but bears the coat of arms of East Germany, consisting of a compass and a hammer encircled with rye
1973–1990	Merchant flag ()
1963–1990	Hanging state flag ()
1955–1973	Flag of East German Post
1975–1990	Flag of East German Post
1960–1990	Flag of the National People's Army ( or NVA)
Regimental colours () of
1962–1990	Flag of boats of the Border Troops

Baden-Württemberg

Baden

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1891–1918	Flag of the Grand Duchy of Baden
1862–1891	Flag of the Grand Duchy of Baden
1855–1862	Flag of the Grand Duchy of Baden
1848–1855	Flag of the Grand Duchy of Baden
1803–1848	Flag of the Electorate of Baden and the Grand Duchy of Baden
medieval–1803	Banner of the Margraviate of Baden

Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1576–1850	Flag of the Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Leyen

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1806–1814	Flag of the Principality of Leyen
until 1798	Flag of the County of Adendorf

Württemberg

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1817–1918	Flag of Kingdom of Württemberg
1803–1816	Flag of Electorate of Württemberg and the first flag of the Kingdom of Württemberg
medieval–1803	Banner of Duchy of Württemberg

Bavaria

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1945–1949	Flag of American occupation zone in Germany	Flag of the United States
1918	Flag of Bavarian Soviet Republic	Red flag
1805–1918	Flag of Kingdom of Bavaria
1623–1806	Banner of Electorate of Bavaria
1505–1623	Banner of Duchy of Bavaria
1392–1505	Banner of Bavaria-Munich
1353–1392	Banner of Bavaria-Landshut

Other countries in today's Bavarian lands

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1105–1191	Banner of Burgraviate of Nuremberg under the Raabs
1398–1791	Hohenzollern banner of Principalitys of Ansbach and Bayreuth
1803–1810	Flag of Principality of Regensburg
1805–1814	Flag of Grand Duchy of Würzburg

Brandenburg

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1660–1750	Flag of Margraviate of Brandenburg
Flag of Margraviate of Brandenburg
1340–1657	Banner of Margraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrin

East Frisia

Flag	Date	Use	Description
?–1835	Flag of Lordship of Kniphausende
1702–1751	Flag of Lordship of Kniphausen
1689–1702	Banner of Lordship of Kniphausen

Hesse

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1919–1923	Flag of Free State of Bottleneck
1806–1918	Flag of Grand Duchy of Hesse
1806–1866	Flag of Duchy of Nassau
?–1806	Flag of Nassau-Usingen
?–1866	Flag of Free City of Frankfurt
1810–1813	Flag of Grand Duchy of Frankfurt
1806–1815	Flag of County of Isenburg
1807–1813	Flag of Kingdom of Westphalia

Lower Saxony

Brunswick

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1830–1918	Flag of Duchy of Brunswick
1814–1830	Flag of Duchy of Brunswick

Hanover

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1946	Flag of State of Hanover
1837–1866	Second flag of the Kingdom of Hanover
1692–1837	Flag of Electorate of Hanover and first flag of the Kingdom of Hanover

Oldenburg

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1871–1918	Flag of Grand Duchy of Oldenburg	Flag proportions: 3:5Cross proportions: 9-6-9:12-6-22
1810–1815	Flag of First French Empire
1774–1871	Flag of the Duchy of Oldenburg and Grand Duchy of Oldenburg	Flag proportions: 3:5Cross proportions: 9-6-9:17-6-17
?–1774	Flag of County of Oldenburg

Schaumburg-Lippe

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1647–1918	Flag of Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1813–1918	Flag of Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1864–1918	Flag of Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1630–1815	Flag of Swedish Pomerania	Flag of Sweden

North Rhine-Westphalia

Lippe

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1880–1918	Flag of Principality of Lippe
c.1858–1880	Flag of Principality of Lippe
1811–1814	Flag of department of Lippe	Flag of France

Other

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1945–1949	Flag of British occupation zone in Germany	Union Flag
1923	Flag of Rhenish Republic
1806–1808	Flag of Grand Duchy of Berg
1803–1810	Flag of Arenberg
1803–1806	Flag of County of Dülmen
1798–1811	Flag of County of Dülmen
1797–1802	Flag of Cisrhenian Republic
1770–1803	Flag of Prince-Bishopric of Münster
1166–1801	Flag of Free Imperial City of Aachen

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1945–1949	Flag of French occupation zone in Germany	Flag of France
before 1604 – 1776	Flag of Electorate of the Palatinate
1604–?	Flag of Electorate of the Palatinate

Mainz

Flag	Date	Use	Description
medieval–1803	Banner of the Electorate of Mainz

Trier

Flag	Date	Use	Description
medieval–1801	Banner of the Electorate of Trier

Saarland

Palatinate

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1947–1956	Flag of Saar Protectorate
1920–1935	Flag of Territory of the Saar Basin
1798–1814	Flag of department of Sarre	Flag of France

Saxony

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1945–1949	Flag of Soviet occupation zone of Germany	Flag of the Soviet Union
1815–1918	Flag of Kingdom of Saxony
1356–1806	Electoral flag of Electorate of Saxony
10th cent. – 1806	State flag of Electorate of Saxony
around 950	Saxon flag by the House of Ascania; associated for the Saxon Ostmark and battleflag for the Saxon Eastern March

Saxony-Anhalt

Anhalt

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1806–1918	Flag of Duchy of Anhalt

Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1252–1468	Flag of Anhalt-Bernburg	A square vertical bicolour of green and white.
1603–1863
1396–1561	Flag of Anhalt-Dessau
1603–1863
1396–1562	Flag of Anhalt-Köthen
1603–1853

Schleswig-Holstein

Heligoland

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1945–1952	Flag of British occupation zone in Germany	Union Flag
1807–1890	Flag of British Heligoland
Government Ensign of British Heligoland
Flag of the Lieutenant-Governor of British Heligoland

Holstein

Flag	Date	Use	Description
?–1864	Civil Ensign of Duchy of Holstein

Lübeck

Flag	Date	Use	Description
medieval–1918	Flag of Free City of Lübeck

Saxe-Lauenburg

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1814–1876	Flag of Saxe-Lauenburg

Schleswig

Flag	Date	Use	Description
?–1866	Flag of Duchy of Schleswig

Thuringia

Reuss

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1806–1918	Flag of Principality of Reuss-Gera	A vertical black-red-yellow tricolour flag.
1778–1918	Flag of Principality of Reuss-Greiz

Saxe-Altenburg

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1893–1918	Flag of Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1911–1920	Flag of Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
?–1826	Flag of Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1680–1826	Flag of Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Saxe-Meiningen

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1826–1918	Flag of Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1897–1918	Flag of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1813–1897	Flag of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1599–1918	Flag of Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Other

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1989–1990	Used by supporters of German reunification in East Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall.	The state flag of East Germany with its central emblem physically cut out.
1924–19331953	Flag of the	The was an unofficial republican paramilitary organization dominated by social democrats, liberals, and members of the Catholic Centre Party, to defend the Weimar Republic against National Socialists, communists, and monarchists. Refounded in 1953 as an association for political education.
1914–1919	Spartacus League
1816	Flag of Urburschenschaft
1609–1635	Banner of the Catholic League
1539	Banner of the Peasants' army
1488–1534	Banner of the Swabian League

Historic flag proposals

Note: Ottfried Neubecker's proposal of 1919 and those of Josef Wirmer in 1944 and of his brother Ernst in 1948 are clearly modeled on the Nordic Cross flags used in all Nordic countries– the flags of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland all having the same horizontal cross, though differing in colour.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1817	German unification flag at Wartburg Festival
1832	German unification flag at Hambach Festival
1926	Ottfried Neubecker's Proposal
1944	Proposal for the flag of Germany after 1944 military coup d'état by Josef Wirmer; later considered for adoption by the Constitutional Convention at Herrenchiemsee (Wirmer flag)
1948	Proposal for the flag for West Germany, based on Josef Wirmer's 1944 design, created by his brother, Ernst
Proposal for the flag for West Germany by Paul Wentzcke, based on 1848 republican designs	A vertical black-red-yellow tricolour flag.
Proposal for the flag for West Germany by Edwin Redslob
Proposal for a national flag, by Robert Lehr

Nazi Germany occupations (1939–1945)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1940	Proposal flag for General Government of occupied Poland	Flag proposal for the newly General Government, known only from the description.
1939–1945	Unofficial flag of New Swabia	Flag of Reichskolonialbund and common flag for all German colonies during the Nazi period, in practice only for the New Swabia.

German colonial empire (1884–1918)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1914	Proposal for German East Africa	The flags of the German overseas colonies were first proposed in 1914, but were never implemented due to the breakout of World War I.
Proposal for German Kamerun
Proposal for German New Guinea
Proposal for German Samoa
Proposal for German South-West Africa
Proposal for German Togoland

House Flags

German shipping company

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Aug. Bolten Wm. Miller’s Nachfolger
?–present	Bossler shipping companies
1819–present	F. A. Vinnen & Co.de
1871–present	Hamburg Süd
1920–present	Hugo Stinnes Schiffahrt
1901–present	Johann M. K. Blumenthalde
1903–present	Leonhardt & Blumbergde
1920–present	Ludwig & Jakob Götzde
1928–present	Reederei Baltrum-Liniede
1900–present	Reederei Warringsde
1982–present	Rickmers Group
?–present	Schiffswerft Philipp Ebert und Söhnede
1890–present	Unterweser Reedereide
1946–present	Waibel KGde
1885–present	Wyker Steamship Shipping Company Föhr-Amrumde
1896–1922	Argo Reedereide
1899–1969	A. Kirstende
1875–2018	Cassens-Werftde
1872–1926	Deutsche Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft Kosmosde
1890–1942	Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie
1881–1980	DDG Hansa
1873–1974	D. G. Neptunde
1821–1918	D. H. Wätjen & Co.de
1889–1970	Deutsche Levante-Liniede
1898–1931	Emil R. Retzlaff
1970s	Fendel-Stinnes
1958–1973	Hamburg Atlantic Line
1991–1997
1847–1970	Hamburg America Line
1887–1939	Hamburg-Bremen-Africa-linede
1907–1920s	Hugo Stinnes Linien GmbH
1884–1914	Jantzen & Thormählen
1850–1879	Liniendienst von Joh. Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn
1924–1990	Lübeck Liniede
1808–?	Mathias Stinnesde
1857–1970	Norddeutscher Lloyd
1882–2018	Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhedereide
1869–1967	Reederei Robert Meyhoeferde
1905–1959	Roland-Liniede
1885–1942	Woermann-Linie

German Chartered company

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1882–1898	German New Guinea Company
1884–1920	German East Africa Company
1884–1885
1885–1903	German West African Company
1875–1939	Hernsheim & Co
1887	Jaluit Company
1888–?
1878–1887	German trading and plantation company from the South Sea Islands

Other companies

Flag	Date	Use	Description
1935–1937	Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei
1904–?	East African Railway Society

German yacht clubs

Flag	Club
Academic Sailing Club in Kielde
Blankeneser Segel-Clubde
Flensburger Segel-Clubde
Seebrucker Regatta-Verein
Segelclub Rhe
Segler Verein Wörthsee
Segler-Gemeinschaft Utting e.V.
Seglervereinigung 1903 Berlin
Spandauer Yacht-Clubde
Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee
Württembergischer Yacht Club
Yacht-Club Bad Wiessee e.V.
The German Sea Sports Association HANSAde
AYC-StAGde
Hamburger Segel-Club
Kaiserlicher Yacht Club
Kieler Yacht-Club
Lübecker Yacht-Club
Marine-Regatta-Verein
Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
Yacht-Club Nürnbergde
Segel-Club Oberhavelde
Sailing Fellowship "The Coat of Arms of Bremen"de
Segel-Motorboot-Club Friedrichshafende
Stander ASV zu Halle
Segel-Club "Ahoi"de
Sailing club "Weser"de
Water Sports Club 1921de
Weser Yacht Club Bremerhavende
Yacht-Club von Deutschland (Burgee)
National Socialist Flyers Corps (NSFK)
(Field Military Police)
Yacht-Club von Deutschland (Ensign)

Misattributed flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
2008	Inaccurate flag of Germany as shown in a Tagesthemen news report during its sports coverage of Germany's national soccer team during UEFA Euro 2008.	A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured red (top), black, and gold (bottom). This version of the national flag was inaccurate because the position of the red and black stripes were swapped.