Talk:Reichskriegsflagge

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Sorry, but this is completly bullshit. The Reichskriegsflagge was used from 1867 - 1945 in different versions. The article only describes the flag since 1935.

- Agreed. It was the official flag of the german armed forces (until 1892 of the Navy) from 1871 to 1945 and of the North German Federation from 1867-1872. In some periods it was also the official trading flag on civil ships.

Fixed. This article needs massive expansion though. The German version is a lot better. Valentinian ^{(talk) / (contribs)} 08:07, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. But there is another mistake in the introduction. The Wehrmacht didn't exist in the year of 1871. From 1871 to 1918 the german armed forces oficially called "Deutsches Herr". But this conscription was only used in wartimes. Otherwise there exist no collective german army. In times of peace there were seperate armys in Preußen, Bayern, Würtemberg and Sachsen (4 of the 5 german kingdoms). As of 1921 to 1935 the german armed forces were called "Reichswehr" and as of 1935 "Wehrmacht".

Can someone add the information about the Reichskriegsflagge in imperial Germany? I think it's very important to know the meaning of the symbols in the flag and that the Reichskriegsflagge was used decades before the nazis used it in a different style. --84.139.32.21 19:50, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

By the looks of it the Imperial flag refers to the Prussian heritage of the German emperor(s) in the Deutsches Kaiserreich. The eagle is a Prussian symbol and I think the teutonic cross as well. But I'm not an expert on it. If anyone could provide clear information (and sources) please add it to the article. Thanks in advance! 62.108.8.51 02:31, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I find it amusing that the article contains such a detailed description of the Wehrmacht flag parade as as matter of fact, it is quite similar to the flag parade still daily paraded by Bundeswehr soldiers, with the Federal service flag of course, not any Nazi flag. --84.154.105.221 (talk) 08:27, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Missing point[edit]

Use of Reichskriegsflagge in neo-nazi movement today is missing! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.164.211.92 (talk) 13:51, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There IS a mention of its use in American white supremacist "events"...strictly within U.S. borders.

The PIPE (talk) 22:28, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speer's opinion is entirely irrelevant[edit]

After the war, Speer was comparatively successful to style himself as sort of a "better Nazi", or "Nazi gentleman". His memoirs were eagerly read by a generation of Germans desperately looking for some proof that "not all had been bad". In fact though, he was integral to the regime like few other people. It is sometimes even said that Speer was the closest thing Hitler had to a friend. Every word in his memoirs has to be taken as an attempt to white-wash himself, and to a certain extent, the regime and its crimes. None of his accounts can be taken at face value and I don't see why he should be quoted here, extolling the meticulous design work of his beloved Führer. -- Seelefant (talk) 23:16, 12 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]