Flags proposals by Ritter in 1931 (Germany)

with white intermediate stripes

Last modified: 2020-10-17 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: coat of arms (eagle: black) | einigkeit recht freiheit | disc (red) | post horn (yellow) | bugle (yellow) | iron cross | cross: formy (black) |
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• Introduction
• National Flag and Civil Ensign - National- und Handelsflagge
• State Flag - Dienstflagge
• Postal Flag - Postflagge
• War Minister's Flag - Flagge des Reichswehrministers

• Flag Proposals 1919-1933 - Germany
• Weimar Republic 1919-1933 - Germany
• Index of all German Pages

Introduction

A fourth set of proposals added small white stripes between the black, red and golden stripes, like on the modern Gambian flag. Basically the flags are black-red-gold, the white stripes remind on the former national flag being black-white-red. This was considered by Ritter to be a compromise in order to end the struggles about the flag colours (German: Flaggenstreit)
Erwin Ritter: "Hoch über den Parteien das Vaterland! Ein Beitrag zur Flaggen-, Wappen- und Festtagsfrage", Karlsruhe, approx. 1931
M. Schmöger, 4 Mar 2002 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2020

National Flag and Civil Ensign
National- und Handelsflagge

Image by M. Schmöger, 4 Mar 2002

Horizontally striped of black-white-red-white-gold, about 4:1:4:1:4.
Source: Dreyhaupt 2000, fig. 174.
M. Schmöger, 4 Mar 2002

State Flag
Dienstflagge

2:3 image by M. Schmöger, 4 Mar 2002

2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2020

This added a golden shield, fimbriated white, in the centre with a black eagle holding a white scroll with the inscription Einigkeit Recht Freiheit, i.e. Unity Justice Freedom (see left image above). This motto stems from the third stanza of the German national anthem, which is also now the national anthem - Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit für das deutsche Vaterland. The original text of Ritter displays a flag with slightly different arms, the background colour of th shield is white and fimbriation and scrolls are golden (Y+) (see right image above).
Sources: Dreyhaupt 2000], fig. 176 and Erwin Ritter: "Hoch über den Parteien das Vaterland! Ein Beitrag zur Flaggen-, Wappen- und Festtagsfrage", Karlsruhe, approx. 1931
M. Schmöger, 4 Mar 2002 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2020

Postal Flag
Postflagge

2:3 image by M. Schmöger, 4 Mar 2002

2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2020

A red disc, fimbriated white, in the centre of the national flag, thereon a yellow post horn (see left image above). The original text of Ritter displays a flag with white disc fimbriated golden (Y+) (see right image above).
Sources: Dreyhaupt 2000], fig. 177 and Erwin Ritter: "Hoch über den Parteien das Vaterland! Ein Beitrag zur Flaggen-, Wappen- und Festtagsfrage", Karlsruhe, approx. 1931
M. Schmöger, 4 Mar 2002 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2020

Armed Forces Flag
Flagge der Reichswehr

Image by M. Schmöger, 4 Mar 2002

The national flag with the Iron Cross in the center.
Source: Dreyhaupt 2000 [drh00], fig. 175.
M. Schmöger, 4 Mar 2002