Last modified: 2019-01-27 by klaus-michael schneider
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The province of Hanover adopted several flags on the 5th December 1945:
[According to the website of the Hanoverian monarchists] after the German defeat in 1945, the Prime Minister of Hanover Kopf (re)adopted the white horse on red in August 1946. After the founding of Lower Saxony late in November 1946, apparently a yellow-white flag with the uncrowned coat-of-arms (like the Hanover Province Official Flag in FOTW) was used until 1952.
Norman Martin, 26 June 2000
The coat of arms of the former province and Land of Hanover was Gules a horse Argent. It can still be used.
Pascal Vagnat, 26 May 1999
In Veddeler 1996 there is information on the Provinzialdienstflagge of the province of Hannover, introduced in late 1945. This flag was simply a white horse on a red field. According to Veddeler's extraordinarily well documented work (see page 99-100 for a colour photograph and discussion and page 156 for reference to the relevant documents), the flag was adopted by the Oberpräsident for use on public buildings. The adoption date of the Verordnung by which the flag was adopted was 5 December 1945.
Jan Oskar Engene, 20 May 1999
Hinrich Kopf was Regierungspräsident and Oberpräsident of Hanover 1945-1946, and Ministerpräsident 1946-1955 of Lower Saxony. (...) The flag is actually the same.
M. Schmöger, 6 Oct 2000
It is a replica of the Hannover State historical flag, officially in use until 1952, a yellow-white horizontal bicolour. The arms of Lower Saxony are shifted to the top.
Source: I spotted this banner on 25 October 2007 in front of the "Dionysius Hotel" in Salzhausen
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2019
Editor's note: see also the discussion about the Westphalian Coat-of-Arms (white horse on red).
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