Flag of Nazi Germany

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German Reich

Nazi flag, Swastika flag
Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	1935
Relinquished	1945
Design	A horizontal flag featuring a red background with a black swastika on a white disc
Imperial Flag
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	1933
Relinquished	1935
Design	A horizontal tricolour of black, white, and red

The flag of Nazi Germany, officially the flag of the German Reich, featured a red background with a black swastika on a white disc. This flag came into use initially as the banner of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) after its foundation. Following the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor in 1933, this flag was adopted as mandatory for use, while the national one was the black-white-red triband of the German Empire.