English. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I— EXPLANATION OF GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS 1 SECTION II— MILITARY SYMBOLS I. Headquarters of Higher Echelons 9 II. Infantry: A. Headquarters 12 B. Units 13 C. Weapons 16 D. Groups: 1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organization 18 2. Examples of Map Symbols 18 III.

The colors black, red and gold were the colors of the Revolutions, the Federal Republic and the Weimar Republic and the flag is also an official symbol of the constitutional order. Coat of Arms The German coat of arms features a black eagle with red feet and a red tongue and beak on a golden field. Stars and Stripes America's first warplane markings. Strangely, America's original warplanes were painted with a symbol that was virtually identical to one later used by one of the United States' most intractable enemies: the Soviet Union.
World War I During the first days of World War I, many Germans experienced a sense of bonding that had eluded them since the founding of the empire. Differences of class, religion, and politics seemed to disappear as Germans flocked to their city centres to show their enthusiastic support for the impending conflict.
Coat of arms of the German Reich (Reichswappen), 1933-35 Emblem of the German Reich (Reichsadler), 1935-45 Emblem of the NSDAP (Parteiadler) Variant emblem of the NSDAP (Parteiadler) Variant emblem of the German Reich for a German Army (Heer) helmet
German Aircraft Markings By Emmanuel Gustin Much of the information here was complied by John Bradley. July 1933 In July 1933 the Hakenkruez or Swastika was applied on the port side of the aircraft in a Red band with a White circle. The opposite side of the aircraft carried the tri-coloured band. . 162 225 489 247 260 47 99 212

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