Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold

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The Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold (German: [ˈʁaɪçsˌbanɐ ˈʃvaʁts ˈʁoːt ˈɡɔlt], lit. 'Black-Red-Gold Banner of the Reich', simply Reichsbanner in short) was an organization in Germany during the Weimar Republic with the goal to defend German parliamentary democracy against internal subversion and extremism from the left and right and to compel the population to respect and honour the new Republic's flag and constitution. It was formed by members of the centre-left to left-wing Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the centre to centre-right German Centre Party, and the centre to centre-left German Democratic Party in February 1924. However, the Reichsbanner's position strongly leaned towards the SPD, and was the main antagonist of the right-wing Der Stahlhelm. Organized militarily, the members wanted to ensure non-violent protection from the enemies of democracy. They refused to arm themselves, but were partly made up of veterans. Its name is derived from the Flag of Germany adopted in...

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