Personal standard of Adolf Hitler

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The Standard of the Führer (German: Führerstandarte or Standarte des Führers) was a square red banner of arms with a black swastika on a white disc inside a central wreath of golden oak leaves and four Nazi eagles in the corners, associated with the office of the Führer (leader) of Nazi Germany (a title which in practice was only held by Adolf Hitler). It typically indicated the presence of Hitler at official events and was displayed in the form of a hoisted flag, small car flag, and so on. Hitler introduced the standard after German president Paul von Hindenburg died in August 1934, allowing Hitler to abolish the presidency and claim the title of Führer. Hitler displayed the flag when he assumed supreme command of the Wehrmacht, following the forced resignation of Werner von Blomberg, Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht, in 1938. The personal standards of Hitler were manufactured in various sizes. Some were not flown but were hung or displayed in interior venues like...

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