In 1919, the National Assembly, which met in Weimar after the collapse of the German Empire, again designated black-red-gold as the flag of the newly founded Weimar Republic.. This was preceded by ...

Deep in the spruce forests of eastern Germany a flag hangs above the gateway to a timber-framed courtyard. At first glance, the sun-bleached banner could be that of the modern German republic.

He said when the flag was created in 1901, the Union Jack was added to show Australia was part of the British Empire, and the blue background was common of colonial nations.