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All German states have a Landesflagge ( flag of the state, sometimes known as a civil flag), that may be used by anyone. Some states have another variant, often showing the state coat of arms, called the Dienstflagge ( service flag or government flag, sometimes known as a state flag), normally for use by official government offices only. In addition to these flags, in a few states there are variants exclusively for the state senate, or for state-operated ships. In some cases, there are specific flags for high-ranking officials, mainly used as car flags. Frequently, the flags are used in vertical variants.
Civil flag | State flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
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Baden-Württemberg | 1953–present | Flag of Baden-Württemberg | ||
Bavaria | 1949–present | Flag of Bavaria | |||
Berlin | 1954–present | Flag of Berlin | |||
Brandenburg | 1991–present | Flag of Brandenburg | |||
Bremen | 1952–present | Flag of Bremen | |||
Hamburg | 1834–present | Flag of Hamburg | |||
Hesse | 1948–present | Flag of Hesse | |||
Lower Saxony | 1951–present | Flag of Lower Saxony | |||
Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania | 1991–present | Flag of Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania | |||
North Rhine-Westphalia | 1953–present | Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia | |||
Rhineland-Palatinate | 1948–present | Flag of Rhineland-Palatinate | |||
Saarland | 1957–present | Flag of Saarland | |||
Saxony | 1991–present | Flag of Saxony | |||
Saxony-Anhalt | 1991–present | Flag of Saxony-Anhalt | |||
Schleswig-Holstein | 1948–present | Flag of Schleswig-Holstein | |||
Thuringia | 1991–present | Flag of Thuringia |
Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
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South Baden | 1945–1952 | Flag of Baden | ||
Württemberg-Baden | 1945–1952 | |||
Württemberg-Hohenzollern | 1945–1952 |
Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
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East Berlin | 1956–1990 | Flag of Berlin | ||
Brandenburg | 1945–1952 | Flag of Brandenburg | ||
Mecklenburg | 1945–1952 | |||
Saxony-Anhalt | 1945–1952 | Flag of Saxony-Anhalt |
Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
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Gau Saxony | 1933-1945 | |||
Free State of Prussia | 1933–1935 | Flag of Prussia | ||
Free State of Thuringia | 1933–1935 | Flag of Thuringia |
Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
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Free State of Anhalt | 1918–1945 | |||
Republic of Baden | 1918–1945 | Flag of Baden | ||
Free State of Brunswick | 1918–1946 | |||
Free State of Coburg | 1918–1920 | |||
People's State of Hesse | 1918–1945 | Flag of Hesse | ||
Free State of Lippe | 1918–1947 | |||
Free City of Lübeck | ?–1937 | |||
Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1918–1933 | |||
Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 1918–1933 | |||
Free State of Oldenburg | 1918–1946 | |||
Free State of Prussia | 1918–1933 | Flag of Prussia | ||
People's State of Reuss | 1919–1920 | |||
Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe | 1918–1946 | |||
Free State of Saxe-Altenburg | 1918–1920 | |||
Free State of Saxe-Meiningen | 1918–1920 | |||
Free State of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | 1918–1920 | |||
Free State of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | 1918–1920 | |||
Free State of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | 1918–1920 | |||
Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont | 1918–1929 | |||
Free People's State of Württemberg | 1918–1945 |
Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
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Province of Brandenburg | 1918–1945 | Flag of Brandenburg | ||
East Prussia | 1918–1945 | |||
Province of Hanover | 1918–1945 | |||
Province of Hesse-Nassau | 1918–1944 | |||
Province of Hohenzollern | 1918–1945 | |||
Province of Kurhessen | 1944–1945 | |||
Province of Lower Silesia and Province of Silesia | 1919–1945 | Flag of Silesia | ||
Province of Nassau | 1944–1945 | |||
Province of Pomerania | 1882–1945 | Flag of Western Pomerania | ||
Posen-West Prussia | 1922–1938 | |||
Rhine Province | 1922–1945 | |||
Province of Saxony | 1918–1945 | Flag of Saxony-Anhalt | ||
Province of Schleswig-Holstein | 1918–1945 | Flag of Schleswig-Holstein | ||
Province of Upper Silesia | 1919–1938 1941–1945 |
Flag of Upper Silesia | ||
Province of Westphalia | 1918–1945 |
Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
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Berlin | 1861–1912 | Flag of Berlin | ||
Province of Pomerania | 1882–1945 | Flag of Western Pomerania | ||
West Prussia | 1886–1920 |