Nazi German banner (1935-1945)

National Socialist banner, 1935-45 pattern. The banner is cotton with a synthetic fibre ribbon attached. It has a silver wire fringe along the bottom and is machine sewn with a printed design. Two rings are attached for suspension. The flag has a red field with a white disc in the centre bearing a black swastika. A white inner border runs round the edge of the banner.

The banner was acquired by Sir Harold Spencer Jones (1890-1960), during the Nuremberg trails when he was present as an official observer.

Object Details

ID: AAA0481
Collection: Flags
Type: Banner
Display location: Not on display
Places: Germany
Events: Nuremberg trials, 1945-1946; World War II, 1939-1945
Date made: 1935-1945; 1935-45
People: Nazi Party; Jones, Harold Spencer
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: flag: 1219.2 x 812.8 mm