My Flag Collection

A classic "old school" NSDAP multi piece flag from Bonner Fahnenfabrik, Bonn a. Rhein. The flag has a lot of (crazy) history but I agreed with the seller I wasn't going to share it in public. What I can say is it was capture in Cologne on 7th of March 1945, Germany when the allied forces took the city. The manufacturer What is also kind of crazy is that the Bonner Fahnenfabrik was actually jewish owned. It had been a family business for many years and when the Nazi's came to power and the nuremberg race law was enacted the flag factory kept on going and produced flags for the very people that tried to wipe them of the earth. I im not into the politic things! I collect flags because the fascinate me along with the history, but I find it kind of fascinating that you hold on the your company regardless. You can read more about the company and how they navigated through the nazi regime on wiki (use Google translate if needed). https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonner_Fahnenfa...

  The German Reichsdienstflagge from World War 2 era The story Bought this German service state flag (SSF) from a friend. It measures 100x170cm and smells very old. Of my old flags collection this one smells the worst haha :D Like an oily smell to it... Its a little dirty and besides a small hole the flag is in tip top condition. The service state flag or Reichsdienstflagge in German (Reichsdienst = imperial service, flagge=flag) was used from 31st of October 1935 until 8th of May 1945 on Nazi state and administration buildings throughout Germany. In difference to ordinary Nazi party flags this flag has the swastika angle in 90 degrees instead of 45 degrees. It is also the only flag that has the eagle sitting on top of the wreath of oak leaves and the black swastika inside. The maker is "Schneider Nossen", which was a flag manufacturer in the German city of Nossen. The company doesn't exits anymore and the buildings are converted to residential apartments. Ima...

Imperial German Battle flag, World War 1 Reichskriegsflagge (pre wwii for this one) I bought this gorgeous wool bunting German battle flag from a friend of mine. This type of flag i n service before, during and after WWI until the "Weimar Republic" was created after the German defeat in World War 1. My flag is not from WWI but from the 1920-30's (pre WW2). The details on the eagle, scepter and orb is less detailed than what you would normally expect for a genuine WWI flag. Also the iron cross is wider than on a ww1 flag. From study, most of these flag was made and used to celebrate and honor the veterans and WW1 naval battle commemoration days, like the Battle of Jutland etc. It still smells of wool and has this coarse texture to the fabric. A great test is to ask yourself, do you want to sleep with it? If yes then its soft cotton like, if no then its wool and VERY itchy haha :D There is no rope on the flag but old markings after tacks, maybe because it was attached to a ...

  I while ago I acquired this small banner from an US auction. Normally I don't collect banners but as this was signed and got it cheap, I bought it :) It is a multi-piece construction made of cotton with a sewn hooked cross on both sides. The header fits for a stick/boom and on the other side there is one ring left. Originally it has three rings along the end but two are missing. It smells of "attic"/old and measures approx. 77 x 138 cm or 30 x 54 inches The soldier who signed the banner is Warren Eugene Shields, born 6th of October 1912, enlisted in 19th of August 1942 and discharged again 1st of October 1945. As you can see on the picture the year 1944 is written and Warren's army serial number. Unfortunately he passed away on the 10th of December 1976, 64 years old. If we assume he landed in Europe together the rest of the US soldier some point after D-Day, then the banner must have been taken somewhere between the 6th of June and New Year 1944 (ard...

  Near mint German Nazi Kriegsmarine battle flag with the Eagle over M marker.  (in reverse due to stamps) The story One of the few flags I have that are in mint or near mint condition. I don't have the story other than it is unused. It probability don't have story besides it comes from a dealer in the US which sold it to a guy in Ireland who sold it to me. The believe is it was taken directly from the store selves and brought back to the US as a trophy. Normally I usually buy flags that have some kind of history or at least shows wear and tear of usage, but having a near mint flag in the collecting is also something. Especially flags like this are quite expensive and thought after as they usually is used for display at a militaria shows or museums. The flag has the classic Eagle over M navy marker and a size of 100x170cm. It has a very tiny hole which makes it near mint or else the flag is tip top "new". The size indicates (according to WAF forum) it was supposed...

  Signed Kriegsmarine flag by US Soldiers I bought this flag on an American auction a while ago. It is a navy Kriegsmarine flag 2 meters by 3,35 meters with the "Eagle over M" marked on the hoist. As soon as I got this flag I started investigate who actually signed the flag and it turns out to be a small platoon under the 90th division (Tough 'Ombres), 359th infantry, M company. Most of the soldiers in the platoon joined just after D-Day and fought their way through the Ardennes offensive/Battle of the Bulge before the war ended in April 1945. I'm still investigating this flag so if you have any tell tells about it or some knew or know any of the soldiers who signed the flag please let me know! I really want to know everything there is to know :) The platoon I have nearly identified all of the soldier who signed the flag. There is no specific date of where and the flag was signed but one of the soldiers died august 1945 in none battle and based on the ...