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15 September 1935
THE REICHS FLAG LAW
The Reichstag has unanimously decided the following law which is herewith
made public:
Paragraph 1.
The colors of the Reich are black, white, red.
Paragraph 2.
The Reichs and National Flag is the Swastika Flag. It is at the same time
the merchant flag.
Paragraph 3.
The Fuhrer and Reichskanzler orders the form of the Reichs wall flag and the
Reichs service flag.
Paragraph 4.
The Secretary of the Interior will together with the Secretary of War issue
the necessary law and administration ordinances.
Paragraph 5.
This law is valid at its day of publication.
Nurnberg, 15 September1935.
Reichsparteitag der Freiheit,
Der Fuhrer und Reichskanzler
/s/ Adolf Hitler
Der Reichsminister des Jnnern.
/s/ Frick
Der Reichskriegsminister und Oberbefehlshaber der
Wehrmacht
/s/ Von Blonberg
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