Episode 7, Part I: The German Flag: The Fall & Rise of the Bundesflagge
Empires and petty kingdoms. Death camps and democracies. Fascism and forgiveness – and Germany’s clash between imperialism, tyranny, and freedom. This is the first chapter of the black, red, and gold tricolor of the Federal Republic of Germany, 112 AD-1871.
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