Insulted the French, the Dutch and the Germans in the first minute... Well done!

I like how the german flag just, comes and goes trough the history

As a German myself, it’s quite a nice design we have and I like how you insulted the French, the Dutch and the Germans in the first few minutes.

I like how the guy doesn’t start again when he makes a mistake.

Dutch are of course swamp germans, because germany is not all mountain.

Uhh, your pronunciation of "Bundesrepublik" was probably the best I've heard so far on KZfaq from a non-native speaker.

Is it just me or is it much more entertaining when youtubers don't edit out their mistakes :D

I am from Germany and I think your pronunciation is very good. Not just for a (probably) not native speaker. You sound like a real German! It's quite impressive how you literally always used the correct sound for the "ch". From my experience it is quiet difficult for people didn't grew up with the language.

In Germany we use the term "Bergdeutsche" = mountain germans for the Austrians and Swiss.

Hm we Germans call Austrians "Mountain Germans", so if we are Mountain Dutch would this mean that Austrians are "Mountain Mountain Dutch"?

01:37 As a German, I still know the first time I saw this flag as a teenager over ten years ago, I was so amazed. They should've made a version out of this as a national flag already during the Weimar Republic, the famous symbol of the German oak, red-black-red, one of the coolest flags ever.

There is one mistake regarding the unification. Actually the flag did not change 1989. The FRG used the plain Black Red Gold flag as a national flag since its founding in 1949. The flag with the Federal-Eagle was and still is the "Bundesdienstflagge" (Federal Service Flag) which is used by certain federal organisations.

The old flag is my dad and he died and i became the flag thats how

One note: The emblem (the "Bundesadler" / federal eagle) didn't disappear with reunification. It was never part of Germany's flag, except if the flag denoted a government institution, which is still the case. The flag of the Federal Republic has not changed since 1949.

the black red yellow flag: I ALLWAYS COME BACK

Just a little correction here. The confederation formed after the Congress of Vienna in 1815 was the German Confederation, not the North German Confederation. The North German Confederation was the Nation-state established by Prussia in 1867 which eventually evolved into the German Empire in 1871.

Small mistake, the german confederation was founded in 1816. The north german confederation only became a thing later

😂The Dutch are definitely swamp Germans.

Flags are an interesting way to learn about history. Heraldry is also very interesting and is, I suppose, the precursor to flags as we see them today.

The land of my grandparents, now lies deep within Polish territory. The village of Bad Warmbrunn, near Hirschberg, of Lower Silesia: It's name, now in Polish: "Jelenia Gora".

As for the question at the start: there are lots of land in Germany that isn’t mountain...but the Netherlands is literally that scene from Monty python with the Swamp Castle verbatim

Speaking Dutch is like speaking German whilst eating a hot potato.

Thanks for this informative video. The slip-ups made it more likeable. I'm a Brit living in Germany, and to be honest, I didn't know the history of the flag. Thanks again and keep up the great work.

To answer the beginning question, as Germans already dwell to Large parts in swamps, Neither.

Pfft Germans don't even have real mountains except for southern Bavaria. The real question is: Are the Austrians mountain Germans, or are the Germans Austrians with sea access?

Nobody: My brain at the 4 am: *WhAt HaPpEnEd tO tHe oLd GeRmAn fLaG*

it's charming how you leave the happy little accidents in the video.

You're the first youtuber I've seen who doesn't cut out his mistakes and just goes with them. It's so unique I feel like we're genuinely having a convo

From this day forward I will refer to the dutch only as 'swamp Germans'.

I prefer the look of the Imperial flag TBH. Makes it easier to differentiate it from Belgium, and it just looks cool.

It's worth mentioning that the official flags of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland were the same as they are today, the version with the eagle (which is different to the eagle in the official coat of arms BTW) is also used, but just by the government.

I love how creative these flags are though. 3 colours in straight lines.

1:20 it was the German Confederation in 1815! The North German Confederation followed after the Austro-Prussian war in 1866

German History in a nutshell: “Ok so how many parts are we in this time”

Of all German composers to be used for the video, the video uses the Russian composer, Tchaikovsky, but for some reason, it actually works. Great video, I learned a lot!

Other countries : "Belgium copied the German flag" Meanwhile Belgian flag which has been in existence since 1830...

Using a Russian composer when talking about Germany. Troll level 9000

The Dutch are swap germans, germans are germans and mountain germans are swis and austrians

Sheldon Cooper would be so happy to see this channel's works

Germany is such a beautiful looking country that it sure deserves a pretty looking flag. So today's flag of Germany is perfect.

it's not yellow, it's gold. i have to always mention this to whoever gets it wrong. I'm being held at gunpoint, help

1815 was the "Deutscher Bund". The North German Confederation was established after 1866 by Prussia.

3:08 it's not the Emperial German eagle but the Royal eagle of the Kingdom of Prussia.

Welcome to this weeks episode of Fun with Flags

They had one with a swastika but it fell out of fashion for some reason.

i once heard that our german flag got a qoute with it. It goes like: In our darkest hour we buy with blood a golden future.

I dont understand how lots of people seems to be triggered when he say "black red and yellow", while he also say "black red and gold" afterwards

Thank you for explaining something to me, my teachers should have taught me in school. Greeting from Germany.

both upper Frisians

Dutch: Swamp Germans Austrians: Mountain Germans Swiss: Mountain Dutch

One should always quote the old chancellor Bismarcks words on the whole flag issue : "Make it green-gold with a dancing couple on it, for all I care. Or use the flag of Mecklenburg-Strelitz."

I grew up and went to school in Germany and I did not know all of this information about the German flag. Thank you very much! Very interesting.

After you said the french ruins everything for everyone: 'I see you are a man of culture as well'.

My scottish mates actually call us swamp people so I guess that settles it

5:36 That's not correct. The flag on the left is the "Bundestdienstflagge" meaning that it is used (even today) by official representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany, e.g. on the mudguards of the President's limousine. The state flag in the west has been black, red, gold since 1949 while the GDR distinguished itself with a hammer and circle.

At an exhibition I visited in Greifswadl many years ago attributed the origin of the present colours to the University of Jena where the students wore black blazers with red piping and brass buttons.

Definitively Swamp Germans, it just sounds more funny, besides we already have Mountain Germans! They're called Austrians - or, Australians if you're American.

I always thought that Germany’s flag was a result of Belgium being salty about both world wars

Actually, we didn’t gain reunification until 3.Oktober.1990 (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) German unity day. The wall came down in ‘89 but we didn’t achieve reunification til ‘90.

The way you said "Bundesrepublik" at 5:36 was not a coincidence. You must be either a past student that studied it or from austria at the very least. There's no darn way.

"Aus der Schwärze der Knechtschaft durch blutige Schlachten ans goldene Licht der Freiheit." "From the blackness of bondage through bloody battles to the golden light of freedom."

I'll never forget what I read in BF1: "We can't let the discount Germans win"

Why did they remove that propeller from the flag?

Maybe it is phrased in a way that is misleading but in 1815 the German Federation was founded. The Northern German Federation was founded in 1866 after the former was dissolved due to the war between Prussia and Denmark and of course the conflict and later the war with Austria.

The black-red-gold republican flag actually _is_ "the old flag." It was created in 1848.

As an Austrian I don’t understand the “Mountain” reference for Germans

The German national football team (not referred to in Germany as die Mannschaft) play in Prussian white and black, but where does that green in the away kit come from? Also I think that the gold is there to include Baden?

You didn't specifically mention it, but the Nazi flag having the same black-white-red colors as the German Empire flag was something I didn't know before. Thanks for showing them side-by-side for people to notice.

4:54 The flag on the right is wrong. It should have a KZfaq Play button in the middle.

Sorry, but there are some huge mistakes in the video. The entity founded in 1816 was the German Confederation, and it didn't have a flag, only a coat of arms. (Which was similar to the old imperial coat of arms since the Confederation ("Deutscher Bund" in German) was some kind of replacement to the HRE). In 1848, the Confederation was disbanded in the wake of the March Revolution. The St. Paul's church assembly in Frankfurt then chose the Black-red-Gold flag as the symbol of the new german nation state it tried to establish. After the revolution had been crushed, the German Confederation was re-established in 1850. It was dissolved for good in 1866, when it's members turned on each other in the Austro-Prussian war. The Prussians THEN founded the North German Confederation ("Norddeutscher Bund") in 1866/67 to assure their dominance over the smaller northern states. Thre NGC then adopted the Black-White-Red flag. After the southern states (except for Austria, who's alienation to the german unification process had been the whole point of Prussias scheming) joined the NGC in 1871, it was transformed into the German Enpire, which kept the Black-White-Red flag. After that point, Black-Red-Gold was associated with liberalism and republicanism, while Black-White-Red was associated with conservatism and monarchism. No wonder that the Weimar Republic adopted Black-Red-Gold as it's flag in 1918/19 - and no wonder that the Nazis brought Black-White-Red back in 1933, keeping the old Imperial Flag for a few years to appease their conservative allies. The two new german states founded in 1949 adopted (no surprise) Black-Red-Gold, because they saw themselves as part of the democratic tradition - although the GDR was democratic only in name.

i'm gonna simplify this WAY down for you guys: 1. history and stuff 2. more history and stuff 3. ww2 4. today

Thanks for the Video, Sheldon Cooper is very proud of you!

"... in Jena, which is in the south of Germany." Oof! As a Thuringian, that hurt!

Germans get mad when u say "yellow" instead of "gold", I am german, I know that feeling, I once said "yellow" instead of "gold" (I mean the currect german flag)

Grievious historical Error at 1:15. In 1816 the German Confederation (Deutscher Bund) was founded as an alliance of 39 sovereign states after the Council of Vienna and the Final defeat of Napoleon. The North German Confederation (Norddeutscher Bund) was established fifty years later in 1867 after Prussia destroyed the German Confederation, defeated Austria at the Battle of Königgrätz and and annexed several sovereign german states. The North German Confederation and the German Empire was just a Fasade for the vasall states of prussia. So even the difference is just one word is marked half a century of german history.

Him: talks about German flag Also him: plays Valse des Fleurs

The empire's flag is far easier on the eye, providing a nice contrast between adjacent bands. The modern flag is a punch to the eye by comparison, with the red not providing enough contrast with neither the black or the gold. Quick example how contrast can make or break a flag. Imagine the Italian or French tricolours, with the red as the middle and the white as the right. Or the British Union Flag with any two colours swapped. White is a great buffer colour in flags, it lets you switch to anything right after.

Correction: The Bundesrepublik always used the plain black, red and gold banner. The flag with the emblem you showed is and always has been reserved for governmental institutions and is called the "Bundesdienstflagge" (federal services flag). The escutcheon there also differs from the German coat of arms. You see German flags with the coat of arms for sale to private people, and that is not an official symbol, hence tolerated; it does look similar to the Bundesdienstflagge though, which is not to be flown by private entities.

It's funny that the current flag is older than the imperial one, so a more relevant question would be why did they get the imperial one, but this one allows you to explain the whole story, from the Schwarz-Rot-Gold, first appearing during the 1848 revolution, to the Imperial Schwarz-Weiß-Rot reichsflagge, and back to the original Schwarz-Rot-Gold.

In 1918 1919 there was some talk about a new flag using the Scandinavian cross and german colors, to indicate Germany wanted to model its future on these societies.

Unpopular opinion, but the Imperial German flag is dull as hell, and very washed out looking. To me, the new German flag feels like a throwback to the HRE in a way because of the yellow, and the red which was used in HRE battle flags. If i recall correctly, it was FIRST used in the HRE itself in the late 1700s. It was also the first flag of the German Empire. It seems more uniquely German to me, while the black white and red one is too inspired by Eastern German history, when Germany is more than just Prussia.

The old flag is the Yemen Flag but upside down Yemen flag: 🇾🇪

Short version: 1806 Napoleon wants to conquer the Sacrum Romanum Imperium Nationis Germanicae. Golden flag, black double headed eagle with red claws and beak on it (black-red-gold). The Emperor Franz II dissolved the Empire. The trick was that Napoleon could not conquer the whole Emipre at the same time. Only parts. 1866 A union of a the most german states needed a flag for the seafaring. They used the black-white flag of the Kingdom of Prussia in combination with the white-red trade flag ----》black-white-red 1871 They founded after the war with France the German Empire and used the black-white-red flag as national flag. 1919 After WWI the black-white-red flag was seen as a symbol of the old age and monarchy. The German Republik used the colors of the uniform of the liberation wars as a symbol for the unity of the germans and the republican form of government. (Back uniform, red stripes and golden buttons) 1949 till now: Article 22 (2) of the german constitution says that the colors of the Bundesflagge (federal flag) is black-red-gold

I'm so excited to see what our new flag will look like when we finally overthrow our government in 2028

I understand that the Swastika flag was completely removed from Germany after WW2 because all the anti-semitic controversy and all the war crimes against the jews and the rest of the "non-arian" people in Europe. But I don't see the controversy about using the black, white and red flag from the Imperial Germany, or even showing it in Germany to this day.

1:20 actually it was just the German Confederation. The North German Confederation was created much later by Bismarck

At 1 minute 21 seconds you mentioned the house after the Congress of Vienna all the German states were added to the "North German Confederation". However, the north German Confederation was not created until 1867 after the Austro-Prussian War. After 1815 it was simply just the "German Confederation" that was created.

If I heard that correctly, you said something about "Jena" in the video. However, the city of "Jena" is not in the south. ;-)

"Fun with Flags" Sheldon would be pleased

Brilliant. As a German and lifelong history affecionado (spelling?), I am impressed. It is rare to find someone on here who speaks about history without factual errors, or at least very, very heavy simplifications and a slanted angle of view. Very well done, thank you.

3:08 that flag is badass. Should’ve been German flag after WW2. It would match the national team uniform as well.

Did you know that the green color in the german flag represents their ability to win worldwars?

The German “Bundesdienstflagge” (federal service flag, the one with the government coat of arms) is not the same as the Bundesflagge (federal flag), and is _still in use today_, but it should normally only be used by the government itself. Misuse can be punished as an administrative offense, although some exceptions are made, when it is clear that the flag could not possibly be mistaken for official government use and it was not being used offensively, such as by sports fans during events. While the government coat of arms provided a more clear contrast of a West German flag from the East German flag, West Germany _still even at that time_ expected civilians to generally only make use of the Black-Red-Gold flag, without the coat of arms. Essentially little has changed with regard to flag use by Germans in West Germany since the establishment of the flag in Article 22 of the Basic Law in 1949 as “schwarz-rot-gold” alone. Curious as well, from 1949-1959, East Germany also used the bare Black-Red-Gold flag.

I love the meaning of the colours on the flag of my country. Through the darkness of servitude, Through the blood of battles, Into the golden light of freedom.

I like how he leaves his mistakes in, it makes me feel better about myself

They used night mode 💀

Your pronunciation of German city names is so much better than what you normally hear on KZfaq 😍 you even managed to say "Freichorps"! Props for that, dude. Very interesting video btw..

Whenever a government changes the national flag/symbols with those of the dominant political party, you know you’re dealing with some serious hombres.

Me after the first 10 seconds "Oh he didn't mean THAT flag... I know why they stopped using THAT flag"

Fascinating and very informative. Thank you!