Flag of Switzerland
Fun With Flags - Switzerland | Why is it Square? (Kann 2024)
In the Middle Ages the pope frequently gave a special cross flag to a king or other ruler undertaking some military campaign in the name of Christianity. Other rulers chose the same cross symbol to declare their faith and their belief that their enterprise was a holy one. The well-known and striking flag of Switzerland ultimately is based on the imperial war flag of the Holy Roman Empire, which bore a white cross on red. Many Swiss soldiers served in the imperial army as well as in their own cantons. Schwyz, one of the original three confederated cantons that formed the core of the modern Swiss Confederation, placed a narrow white cross in the upper hoist corner of its red flag in 1240. More general use of that symbol by the Swiss confederates can be dated back to 1339 and the Battle of Laupen.
During the 19th century the cantons of Switzerland became more closely linked and, following adoption of the 1848 constitution, a square red flag with a white cross was officially recognized for the army. The national flag on land followed, being legally established on December 12, 1889. Finally, the necessity of clearly identifying Swiss flags on the Rhine River and elsewhere during World War II led to the adoption of the Swiss civil ensign (national flag at sea) on April 9, 1941. It differs from the land flag only in its rectangular proportions.
Nationalflagge bestehend aus horizontalen schwarzen, roten und grünen Streifen, die durch dünnere weiße Streifen getrennt sind; In der Mitte befinden sich zwei gekreuzte Speere und ein Schild. Das Verhältnis von Breite zu Länge der Flagge beträgt 2 zu 3. Vom 16. bis zur Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts in Portugal, Oman, Großbritannien und Deutschland
Ende Juli und Anfang August 1914 begannen die Großmächte Europas eine Vorgehensweise, die Millionen von Menschenleben forderte, Reiche stürzte, die politische Struktur des Kontinents umgestaltete und eine Generation später zu einem noch zerstörerischeren Konflikt beitrug. Damals als der Große bekannt