| Caption | German Army General Werner Kienitz speaking to recruits at the Heldenplatz in Vienna, Austria, 9 Dec 1938; note 7.5 le.IG 18 infantry guns on display ww2dbase | ||||
| Source | ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archive | ||||
| Identification Code | Bild 183-2008-0717-502 | ||||
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| Photos at Same Place | Vienna, Austria | ||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
| Added Date | 16 Jan 2010 | ||||
| Licensing | Creative Commons. According to the German Federal Archive (Bundesarchiv), as of 21 Jul 2010, photographs can be reproduced with if these preconditions are met: - add the signature of the pictures and - of name of the originator, i.e. the photographer. ... You also can use fotos from the Federal Archives for free on Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Bundesarchiv |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. The dude who noticed says:
9 Dec 2013 10:58:10 AM
Why are some of the Swastikas backwards and some are just fine?
9 Dec 2013 10:58:10 AM
Why are some of the Swastikas backwards and some are just fine?
3. 
David Stubblebine says:
9 Dec 2013 03:36:07 PM
The custom with flags is that when they are draped, the canton appears along the top on the flag’s right (or the viewer’s left). The canton is the corner of the flag that, when flown from a staff, would appear at the top next to the staff (like the blue star field on the US flag, for example). The flag draped on the podium in this image is the German Battle Ensign (or War Ensign). The canton contains a Knight’s Cross and is correctly displayed for a draped flag. Oddly, this shows the swastika reversed from the normal Nazi display, but the flag is correct.
The building behind the podium is draped alternately with Battle Ensigns and Party Banners, each displayed correctly but resulting in opposing swastika alignment. The thing to remember is that the top of the Battle Ensign is the left edge as we view it here but the top of the Party Banner, as a banner and not a flag, is the top edge as we see it here.
Whatever other mistakes the Germans may have made during the war, they were correct in things such as this.
David Stubblebine says:9 Dec 2013 03:36:07 PM
The custom with flags is that when they are draped, the canton appears along the top on the flag’s right (or the viewer’s left). The canton is the corner of the flag that, when flown from a staff, would appear at the top next to the staff (like the blue star field on the US flag, for example). The flag draped on the podium in this image is the German Battle Ensign (or War Ensign). The canton contains a Knight’s Cross and is correctly displayed for a draped flag. Oddly, this shows the swastika reversed from the normal Nazi display, but the flag is correct.
The building behind the podium is draped alternately with Battle Ensigns and Party Banners, each displayed correctly but resulting in opposing swastika alignment. The thing to remember is that the top of the Battle Ensign is the left edge as we view it here but the top of the Party Banner, as a banner and not a flag, is the top edge as we see it here.
Whatever other mistakes the Germans may have made during the war, they were correct in things such as this.
4. Marcin says:
10 Dec 2013 02:58:49 AM
The flag in front of Kienitz is correct. Look at the flags on the background
10 Dec 2013 02:58:49 AM
The flag in front of Kienitz is correct. Look at the flags on the background
5. Ingo Weinberger says:
23 Feb 2018 11:58:36 PM
Gee, there I was thinking those slack Austrians put the flag wrong way 'round
23 Feb 2018 11:58:36 PM
Gee, there I was thinking those slack Austrians put the flag wrong way 'round
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9 Dec 2013 07:27:02 AM
The flag in front of Kienitz is incorrect....I hope nobody has been shot for this error.