Red flag (politics)

The Red Flag (also Red Flag ) is a political identification emblem of social democratic, socialist and communist movements, organizations or states - in particular the revolutionary left - and tradition element of international social democracy and the labor movement. In the GDR, it was referred to as workers' flag, and holidays often hoisted in addition to the national flag.

The original solid red color design from the 19th century (see: German March revolution of 1848, the labor movement ) differentiated mainly in the 20th century by combining with specific crest or symbols from. Red flags are used worldwide as the basis of national flags of socialist states, as well as party flags of social democratic, socialist and communist parties, as well as in left revolutionary movements.

The uniform identification symbol of global labor movements she is quoted in many songs of the working. Well-known examples are Bandiera rossa, the red flag or I wear a flag ( and this flag is red). The text of Bandiera rossa is sung as the song of the British Labour Party ( The people's flag is deepest red) to the tune of the German carol O Tannenbaum.

Examples

• Examples flags

Flag of Vietnam

Flag of the Red Army

Flag of the Communist Party of China

Flag of the Red Brigades

For other uses red flags

The red flag has a meaning

• On beaches for labeling a bathing prohibition
• In motorsport for interrupt or stop the practice or race
• In the alphabet of the flag ship travel than previous quarantine flag and today as B = Bravo for " I invite / delete / or carrying dangerous goods. "
• As red / white dive flag as warning and safety flag for divers
• During military exercises for sharp shooting, in contrast to the practice ammunition