Peace Dove Flag (East Germany)

Last modified: 2013-12-07 by pete loeser
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• Introduction
• Description

• Political Organisations 1949-1990 - East Germany
• East Germany 1949-1990
• Political Parties of Germany
• Index of all German Pages
• Pacifism Flags

There were all kinds of flags for certain occasions, most of them designed for just one event (e.g. a party congress). But one flag survived throughout the years: a white on blue reproduction of Pablo Picasso's dove, called the Peace Dove. It was used on May Day and World Peace Day (September 1st, the day World War Two began). The flag was also the official logo of the annual bicycle Peace Race between East Berlin, Warsaw (Poland) and Prague (CSFR).
Volker Moerbitz Keith, 30 January 2001

A blue flag with a white reproduction of Pablo Picasso's dove. Source: German Democratic Republic propaganda website.
Volker Moerbitz Keith, 30 January 2001