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The Nazi Flag was a bright red flag with a white circle surrounding a black swastika in the center.
Hitler describes the Nazi Flag in his book Mein Kampf, "In red we see the social idea of movement, in white the nationalistic idea, in the swastika the mission of struggle for the victory of the Aryan man, and, by the same token , the victory of the idea of creative work, which as such always has been and always will be anti-Semitic"(496-497).
The Blutfahne, or blood flag, was originally just a normal Nazi flag. During the Munich Putsch, blood from Nazi Party members splattered onto the flag, and is said to have become sacred. The blood was primarily from Nazi party member Andreas Bauriedl who was shot and killed. When shot, he fell on top of the flag and his blood stained the flag. Blood was also from flagbearer Heinrich Trambaur who was also shot. The blood on this flag was seen as sacred and possessing symbolic power. After the putsch, this flag was used to bless new Nazi flags before they could be used.
Ceremony for blessing new flags: "The Rite of the Blood Flag"
The Blutfahne was kept at Nazi Headquarters in Munich
The last ceremonial usage of the Blutfahne was at an induction ceremony in Berlin on October 18,1944
Blutfahne was thought to be sacred because of the blood of the Nazis killed in the Munich Putsch.
This was used in rallies and as part of a ritual for blessing new flags.
The NSDAP stands for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
This was the group responsible for the Munich Putsch.