Which German flag?

[Leon]

BKCIII will have the national flags of the various nations included in the army lists, but obviously this presents a slight problem with the German lists.  The Swastika clearly cannot be used, so which alternative option would people prefer?

1. Iron Cross Emblem - Not a flag as such, but still a recognisable emblem.


2. Pre-War National Flag used until 1935 - Dropped in 1935 in favour of the swastika design.


3. Unofficial Flag with Emblem - A pre-war style, not used officially but still recognisable as Germany.


4. Made up Iron Cross Flag - An alternative on the swastika flag but with an Iron Cross in its place instead.


5. Post-War Flag - Not accurate for WWII but known as the modern day German flag.


We've only got a couple of days to decide on this, so add your votes quickly!

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hello Leon

I'd go for emblem 1 if you're covering German armies for WW1, Interwar and WW2.

If you're only looking at WW2 what about the Balkankreuz -


Still recognisable.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Westmarcher]

If flags were included in BKCII, what was the German flag?

And besides, why feel it necessary to include flags?

[Didn't vote but GrumpyOldMan's suggestion seems reasonable]

[petercooman]

+1 for grumpy from me.

[d_Guy]

Not my gaming area but I like flags of all types. Agree also, the Balkankreuz is very recognizable
And not overtly political.

[paulr]

+1 for Grumpy

Your 'made up' flag is very close to the German Naval flag of the time, with the offensive symbol replaced. It is just missing the 'Iron cross'  in the top left.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriegsmarine#/media/File%3AWar_ensign_of_Germany_(1938-1945).svg

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Change my vote to Grumpy's please?

[Westmarcher]

Perhaps worthwhile finding out what others are doing. For example (and re-inforcing opinion so far), the Balkankreuz is also used in the highly successful computer game, Combat Mission.This appears against the Axis force when you are asked to decide which side to choose before playing any mission.

(Link to the latest WW2 of the genre - Final Blitzkrieg - on their website below)

http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=347&Itemid=609

[sorry, should point out that you need to download any of the free WW2 demo games to see what I'm saying. The link is only for Final Blitzkrieg, The Battle of the Bulge game]

[Ithoriel]

Balkankreuz is what I'm used to in computer games so I think GOM's suggestion is a good one.

[Kiwidave]

 +1 for Grumpy / Balkankreuz

[mollinary]

+1 for Grumpy.

[fsn]

Another vote for team Grumpy!

[Sandinista]

As much as I hate the Nazis, why not use the flag they used?

Seems odd to me that we want to play with the model tanks of the Third Reich, but the flag is a no no. Our games represent people being killed but a wonky cross is beyond the pale, seems quite mad.

Cheers
Ian

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

As much as I hate the Nazis, why not use the flag they used?

Seems odd to me that we want to play with the model tanks of the Third Reich, but the flag is a no no. Our games represent people being killed but a wonky cross is beyond the pale, seems quite mad.

Cheers
Ian

Is it because it's illegal in certain countries? And Leon wants multinational sales...

[Westmarcher]

I knew you could get into trouble with the law in Germany. Have now found out that public displays of the swastika will also get you in trouble with the law in Austria (obvious, when you think of Germany), Hungary, Lithuania, Poland and Brazil.