At the time, the red flags represented the unity of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). Since the 1980s, the antifa logo depicts two waving red and black flags ...

Wagenknecht, who grew up in the communist East ... their colours would match the national flag for a "Germany" coalition. If instead the Greens joined, this would lead to a black-red-green ...

The revolutionary flag was created by cutting the despised communist coat arms arms from the national flag. The media coverage of the event showed the revolution spreading across the country.