Balkenkreuz
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The Balkenkreuz is a straight-armed cross that was first introduced in 1916–1918 and later became the emblem of the Wehrmacht and its branches from 1935 until the end of World War II. It was used by t
The "Knowlton" Fokker D.VII with late-1918 Balkenkreuz of the German Empire's Luftstreitkräfte on fuselage.
The Smithsonian's restored Fw 190F, showing both forms of Balkenkreuz in "low-visibility" (flanks-only) form
Panzer I tank in a museum, with Polish-campaign "white cross" German insignia
Cross pattée
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A cross pattée or cross patty, also known as a cross formée or cross formy, or even a Templar cross, is a type of Christian cross with arms that are narrow at the centre and often flared in a curve or
Balkenkreuz
…the Balkenkreuz that do not "cap" the ends of the cross in either case, but with the "flanks" following the flared arms of the earlier German Empire's cross pattée (Eisernes Kreuz/iron cross) instead, from the 1916-1918 era. Cossack cross…
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Coat of arms of the Brotherhood of Blackheads shown in the House of the Blackheads, Riga
Guards at Poland's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw. Behind them, the Virtuti Militari emblem.
Black tapestries used in Belém Palace with a golden cross alisée in each corner