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 | Template:Country data East Germany is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. It is used indirectly by templates such as flag, flag icon, and others. |
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Standard parameters
| Parameter name | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
alias |
East Germany |
Main article name (East Germany) |
flag alias |
Flag of East Germany.svg |
Image name (File:Flag of East Germany.svg, shown on right) |
Flag variants
| Label | Flag image (40px) | Image name |
|---|---|---|
1949 | Error creating thumbnail: | Flag of Germany.svg |
EUA | File:German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg | German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg |
naval | File:Flag of warships of VM (East Germany).svg | Flag of warships of VM (East Germany).svg |
military | File:Flag of NVA (East Germany).svg | Flag of NVA (East Germany).svg |
navy | File:Flag of warships of VM (East Germany).svg | Flag of warships of VM (East Germany).svg |
army | File:Flag of NVA (East Germany).svg | Flag of NVA (East Germany).svg |
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Redirect aliases
| Alias name | {{flag|alias}} output | {{flag country|alias}} output |
|---|---|---|
GDR (view) | File:Flag of East Germany.svg GDR | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
DDR (view) | File:Flag of East Germany.svg DDR | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
German Democratic Republic (view) | File:Flag of East Germany.svg German Democratic Republic | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
See What links here for a full list of redirects.
Example usage
{{flag|East Germany}}→ File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany{{flag icon|East Germany}}→ East Germany
Using a flag variant
{{flag|East Germany|1949}}→
East Germany{{flag icon|East Germany|1949}}→
Using a redirect alias
{{flag icon|GDR}}→ East Germany{{flag country|GDR}}→ File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany{{flag|GDR}}→ File:Flag of East Germany.svg GDR
Military ensigns
This template includes a naval flag variant that can be used with Template:Naval:
{{naval|East Germany}}→ File:Flag of warships of VM (East Germany).svg Volksmarine{{flag icon|East Germany|naval}}→ East Germany
This nation's air force ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template:Air force produces the following:
{{air force|East Germany}}→ File:Flag of East Germany.svg Air Forces of the National People's Army
This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces:
{{Armed forces|East Germany}}→ File:Flag of NVA (East Germany).svg National People's Army{{flag icon|East Germany|military}}→ East Germany
This template includes an ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:
{{navy|East Germany}}→ File:Flag of warships of VM (East Germany).svg Volksmarine{{flag icon|East Germany|navy}}→ East Germany
This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:
{{army|East Germany}}→ File:Flag of NVA (East Germany).svg Land Forces of the National People's Army{{flag icon|East Germany|army}}→ East Germany
Related templates
Please see the following related country_data templates:
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Country data East Germany in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Country data East Germany
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