History

The SS Cavalry and Motor Standards were of the same general design as the ‘Deutschland Erwache’ Standard. Both sides are in the shape of a red square and feature a static black swastika inside a white circle. The swastika has inner white and outer black borders. The obverse reads “Deutschland erwache” (Germany, awake!), with the first word above the swastika and the second word below it. On the reverse, above the swastika are the words “Nat. Soz. Deutsche Arbeiterpartei” (National Socialist German Workers’ Party), and below the swastika is the word “Sturmabteilung” (storm detachment). However, additionally the standards feature a small black rectangle in the obverse upper right and reverse upper left corner, respectively, featuring two crossed flags and a unit number in white for cavalry units and the letter “M” and a unit number for motorised units. The flag also features black, white, and red fringe at the bottom and the non-flagpole side (left as seen from the obverse). On the flagpole side, it has five metal rings attached as fastening devices for the flagpole.