This flag was used as a symbol on Nazi Germany's ground forces (i.e. tanks, vehicles) to prevent their Air Force from firing on friendly forces. however, this flag was only largly used during the early campaigns in Poland, france, and early invasion of Russia. around the 1943-1944 period, these flags were all replaced with the "normal" Nazi swastika flag.
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(from top to bottom) black, white, and red with a black cross in the center.
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Sounds like he would have retrieved it from a German SS Officer, most probably of the 3rd Division SS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_SS_Division_Totenkopf Then badge itself is called the Totenkopf
The German Nazi flag has a red backround white circle in the middle with a thing that looks like a black spider with 4 legsThe German word for Swastika is Hakencruz or bent cross. The swastika is a simple cross (+) and at each "leg" it has a branch that is perpindicular to the leg and all pointing to the Left.This symbol is an ancient symbol that was used by many cultures. The Nazi version is the same but it is rotated so the main legs of the cross(+) are at 45-degrees from horizontal.
Simple answer: Yes. The German army in WWII regarded medics much the same as Americans did medics and navy corpsmen. Medics in the German army wore armlets with a red cross on a white background, were generally unarmed and were considered protected under the Geneva Conventions.