The black-red-gold flag remained the state flag till September 1935. At a Nuremberg Nazi Party Rally, not only were the "race laws" handed, however the Nazi swastika flag was also declared the nationwide flag. Statement by Hermann Göring, quoted within the Völkischer Beobachter (17 September 1935) (in German). The Prussian-Austrian duality throughout the Confederation ultimately led to the Austro-Prussian War in 1866. During the battle, the southern states allied with Austria adopted the black-...