One features the silhouette of a man sporting the colours of the German flag, the second those of the French flag.

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There are Hawaiian leis in the colours of the German flag, life-size porcelain dogs and alarm clocks topped with pole-dancing dolls.

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To protect themselves, aid workers have even removed from their vehicles what was once seen as a guarantee of goodwill: the German flag.

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With 25 points for a win, the German therefore needed to take the chequered flag in first place and hope Alonso finished no higher than fifth.

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There's also a Confederate national flag and various Imperial Russian, Prussian and German parade helmets, rank caps, medals, insignia and uniforms.

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The Gutmann heirs claimed that the appearance of a notorious German art dealer, Hans Wendland, in the painting's ownership record should have raised a red flag.

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