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![[Society for German-Soviet Friendship (East Germany)]](../images/d/de}dsf.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 12 Mar 2009
Its flag was a white (probably 3:5) flag with the organization's emblem
in the center. The emblem consisted of a Soviet and a GDR flag flying next
to each other, surrounded by the words für Deutsch Sowjetische Freundschaft.
Volker Mörbitz Keith, 28 Jun 2000
A white flag with DSF symbol in center. The symbol showed the Soviet
and German Democratic Republic flags flying next
to each other, surrounded by the words FÃœR DEUTSCH-SOWJETISCHE FREUNDSCHAFT.
The flag was flown at May day parades, events organized by the society
and whenever Soviet officials visited East Germany. Source: German
Democratic Republic propaganda website.
Volker Moerbitz Keith, 24 Jan 2001
RARE/HISTORIC SOCIETY FOR GERMAN-SOVIET FRIENDSHIP FLAG
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Originally founded as Society for the Studies of Soviet Culture to accustom
Germans with the rather unfamiliar Russian culture, the DSF later became
a pure propaganda tool. As an interesting turn of events, with the start
of reforms in the Soviet Union, membership increased as a sign of support
for Gorbatchev's Perestroika policy. The Society's flag was white with
the DSF symbol in the center. The symbol showed the Soviet and German Democratic
Republic flags flying next to each other, surrounded by the words FÃœR
DEUTSCH-SOWJETISCHE FREUNDSCHAFT.
The flag is a large 47 x 76 inches.
William Garrison, 10 Mar 2009