Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold The Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold (, ""Black, Red, Gold Banner of the Reich"") was an organization in Germany during the Weimar Republic, formed by members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the German Centre Party, and the (liberal) German Democratic Party in 1924. Its goal was to defend parliamentary democracy against internal subversion and extremism from the left and right, to teach the population to respect the new Republic, to honor its flag and the constitution. Its name is derived from the Flag of Germany adopted in 1919, the colors of which were associated with liberal parliamentary democracy and
Sebastian F. Schwarz he was made Cavaliere of the Order of the Star of Italy in recognition of his propagation and support of Italian artists and art. Sebastian F. Schwarz Sebastian F. Schwarz (born 1974 in Rostock, East Germany) is a German-born musician, teacher and administrator. He studied vocal performance and musicology in Berlin and Conservatory Benedetto Marcello in Venice，and theatre management in Venice. He worked as a language coach for German, English and Russian productions at Teatro La Fenice and as an artists’ manager in Milan and Venice. For several years, he taught history of music and at tertiary level. He was