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
Rohde & Schwarz in Germany, including the around 2,000 employees at the Munich headquarters. Worldwide the company has a total of around 11,500 employees in over 70 countries. It is family-owned and self-financing. Exports account for around 90 percent of revenues. The company invests around 16 percent of its annual net revenue into research and development. Central R&D is located at company headquarters in Munich, Germany. Most products are manufactured in the Rohde & Schwarz plants in Memmingen (in Bavaria, Germany), Teisnach (in Bavaria, Germany) and Vimperk (Czech Republic). In 2005, Rohde & Schwarz acquired Hameg Instruments GmbH, a German test and measurement