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German Rowing Clubs in Hannover

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[DRV-pennant] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2006
pennant of the Deutscher Ruderverband (DRV, German Rowing Association) See also:

Source:
If source is not given explicitely, all information is available from the flag chart of : Rudersportalmanach 1977.

ATV Hannover

[ATV Hannover (German RC)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2011

Name: Akademische Turnverbindung Hannover
Located in: Hannover
Established: 28 November 1950
Description of flag:
It is a blue over white over black horizontal tricolour. The image is doubtful, but normally the colours of a fraternity appear as horizontal stripes in its flag.
Source: postcard series about fraternities
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2011

Erster Frauen RC Hannover

[(German RC)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2011

Name: Erster Frauen-Ruder-Club Hannover 1928 e.V.
Located in: Hannover
Established: 25 Oct 1928
Description of flag:
The black sheet is has white stripes at top and bottom edges. Within the black field is a white fleur de lis pointing to the fly.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2011

Hannoverscher RC 1880

[Hannoverscher RC (German RC)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2007

Name: Hannoverscher Ruder-Club von 1880 e.V. (established as: Hannoverscher Ruder-Club "Bahnfrei" von 1880 e.V.)
Located in: Hannover
Established: 16 May 1880
Description of flag:
It is a white flag divided by a blue saltire. There are black inscriptions "H" (top), "R" (hoist), "C" (fly) and "1880" (bottom). The centre of the saltire is a yellow diamond containing a light green clover leaf. The diamond is a modification of the inescutcheon of the city of Hannover and was used there since 15th century.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2007

RG Angaria

[RG Angaria (German RC)]
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2007 		[RG Angaria 1st pennant (German RC)]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 29 Jan 2026 		   

Name: Rudergemeinschaft "Angaria" e.V.
Located in: Hannover
Established: 15 January 1886
Description of flag:
It is a triangular pennant (see left image above). Its left half (hoist) is divided by saltire into green (hoist), red (fly) and white (bottom and top). The right half (fly) is red over green divided from one another and from the left half by white lines shaped like a lying "T". The former pennant (see right image above) had converging lines at fly.
Sources: Wassersport (weekly) 1939, no.32, p.868
For further information click:club webpage. WS1939/32/868
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2007 / 29 Jan 2026

RG Angaria

[ARBV Hannover (German RC)]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 29 Jan 2026 		[ARV Hannover (German RC)]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 29 Jan 2026 		   

It is the same with the pennants of the clubs predecessors with additional black inscriptions on hoist quarters as follows:
1) Akademischer Ruder- und Ballspiel Verein der königlich technischen Hochschule zu Hannover(inscription: ARBV) (see left image above)
2) Akademischer Verein (inscription: ARVH) (see right image above) aka Akademischer Ruderverein Hannover Sources:

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    • and Wassersport (weekly) 1903, no.13, p.138, 1905/31 p.457 and 1912, no.33, p.603 and 1922, no.18, p.219
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2026

    RV Linden

    [RV Linden (German RC)]
    image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2007     		[RV Linden old (German RC)]
    image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2021     		   

    Name: Ruderverein Linden von 1911 e.V.
    Located in: Hannover
    Established: 27 February 1911
    The current flag (see left image above) is blue with two horizontal red stripes and a white 6-point star in the centre of the flag. The canton is white with red capital letters "RVL" over a red "1911". The first (see right image above) flag was a square flag parted by a saltire, blue in upper fly and lower hoist, red in lower fly and upper hoist and white in centre, flanked by golden-yellow initials "R" (hoist), "V" (top) and "L" (fly)
    Source: pins at ebay
    For further information click:club webpage.
    Source:
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2021

    WSV Altwarmbüchen

    [WSV Altwarmbüchen (German RC)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2011

    Name: WEassersportverein Altwarmbüchen e.V.
    Located in: Hannover
    Established: 1 May 1973
    Description of flag:
    The flag is white, the lower half is coverd with alternating blue and green waves. The 2nd wave from top is white with a black inscription at fly: "WASSERSPORTVEREIN ALTWARMBÜCHEN". In the canton is a stylised blue and green "A"-
    Source: club webpage
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2011

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