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Wasserstrassen-Unterhaltungsbetrieb (East Germany)

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[Wasserstrassen-Unterhaltungsbetrieb (East Germany)] image sent by Jan Mertens, 20 Jun 2009

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Wasserstrassen-Unterhaltungsbetrieb

Here is a GDR flag found on this site dedicated to GDR inland shipping: placed rather low, just below the blue title “WWD / Schifffahrtsaufsicht / Wasserstraßenamt &  Wasserstrassenbau”. It a white flag bearing a combined symbol: vertically aligned initials “WBU” (arranged in the shape of a triangle) in front of an anchor with large flukes and two wavy lines, all within an orle and all design elements being blue, the initials somewhat darker.

According to the same website, the WBU (i.e. Wasserstrassen-Unterhaltungsbetrieb or Waterway Servicing Enterprise) was founded in 1980 as part of a larger body responsible for all aspects of this branch of transportation, and had two main offices: Magdeburg and Eberswalde plus four more local branches. On German unity, the organization was integrated into the Federal German body responsible (1990).
No photos or other sources for this flag found, as yet.
Jan Mertens, 20 Jun 2009