The ship was flying a German flag at the time, and her owners were fined $25,000.
Along with black both red and gold, the other two colours of the German flag, have been included in the strip over the years.
A large German flag was raised on the square in the night from 2 to 3 October 1990.
The black, red, and gold refers to the colors of the German flag.
Brown's first event playing under the German flag was Eckental.
The chiefs were kept under house arrest until the next morning, when the annexation ceremony began with the raising of the German flag.
The German flag was guarded by police throughout the tournament.
Since 1988, many of the home kit's designs incorporate details patterned after the German flag.
It is similar to the old Imperial German flag.
