The state of Brandenburg adopted a new flag in 1945, but the design fell into disuse after East Germany dissolved the old state system in 1952. The current flag is based on the 1945 design and includes the state coat of arms. Hanover was an administrative state set up in the British zone of occupation in 1946. The state existed for less than 100 days and was reformed into the new German state of Niedersachsen. The Kingdom of Prussia emerged as a leading European power in 1701. The evolution of the Prussian state flag centered on the use of the black imperial German eagle; the flag used from 1892 to 1918 was no exception. Württemberg-Baden was a state created within the occupational zone controlled by the United States in 1945. It was reformed by a merger with Württemberg-Hohenzollern and Baden in 1952 to form the current state of Baden-Württemberg.
