Gott mit uns

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Gott mit uns (meaning God With Us) was the motto of the royal house of Prussia, and part of the military emblem of Prussia and later Germany.

During the Second World War, Wehrmacht soldiers wore this slogan on their belt buckles, as opposed to members of the Waffen SS, who wore the motto Meine Ehre heißt Treue (my honor is loyalty).

Used as war cry in the Thirty Years' War. One of three official mottoes by Gustavus Adolphus (Gustav II Adolf in Swedish). This of course predates any use by a Prussian King, Elector or German Emperor, but the expression is probably used by others as well. Note the Battle cry reference to Nobiscum Deus (Latin, "God with us"), used by Romans and East-Romans as a battle cry.