Variant of a national flag for use by a country's military forces when on land
For the Standard WWI steamship, see SS War Flag.
"Banner of War" redirects here. For the Yugoslav military decoration, see Order of the War Banner.
A knight (Jan I van Brabant) flying a heraldic flag in battle, in addition to the heraldic device displayed on his shield (Codex Manesse, c. 1304)
A war flag, also known as a military flag, battle flag, or standard,[1] is a variant of a national flag for use by a country's military forces when on land. The nautical equivalent is a naval ensign. Under the strictest sense of the term, few countries today currently have distinct war flags, most using a flag design that is also the state flag or general national flag for this purpose.
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The flags of the Confederate States of America have a history of three successive designs during the American Civil War. The flags were known as the "Stars...
military warflag, which was adopted by the Lombard Legion in Milan on 11 October 1796. After 7 January 1797, popular support for the Italian flag grew steadily...
The national flag of Greece, popularly referred to as the "turquoise and white one" (Greek: Γαλανόλευκη, Galanólefki) or the "azure and white" (Κυανόλευκη...
German warflag on land. In 1956, the Dienstflagge der Seestreitkräfte der Bundeswehr (Flag of the German Navy) was introduced: the government flag ending...
XIII allowed the use of the flag as a warflag. It was the Congress of Tucumán which finally designated it as the national flag, in 1816. A yellow Sun of...
and the warflag used by the British Army have the proportions 3:5. The flag's height-to-length proportions at sea are 1:2. The earlier flag of Great...
Prussia in 1947 following World War II. The Prussian national and merchant flag was originally a simple black-white-black flag issued on May 22, 1818, but...
The flag of Texas is the official flag of the U.S. state of Texas. It is well known for its prominent single white star which gives the flag its commonly-used...
this flag is its usage to indicate a state of war if it is displayed with the red side on top, which is effectively achieved by flipping the flag upside-down...
of flags used in Italy. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Italy. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of...
arms from the flag and created the state and warflags. The Civil flag lacks coat of arms. The state flag (pabellón nacional), used by state institutions...
the middle. All flags had a 3:4 ratio. Flag of Mohammad Khan Warflag of Fat′h Ali Shah Diplomatic flag of Fat′h Ali Shah Peace flag of Fat′h Ali Shah...
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This list of German flags details flags and standards that have been or are currently used by Germany between 1848 and the present. Pennant for the German...
a list of flags used in Hungary, a country located in Central Europe. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Hungary...
A national flag is a flag that represents and symbolizes a given nation. It is flown by the government of that nation, but can also be flown by its citizens...
part in the Crusades, a warflag was flown alongside the black-gold imperial banner. This flag, known as the "Saint George Flag", was a white cross on...
the Vietnam War in 1975, South Vietnam used a yellow flag with three red stripes. The red flag of North Vietnam was later adopted as the flag of the unified...
tricolour of white, red, and blue was used for the duration of the war. The 1920–1939 flag was restored in 1945. The traditional colours of the Czech lands...
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and red. The flag was first adopted after the 1877–1878 Russo-Turkish War, when Bulgaria gained de facto independence. The national flag at times was...
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