Truce Flags 1849-1852 (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Schleswig 1849-1852, Holstein 1851-1852, Waffenstillstandflaggen

Last modified: 2002-06-14 by santiago dotor
Keywords: schleswig-holstein | holstein | coat of arms (lions: blue) | coat of arms (lions: 2) | lions: 2 (blue) | cross: scandinavian (white) | canton: schleswig | canton: holstein |
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• Introduction
• Schleswig 1849-1852 (Waffenstillstandflagge für schleswigsche Schiffe / truce flag for Schleswig ships)
• Holstein 1851-1852 (Waffenstillstandflagge für holsteinische Schiffe / truce flag for Holstein ships)

See also:

• Historical Flags (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
• Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)
• Germany
• Denmark

During the war 1848-1851, vessels from Schleswig and Holstein were allowed to put their respective arms in the canton of the Dannebrog. I do not know what these flags looked like. Sources: Jessen-Klingenberg 1994 and Henningsen 1969.

Jan Oskar Engene, 12 November 1996

These two flags [Schleswig and Holstein truce flags] are shown in Mattern and Neubecker 198x.

Jaume Ollé, 27 September 1998

I checked the standard source on Danish flags, Henningsen 1969, and found a brief mentio