Command and Rank Flags of the Army 1933-1945 (Germany)

Kommando-, Rang- und Unterscheidungszeichen

Last modified: 2004-09-10 by santiago dotor
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• Introduction
• Shade of Grey on Car Command Flags and Pennants
• Flag of the Chief of the Army Command 1932?-1935? (Flagge des Chefs der Heeresleitung)
• Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army 1935-1941 (Flagge des Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres)
• Flag of the Army Chief of Staff 1944-1945 (Kommandoflagge für den Chef des Generalstabes des Heeres)
• Car Flag for Field Marshals (Hoheitszeichen am Kraftfahrwagen für Feldmarschalle)
• Car Pennant for Army Generals (Hoheitszeichen am Kraftwagen für Generale)
• Command Flag for the Commander of an Army Group or an Army (Kommandoflagge für den Oberbefehlshaber einer Heeresgruppe oder einer Armee)
• Command Flag for the Commander of an Armoured Group (Kommandoflagge für den Befehlshaber einer Panzergruppe)
• Car Pennant for Other Members of the Army (Hoheitszeichen am Kraftwagen für die übrigen Angehörigen des Heeres)
• Command Flags of the Army 1885-1925 and 1933-1945

See also:

• Flags of the Armed Forces 1933-1945 (Wehrmacht)
• European Volunteer Units in the German Armed Forces 1941-1945
• Third Reich 1933-1945
• Germany

In connection with these German Army command flags, here is some info on World War Two nomenclature:

Heeresgruppe / Army Group

Usually 3-5 armies under a senior commander (field marshal or colonel-general), could be named or lettered, e.g. Heeresgruppe Nord, Heeresgruppe B

Armeegruppe / Group of Armies

An ad hoc command arrangement whereby the headquarters of one army was subordinated to the headquarters of another army, usually took the name of the commander, e.g. Armeegruppe Fretter-Pico

Armee / Army

Usually 3-5 corps under a colonel-general or a full general, almost always numbered, e.g. Second Army, Fifth Panzer Army

Armeeabteilung / Army Detachment