War Ensign and other Naval Flags 1960-1990 (East Germany)

Volksmarine

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3:5
by Jaume Ollé
Flag adopted 1960, abolished 1990

• War Ensign 1960-1990 (Service Flag for Warships and Boats of the People's Navy / Dienstflagge der Kriegschiffe und Boote der Volksmarine)
• Auxiliary Navy Vessels' Ensign 1966-1990 (Dienstflagge der Rettungschiffe und Boote der Volksmarine)
• Coastal Frontier Brigade Ensign 1962-1990 (Dienstflagge der Schiffe und Boote der Grenzbrigade Küste)
• Ensign of the Hydrographic Service 1966-1990 (Flagge der Hydrographischendienst)
• Ensign of the Rescue Service 1966-1990 (Flagge der Rettungsdienst)
• Jack (Gösch)
• Commissioning Pennant for Auxiliary Vessels (Wimpel eines Kommandanten (Hilfsschiffe))

See also:

• Naval Rank Flags 1960-1990 (East Germany)
• East Germany 1949-1990
• Ensigns and other Naval Flags (Federal Republic of Germany 1949-nowadays)

Service Flag for Warships and Boats of the People's Navy
Dienstflagge der Kriegschiffe und Boote der Volksmarine

3:5
by Jaume Ollé
Flag adopted 1960, abolished 1990

Similar in design to the National People's Army flag except that a black-red-gold tricolor replaces the center red stripe and the top (black) and bottom (gold) stripes are replaced by red ones. In use 1960-1990. Illustrated in Pedersen 1971, p. 33 and Smith 1975, p. 228.

Norman Martin, February 1998

The date of adoption of the war ensign is 3 November 1960 according to Keubke and Kunz, Uniformen der nationalen Volksarmee der DDR 1956-1986, Berlin, 1990. Pedersen 1979 and Smith 1975 both give the year without date.

Norman Martin, 21 June 2000

Dienstflagge der Rettungschiffe und Boote der Volksmarine<