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Naval Rank Flags 1960-1990 (East Germany)

Last modified: 2001-11-16 by santiago dotor
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Flag of the Defence Minister

Flagge des Verteidigungsministers

[Defence Minister (East Germany)] 3:5
by Jaume Ollé, reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Blue flag with the Arms in the center. Uncertain as to whether arms are surrounded by wreath. Ratio 3:5.

Norman Martin, 13 January 1998


Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of Staff

[Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of Staff (East Germany)] 3:5
by Jaume Ollé, reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias


Deputy Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy

(Service Flag for Admirals / Dienstflagge der Admirale der Volksmarine ?)

[Deputy Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy (East Germany)] 3:5
by Jaume Ollé, reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Service Flag for Admirals (also described by Carsten Linke as Deputy Minister and Chief of the Volksmarine). Blue flag with the National People's Army emblem in the center and a yellow anchor in the upper hoist. Ratio 3:5. Illustrated in Oliver 1993, p. 31. Uncertain what the relation between this flag and the Admiral's flag may be.

Norman Martin, 13 January 1998


Admiral's Flag

Admiralsflagge

[Admiral (East Germany)] 3:5
by Jaume Ollé, reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Blue with a yellow anchor in the center and 3 yellow stars vertically in the fly.

Norman Martin, 13 January 1998


Vice Admiral's Flag

Vizeadmiralsflagge (Deputy Chief of the Volksmarine?)

[Vice Admiral (East Germany)] 3:5
by Jaume Ollé, reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Same as Admiral's flag, but with 2 yellow stars in the base of the fly.

Norman Martin, 13 January 1998


Rear Admiral's Flag

Konteradmiralsflagge

[Rear Admiral (East Germany)] 3:5
by Jaume Ollé, reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Same as admiral's flag, but with one yellow star in fly.

Norman Martin, 13 January 1998


Pennant of a Section Commander

Stander eines Abteilungschefs

[Section Commander (East Germany)]
by Jaume Ollé, reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias


Pennant of a Group Commander

Stander eines Gruppenchefs

[Group Commander (East Germany)]
by Jaume Ollé, reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias


Pennant of a Flotilla Commander

Stander eines Flotillenchefs / Stander eines Brigadenchefs

[Flotilla Commander (East Germany)]
by Jaume Ollé, reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Meyers Neues Lexikon, Leipzig, 1974 contains the following rank flags of the DDR: Stander der Volksmarine: Brigadenchef, Abteilungchef, Gruppenchef.

Victor Lomantsov, 9 February 2001

FOTW shows images for Abteilungchef and Gruppenchef. There is a third one for a Flotilla Commander or Flotillenchef. If I am not mistaken, a flotilla is the Navy equivalent to a brigade in the Army. Maybe the Brigadenchef flag in Meyers Neues Lexikon is the same as the Flotillenchef flag in FOTW?

Volker Moerbitz Keith, 9 February 2001

Stander of Brigadenchef in Meyers Neues Lexikon, Leipzig, 1974, is swallowtailed blue-white-blue indeed.

Victor Lomantsov, 10 February 2001


Seniority Pennant

Stander eines Reedeältesten

[Seniority Pennant (East Germany)]
by Jaume Ollé, reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias