Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945) - Rank Flags (Part 1)

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• Poglavnik's Personal Standard
  • Flag According to N. Thomas & K. Mikulan's Book
  • The "Curl" According to Neubecker
• Minister of Armed Forces
• Minister
• Vojskovodja (Marchal)
• Commander of the Armed Forces
• Admiral
• Vice-admiral
• Rear Admiral
• Part 2

See also:

• Croatia
• Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945)
• Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945) - Flags for use at Sea
• Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945) - Ustasha Youth Flags

Poglavnik's Personal Standard

by Željko Heimer

detail of hoist upper corner ("curl")
by Željko Heimer, 4 October 1999

I just received most kindly from Emil Dreier some materials on the flags of WW II Croatia. Among other things there is the copy from official gazette that can certainly remove all questions regarding this flag. Both my image sent previously, and the one sent by Mark, as well as some other images shown in vex- publications, have some minor errors according to the prescriptions in official gazette. Instead of listing what is wrong and what is right, I better give the definition as given there, and then if necesserily take a look at certain elements remaining "unclear".

The source is "Zakonska odredba o drzavnom grbu, drzavnoj zastavi, Poglavnikovoj zastavi, drzavnom pecatu, pecatima drzavnih i samoupravnih ureda" (Legal regulations on the state coat of arms, the state flag, the flag of Poglavnik, the state seal and the seals of state and self-governing offices), 28 April 1941, issued in "Narodne novine" (Official gazette) nr. 15/CV, 30 April 1941 and signed by Poglavnik Dr. Ante Pavelic. The regulations became valid on the day of issue in the official gazette.

The article 3 define the flag of Poglavnik ("leader"). My translation follows:

"The flag of Poglavnik, that is hoisted in his office, on his quarters if he is present, and which is carried beside him in all ceremonial occasions, is the flag of 25 square fields, interchangeably white and red (blood colour), ordered in five rows so that in upper first row the first field is white. In that row, in the first white field near hoist is the curl ["curly ornament"] described in article 1 made in silver on white area, and in the middle of the curl is big [capital] dark blue letter U. Around these 25 fields there is a thin golden border, and around this outer border consisting of squares diagonally divided by white stripe. T