German Army Officer’s Pennant
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SKU: 20.GOR.05.012.000
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With two triangular panels of green rayon sewn back-to-back, large white army eagle insignia independently embroidered in white on both panels, left and right-facing eagles, obverse and reverse respectively, top and bottom edges trimmed in a strip of white cotton-rayon, left side with a white cord fed through the navy blue hoist sleeve, magnetic metal clips at either end of the hoist sleeve for attachment to a car flagpole, extremely fine.
The flags of the Wehrmacht were initially the old tradition flags of the Imperial Army, which had also been the flags of the Reichswehr. New Wehrmacht flags were introduced on March 16, 1936. All individual colours of units were replaced by the Reich War Flag on August 28, 1944.
Flags and pennants were not only used for individual units, but also to identify high-ranking officers or command posts. Staff flags for commanding officers of units usually showed numbers and (Latin) letters, at least in times of peace, to help identify units more accurately.
There are also National Insignia Pennants (Hoheitszeichen) for officers that were used exclusively on motor vehicles.
The Officer’s Pennant (Hoheitszeichen für Offiziere) was introduced on November 10, 1934. It is a triangular field-grey pennant with a white national eagle. A white ribbon along the sides was added by an order from August 13, 1936.
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