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The Nazis continued the use of the Naval rank flags which the Weimar Republic had inherited from the Imperial Navy. In addition they installed 3 new ones: Generaladmiralsflagge, Grossadmiralsflagge and Flagge des Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine, sofern er nicht Grossadmiral ist.
Norman Martin, January 1998
![[Grand Admiral (Third Reich, Germany)]](../images/d/de-gross.gif)
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Image by Jaume Ollé
Like the Imperial Grossadmiral's Flag with a gold Nazi national eagle replacing the imperial crown. Illustrated in Flaggenbuch 1939, pl. IV.
Norman Martin, January 1998
![Inspector Admiral of the Navy (third reich, germany)]](../images/d/de_inspe.gif)
1:1 Image by Jaume Ollé
The Grossadmiral's Flag with a broad blue border. Introduced 30th January 1943. Illustrated in Flaggenbuch 1939, pl. IVa (color) and Davis 1975, p. 127 (black and white).
Norman Martin, January 1998
![[Commander-in-Chief of the Navy if not a Grand Admiral (Third Reich, Germany)]](../images/d/de-cjm.gif)
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Image by Jaume Ollé
The Admiral's flag with gold crossed swords behind the Iron Cross. Illustrated in Flaggenbuch 1939, pl. IV.
Norman Martin, January 1998
![[General Admiral (Third Reich, Germany)]](../images/d/de-gadm.gif)
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Image by Jaume Ollé
The Admiral's flag with gold crossed swords in the lower hoist. Illustrated Flaggenbuch 1939, pl. IV (color) and Davis 1975, p. 125 (black and white).
Norman Martin, January 1998
![[Admiral 1867-1945 and 1956-nowadays (Germany)]](../images/d/de~adm.gif)
1:1 Image by Marcus Schmöger
On a white field a narrow Iron Cross whose arms reach the edge of the flag. (...) This flag was probably in use as early as 1867, certainly by the mid 1880s and has continued in use until today, except for the few years in which there was no German Navy, and for East Germany from 1945 until 1990. Illustrated in Flaggenbuch 1939 p. 4.
Norman Martin, 1998
![[Admirals Car Pennant (Third Reich, Germany)]](../images/d/de_dka.gif)
Image by Jaume Ollé
Like the Car Pennant for Other Members of the Navy, but with a wider gold border, decorated with swastikas.
Norman Martin, March 1998
![[Vice Admiral 1867-1945 and since 1956 (Germany)]](../images/d/de~vad.gif)
1:1 Image by Marcus Schmöger
The admiral's flag with a black ball in the upper hoist. This flag was probably in use as early as 1867, certainly by the mid 1880s and has continued in use until today, except for the few years in which there was no German Navy, and for East Germany from 1945 until 1990. Illustrated in Flaggenbuch 1939 p. 4.
Norman Martin, 1998
The diameter of the black disc should be 9/50ths of the flag's height, according to Flaggenbuch 1939.
Santiago Dotor, 25 May 2000
![[Rear Admiral 1867-1945 and since 1956 (Germany)]](../images/d/de~rad.gif)
1:1 Image by Marcus Schmöger
The admiral's flag with a black ball in the upper hoist and one in the lower hoist. This flag was probably in use as early as 1867, certainly by the mid 1880s and has continued in use until today, except for the few years in which there was no German Navy, and for East Germany from 1945 until 1990. Illustrated in Flaggenbuch 1939 p. 4.
Norman Martin, 1998
The diameter of the black discs should be 9/50ths of the flag's height, according to Flaggenbuch 1939.
Santiago Dotor, 25 May 2000
![[Navy Fortress Commanders, Navy Regimental Commanders (Third Reich, Germany)]](../images/d/de_kkfs.gif)
3:5 Image by Jaume Ollé
Black-white-black horizontal tricolor with golden anchor toward hoist.
Norman Martin, March 1998
![[Car Command Pennant for Navy Division Commander (Third Reich, Germany)]](../images/d/de_kkdc.gif)
3.5 Image by Pete Loeser
Same as the one for Navy Batallion Commanders but the fields are black, white, red (top to bottom) and the anchor is a little bitter higher. Source: John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlicht, Die Kriegsmarine: Uniforms and Traditions, Volume 3.
Marcus Wendel, 20 September 2000
![[Car Command Pennant for Navy Division Commander (Third Reich, Germany)]](../images/d/de_kkbc.gif)
3.5 Image by Pete Loeser
Same as the one for Navy Batallion Commanders but the fields are black, white, black (top to bottom) and the anchor is a little bitter higher. Source: John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlicht, Die Kriegsmarine: Uniforms and Traditions, Volume 3.
Marcus Wendel, 20 September 2000
3:5 Image by Jaume Ollé
Rectangular flag black/white/black. Originally without anchor, but it was added 20 January 1943. Source: John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlicht, Die Kriegsmarine: Uniforms and Traditions, Volume 3.
Marcus Wendel, 20 September 2000
![[Navy Batallion Commanders (Third Reich, Germany)]](../images/d/de_kkuk.gif)
3:5 Image by Jaume Ollé
White-black-white horizontal tricolor pennant with golden anchor.
Norman Martin, March 1998
Battalion Commander: as Brigade Commander but without anchor. Colors changed to white/black/white 15 June 1938 and anchor was added 20 January 1943. Source: John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlicht, Die Kriegsmarine: Uniforms and Traditions, Volume 3.
Marcus Wendel, 20 September 2000
![[Other Members of the Navy Car Pennant (Third Reich, Germany)]](../images/d/de_dkuk.gif)
Image by Jaume Ollé
Blue pennant, gold fringe, with golden party eagle carrying a wreath. Inside the wreath, a swastika.
Norman Martin, March 1998
Image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2011
The German Navy Church Pennant is a white pennant with ratio approx 2;3 divided by a red centred cross. The width of cross bars is estimated 1/7 of total height. I don't know, whether this pennant had been flown horizontally or vertically.
Source: I spotted this pennant in Maritimes Museum Hamburg on 24 September 2009.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2011