Gallery of armed forces flags

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This is a gallery of flags of the branches of the armed forces of various countries.

armed forces[edit]

air force[edit]

Main categories: Air force and Air force ensigns

army[edit]

marines[edit]

navy[edit]

Main category: Naval flags

coast guard[edit]

former armed forces flags[edit]

Bulgaria[edit]

Kingdom of Bulgaria[edit]

  • Bulgaria Naval Jack 1908–1949

    Bulgaria Naval Jack 1908–1949

  • Bulgaria Naval Ensign 1878–1944

    Bulgaria Naval Ensign 1878–1944

People's Republic of Bulgaria[edit]

  • War flag of Bulgaria People's Army

    War flag of Bulgaria People's Army

  • Naval Jack of Bulgaria People's Navy 1949-1955

    Naval Jack of Bulgaria People's Navy 1949-1955

  • Naval Ensign of Bulgaria People's Navy 1949-1955

    Naval Ensign of Bulgaria People's Navy 1949-1955

  • Naval Jack of Bulgaria People's Navy 1955-1963

    Naval Jack of Bulgaria People's Navy 1955-1963

  • Naval Jack of Bulgaria People's Navy 1963-1990

    Naval Jack of Bulgaria People's Navy 1963-1990

  • Naval Ensign of Bulgaria People's Navy 1955-1990

    Naval Ensign of Bulgaria People's Navy 1955-1990

Canada[edit]

Republic of China[edit]

  • Flag of the army of the Republic of China ca. 1913-1928.

    Flag of the army of the Republic of China ca. 1913-1928.

  • (variant)

    (variant)

Colombia (Granadine Confederation)[edit]

Confederate States of America (unrecognized regime)[edit]

  • The First Confederate Navy Jack, 1861–1863

    The First Confederate Navy Jack, 1861–1863

  • The First Confederate Navy Ensign, 1861–1863

    The First Confederate Navy Ensign, 1861–1863

  • The Second Confederate Navy Jack, 1863–1865

    The Second Confederate Navy Jack, 1863–1865

  • The Second Confederate Navy Ensign, 1863–1865

    The Second Confederate Navy Ensign, 1863–1865

Independent State of Croatia[edit]

Czechoslovakia[edit]

  • Czech Partisans in Socialist Yugoslavia

    Czech Partisans in Socialist Yugoslavia

  • Naval flag of Czechoslovakia (1935-1955)

    Naval flag of Czechoslovakia (1935-1955)

  • Naval flag of Czechoslovakia (1955-1960)

    Naval flag of Czechoslovakia (1955-1960)

  • War flag of Czechoslovak People's Army (1960-1990)

    War flag of Czechoslovak People's Army (1960-1990)

Egypt[edit]

Germany[edit]

German Confederation[edit]

German Empire (navy)[edit]

  • 1871-1903 Naval Jack

    1871-1903 Naval Jack

  • 1903-1918 Naval Jack

    1903-1918 Naval Jack

  • 1871-1892 War ensign

    1871-1892 War ensign

  • 1892-1903 War ensign

    1892-1903 War ensign

  • 1903-1918 War ensign

    1903-1918 War ensign

German Reich[edit]

East Germany[edit]

Hungary[edit]

Hungarian Kingdom[edit]

  • Colour of the Honvéd Army (1848–1849)

    Colour of the Honvéd Army (1848–1849)

  • Colour of the Royal Hungarian Landwehr (1869–1918), (obverse)

    Colour of the Royal Hungarian Landwehr (1869–1918), (obverse)

  • Colour of the Royal Hungarian Landwehr (1869–1918), (reverse)

    Colour of the Royal Hungarian Landwehr (1869–1918), (reverse)

Hungarian Soviet Republic[edit]

  • Naval Ensign

    Naval Ensign

  • Naval Jack

    Naval Jack

Hungarian Kingdom[edit]

Royal Hungarian Army[edit]
  • War Flag (1920–1938)

    War Flag (1920–1938)

  • War Flag (1939–1945)

    War Flag (1939–1945)

  • Infantry colour (1920–1938), (obverse)

    Infantry colour (1920–1938), (obverse)

  • Infantry colour (1920–1938), (reverse)

    Infantry colour (1920–1938), (reverse)

  • Infantry colour (1939–1945), (obverse)

    Infantry colour (1939–1945), (obverse)

  • Cavalry standard (1939–1945), (reverse)

    Cavalry standard (1939–1945), (reverse)

  • Bicycle and motorised infantry battalions' standard (1939–1945)

    Bicycle and motorised infantry battalions' standard (1939–1945)

Hungarian Defence Forces[edit]
  • Infantry colour (1945), (obverse)

    Infantry colour (1945), (obverse)

  • Regimental colour of the 1st Infantry Division (1945–1946)

    Regimental colour of the 1st Infantry Division (1945–1946)

Royal Hungarian River Guard[edit]
  • Naval Ensign (1921–1939)

    Naval Ensign (1921–1939)

  • Naval Ensign (1939–1945)

    Naval Ensign (1939–1945)

  • Naval Jack (1921–1945)

    Naval Jack (1921–1945)

  • Naval Jack (1921–1939)

    Naval Jack (1921–1939)

  • Naval Jack (1939–1945)

    Naval Jack (1939–1945)

Hungarian Republic[edit]

Hungarian Defence Forces[edit]
  • Regimental colour of the 1st Infantry Division (1946–1949)

    Regimental colour of the 1st Infantry Division (1946–1949)

  • Infantry colour and armoured regiments' standard (1949)

    Infantry colour and armoured regiments' standard (1949)

  • Cavalry and motorised rifle regiments' standard (1949)

    Cavalry and motorised rifle regiments' standard (1949)

Honvéd River Guard[edit]
  • Naval Ensign (1946–1948)

    Naval Ensign (1946–1948)

  • Naval Ensign (1948–1949)

    Naval Ensign (1948–1949)

  • Naval Jack (1948–1949)

    Naval Jack (1948–1949)

Hungarian People's Republic[edit]

Hungarian People's Army[edit]
  • Infantry colour and armoured regiments' standard (1949–1950)

    Infantry colour and armoured regiments' standard (1949–1950)

  • Infantry colour and armoured regiments' standard (1950–1957)

    Infantry colour and armoured regiments' standard (1950–1957)

  • Infantry colour and armoured regiments' standard (1957–1989)

    Infantry colour and armoured regiments' standard (1957–1989)

  • Cavalry and motorised rifle regiments' standard (1949–1950)

    Cavalry and motorised rifle regiments' standard (1949–1950)

  • Cavalry and motorised rifle regiments' standard (1950–1957)

    Cavalry and motorised rifle regiments' standard (1950–1957)

  • Cavalry and motorised rifle regiments' standard (1957–1976)

    Cavalry and motorised rifle regiments' standard (1957–1976)

Honvéd River Flotilla[edit]
  • Naval Ensign (1949–1950)

    Naval Ensign (1949–1950)

  • Naval Ensign (1950–1955)

    Naval Ensign (1950–1955)

  • Naval Ensign (1955–1957)

    Naval Ensign (1955–1957)

  • Naval Ensign (1957–1989)

    Naval Ensign (1957–1989)

  • Naval Jack (1949–1950)

    Naval Jack (1949–1950)

  • Naval Jack (1950–1955)

    Naval Jack (1950–1955)

  • Naval Jack (1955–1957)

    Naval Jack (1955–1957)

  • Naval Jack (1957–1989)

    Naval Jack (1957–1989)

Iran (Persia)[edit]

Qajar Dynasty[edit]

  • War Ensign of of Fath Ali Shah

    War Ensign of of Fath Ali Shah

  • Qajar War Ensign until 1906

    Qajar War Ensign until 1906

  • Qajar War Ensign 1907-1933

    Qajar War Ensign 1907-1933

Pahlavi Dynasty[edit]

  • Pahlavi War Ensign 1933-1964

    Pahlavi War Ensign 1933-1964

  • Pahlavi War Ensign 1964-1979

    Pahlavi War Ensign 1964-1979

  • Pahlavi War Ensign 1979-1980

    Pahlavi War Ensign 1979-1980

Italy[edit]

Kingdom of Italy[edit]

Italian Social Republic[edit]

South Africa[edit]

Army[edit]

Air Forces[edit]

  • 1920-1940

    1920-1940

  • 1940-1951

    1940-1951

  • 1951-1958

    1951-1958

  • 1970-1981

    1970-1981

  • 1967-1970

    1967-1970

  • 1958-1967

    1958-1967

  • 1981-1982

    1981-1982

  • 1982-1994

    1982-1994

  • 1994-2003

    1994-2003

Navy[edit]

  • 1922-1946

    1922-1946

  • 1946-1951

    1946-1951

  • 1951-1952

    1951-1952

  • 1952-1981

    1952-1981

  • 1981-1994

    1981-1994

Sri Lanka (Ceylon)[edit]

Thailand (Siam)[edit]

  • Royal Siamese Army in Haw Wars (1885–1887)

    Royal Siamese Army in Haw Wars (1885–1887)

  • Royal Siamese Army (1891–1908)

    Royal Siamese Army (1891–1908)

  • Siamese Expeditionary Force in World War I, obverse (1917–1918)

    Siamese Expeditionary Force in World War I, obverse (1917–1918)

  • Siamese Expeditionary Force in World War I, reverse (1917–1918)

    Siamese Expeditionary Force in World War I, reverse (1917–1918)

Soviet Union[edit]

Spain[edit]

United States Armed Forces[edit]

Yugoslavia[edit]

Kingdom of Yugoslavia[edit]

  • Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia 1919 - 1920

    Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia 1919 - 1920

  • Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia

    Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia

SFR Yugoslavia[edit]

  • Armed Forces Flag of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Units of Yugoslavia in 1942

    Armed Forces Flag of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Units of Yugoslavia in 1942

  • Naval Ensign of the National Liberation Navy and Partisan Units of Yugoslavia in 1942

    Naval Ensign of the National Liberation Navy and Partisan Units of Yugoslavia in 1942

  • Naval jack of the National Liberation Navy and Partisan Units of Yugoslavia in 1942

    Naval jack of the National Liberation Navy and Partisan Units of Yugoslavia in 1942

  • Naval Ensign of the SFR Yugoslav Navy (used up to 1991.)

    Naval Ensign of the SFR Yugoslav Navy (used up to 1991.)

  • Naval Jack of the SFR Yugoslav Navy (used up to 1991.)

    Naval Jack of the SFR Yugoslav Navy (used up to 1991.)

related property[edit]

More broadly, any flag used by armed forces to represent themselves or the nation they serve can be considered a war or military flag.

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