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FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY |
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NAVAL ENSIGNS & FLAGS SINCE 1956
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The ensigns and flags of the modern German Navy (Deutsche Marine) were adopted from the mid-1950s onward. The ensign and jack, ceremonial color and senior appointment flags are based on the black-red-gold national flag and the national coat of arms, while the commissioning pennant, flag officers’ rank flags and command pennants are of the pattern originally adopted in the nineteenth century by the Kingdom of Prussia. The ceremonial color (Truppenfahne) is the same for all branches of the armed forces, the Navy’s being distinguished by a navy blue streamer with suitable inscriptions. When the President of the Federal Republic is embarked aboard a naval vessel, his flag is hoisted; for other senior civilian officials such as the Chancellor and the Minister of Defense the state flag is hoisted. The appointment flags for senior officers of the Navy are the same as those for the other service branches; since 1995 they have displayed an anchor. |
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