A war ensign, also known as a military flag, battle flag, or standard, is a variant of a national flag for use by a country's military forces when on land...

May 15, 1870, as a policy of the Meiji government, it was adopted as the war flag of the Imperial Japanese Army, and on October 7, 1889, it was adopted as...

Reichskriegsflagge (German: [ˈʁaɪçsˌkʁiːksflaɡə], lit. 'Imperial War Flag') refers to several war flags and war ensigns used by the German armed forces in history....

A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular) with distinctive colours and design. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration...

The flags of the Confederate States of America have a history of three successive designs during the American Civil War. The flags were known as the "Stars...

having created the flag. It was first used on social media on 28 February 2022, and has been flown by Russian expatriates at various anti-war protests. One...

The national flag of Greece, popularly referred to as the "turquoise and white one" (Greek: Γαλανόλευκη, Galanólefki) or the "azure and white" (Κυανόλευκη...

military war flag, which was adopted by the Lombard Legion in Milan on 11 October 1796. After 7 January 1797, popular support for the Italian flag grew steadily...

XIII allowed the use of the flag as a war flag. It was the Congress of Tucumán which finally designated it as the national flag, in 1816. A yellow Sun of...

land and the war flag used by the British Army have the proportions 3:5. The flag's height-to-length proportions at sea are 1:2. The Union Flag also features...

German war flag on land. In 1956, the Dienstflagge der Seestreitkräfte der Bundeswehr (Flag of the German Navy) was introduced: the government flag ending...

national flag of Japan is a rectangular white banner with a crimson-red circle at its center. The flag is officially called the Nisshōki (日章旗, 'flag of the...

of flags used in Italy. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Italy. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of...

this flag is its usage to indicate a state of war if it is displayed with the red side on top, which is effectively achieved by flipping the flag upside-down...

The Lone Star Flag is the official flag of the U.S. state of Texas. The flag, flown at homes and businesses statewide, is highly popular among Texans and...

arms from the flag and created the state and war flags. The Civil flag lacks coat of arms. The state flag (pabellón nacional), used by state institutions...

and smaller than the national ensign or war flag. Some countries fly a smaller version of the national or war flag, or its canton on its own. France and...

Prussia in 1947 following World War II. The Prussian national and merchant flag was originally a simple black-white-black flag issued on May 22, 1818, but...

A national flag is a flag that represents and symbolizes a given nation. It is flown by the government of that nation, but can also be flown by its citizens...

part in the Crusades, a war flag was flown alongside the black-gold imperial banner. This flag, known as the "Saint George Flag", was a white cross on...

Civil War; Union victory solidified its status as a national flag. Because of the country's emergence as a superpower in the 20th century, the flag is now...

This list of German flags details flags and standards that have been or are currently used by Germany between 1848 and the present. Pennant for the German...

White flags have had different meanings throughout history and depending on the locale. The white flag is an internationally recognized protective sign...

The flag of Bolivia is the national flag of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. It was originally adopted in 1851. The state and war flag is a horizontal...

national flag of Uruguay (Spanish: Pabellón Nacional) is one of the three official flags of Uruguay along with the flag of Artigas and the flag of the Treinta...

tricolour of white, red, and blue was used for the duration of the war. The 1920–1939 flag was restored in 1945. The traditional colours of the Czech lands...

family Flag of the Faroe Islands (1919) Flag of Finland (1918) State flag of Finland (1918) War flag and naval ensign of Finland (1918) Flag of the president...

Araucana, the colors were derived from those from the flag flown by the Mapuche during the Arauco War. "Flag Day" is held each year on the ninth of July to commemorate...

adopted after the 1877–1878 Russo-Turkish War, when Bulgaria gained de facto independence. The national flag at times had as a supplement the state emblem...

The national flag of Norway (Bokmål: Norges flagg; Nynorsk: Noregs flagg; lit. 'Norway's flag') is red with a navy blue Scandinavian cross bordered in...