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Flags of the Air Force 1933-1945 (Germany)

Deutsche Luftwaffe

Last modified: 2004-12-29 by santiago dotor
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Flag of an Air Force Field Marshal 1941-1945

Rangflagge eines Generalfeldmarschalls der Luftwaffe

[Air Force Field Marshal 1941-1945 (Third Reich, Germany) obverse, sinister hoist]
both by Jaume Ollé | 1:1



[Air Force Field Marshal 1941-1945 (Third Reich, Germany) reverse, sinister hoist]

Obverse: A square light blue flag, at the center a Luftwaffe eagle, at each corner gold crossed batons surrounded by a gold wreath, the border gold decorated by gold swastikas. The reverse switches the position of wreathed batons and eagle (eagles at corners, batons at center). Introduced 1941. Illustrated in Flaggenbuch 1939, pl. VIIa (after 1941), Davis 1975, p. 142 (black and white) and [Roger James] Bender, The Luftwaffe, p. 287.

Norman Martin, January 1998


Flag of the Air Force Chief of Staff 1937-1941

Flagge des Chefs des Generalstabs der Luftwaffe

[Air Force Chief of Staff 1937-1941 (Third Reich, Germany)] 1:1
by Jaume Ollé

Like the flag of the Under-Secretary for Air Travel except that the main field is diagonally quartered upper and lower black, left and right white, and the wreath is eliminated. In use 1937-1941. Illustrated in Flaggenbuch 1939, pl. VII, Davis 1975, p. 105 and [Roger James] Bender, The Luftwaffe, p. 289.

Norman Martin, January 1998


Flag of the Chief of an Air Fleet

Flagge des Chefs einer Luftflotte

[Chief of an Air Fleet (Third Reich, Germany)] 1:1
by Jaume Ollé


Flag of Commanding Generals of the Air Force

Flagge der Kommandierenden Generale der Luftwaffe

[Commanding Generals of the Air Force (Third Reich, Germany)] 3:5
by Jaume Ollé


Car Flag for Commanding Generals of the Air Force

Hoheitszeichen an Kraftfahrwagen für Kommandierenden Generale der Luftwaffe

[Air Force Commanding Generals Car Flag]
by Jaume Ollé


Flag of Commanders of an Air Sector, of an Air Division and of Leaders of Naval Air Forces

Flagge des Kommandeurs eines Luftgaues, Kommandeurs eines Fliegerdivision, Führers der Seeluftstreitkräfte

[Commanders of an Air Sector, of an Air Division, Leaders of Naval Air Forces (Third Reich, Germany)] 3:5
by Jaume Ollé


Car Pennant for Air Force Generals

Hoheitszeichen am Kraftwagen für Generale der Luftwaffe

[Air Force Generals' Car Pennant (Third Reich, Germany)]
by Jaume Ollé
N.B.: The swastikas in the lower row are mistakenly reversed

A blue pennant with a gold flying (Luftwaffe-type) eagle carrying a swastika in its talons. On hoist, a thin gold band, on other edges a wide gold fringe, decorated with swastikas. From p. VIIa of Flaggenbuch 1939.

Norman Martin, March 1998


Car Pennant for Other Members of the Air Force

Hoheitszeichen am Kraftwagen für die übrigen Angehörigen der Luftwaffe

[Other Members of the Air Force (Third Reich, Germany)]
by Jaume Ollé

A blue pennant with a white flying (Luftwaffe-type) eagle carrying a swastika in its talons.

Norman Martin, March 1998