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Estonia - Military Rank flags

Last modified: 2002-10-05 by dov gutterman
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Overview
Rear Admiral
Lieutenant General
Major General
Chief of Naval Forces
Chief of Division
Senior Officer Afloat
General Agent of the Navy

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Overview

According to <www.rankinsignia.info>: General ranks in the Estonian Army are general, lieutenent-general, major-general and brigadier. Navy has only one admiral rank: rear- admiral (equal to major-general) and Air Force has only one general rank: major-general.
I guess that there is no rank flag for general because the only full general in active service is the commander-in-chief. At least this is the system in the Finnish Defence Forces and I bet Estonia follows the same practice.
Ossi Raivio, 25 August 2001

So the CinC flag is as a rule used by a (the) general, holding highest rank in the military. Next in hierarchy would be Lt-Gen flag (one with yelow stripe at top). For the lowest flag officers rank there are two flags - in Navy flag for Rear-Admiral (whithout yellow borders) and in Army and Air Force for Major-General (with yellow stripe below).
Zeljko Heimer, 25 August 2001

Rear Admiral

by Zeljko Heimer, 24 August 2001

According to the French Navy Album, issue 2000 [pay00] - Rear-Admiral (7:11) - Flag similar to CinC Armed Forces but without any yellow borders . CoA used here is taken from <www.rk.ee/symb/rvvappe.html> and resized as appropriate.
Zeljko Heimer, 24 August 2001

Lieutenant General

by Zeljko Heimer, 24 August 2001

According to the French Navy Album, issue 2000 [pay00] - Lieutenant-General (7:11) - Flag similar to CinC Armed Forces but with yellow edge only at the top. CoA used here is taken from <www.rk.ee/symb/rvvappe.html> and resized as appropriate.
Zeljko Heimer, 24 August 2001

Major General

by Zeljko Heimer, 24 August 2001

According to the French Navy Album, issue 2000 [pay00] - Major-General (7:11) - Flag similar to CinC Armed Forces but with yellow edge only only along the lower edge. CoA used here is taken from <www.rk.ee/symb/rvvappe.html> and resized as appropriate.
Zeljko Heimer, 24 August 2001

Chief of Naval Forces

by Zeljko Heimer, 24 August 2001

According to the French Navy Album, issue 2000 [pay00] - Chief of Naval Forces (7:13) - White triangular swallow tailed pennant (broad pennant) with blue "chevron" rising from the hoist and with yellow anchor near the hoist. Measures are given as (2+5+5+2):(15+11).
Zeljko Heimer, 24 August 2001

Chief of Division

by Zeljko Heimer, 24 August 2001

According to the French Navy Album, issue 2000 [pay00] - Chief of Division (7:13) The same flag as Chief of Naval Forces, but without the anchor. Note suggest consulting also page on the flags used by "Baltron" that are in the international section of the Album.
Zeljko Heimer, 24 August 2001

Senior Officer Afloat

by Zeljko Heimer, 24 August 2001

According to the French Navy Album, issue 2000 [pay00] - Senior Officer Afloat (7:11) - White triangular pennant with horizontal blue stripe though the the middle.
Zeljko Heimer, 24 August 2001

General Agent of the Navy

by Calvin Paige Herring