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Naval Rank Flags 1960-1990 (East Germany)

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Flag of the Defence Minister
Flagge des Verteidigungsministers

[Defence Minister (East Germany)] 3:5 Image by Jaume Ollé
Reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Blue flag with the Arms in the center. Uncertain as to whether arms are surrounded by wreath. Ratio 3:5.
Norman Martin, 13 January 1998

Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of Staff

[Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of Staff (East Germany)] 3:5 Image by Jaume Ollé
Reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Deputy Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy
Dienstflagge der Admirale der Volksmarine (also Service Flag for Admirals)

[Deputy Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy (East Germany)] 3:5 Image by Jaume Ollé
Reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Service Flag for Admirals (also described by Carsten Linke as Deputy Minister and Chief of the Volksmarine). Blue flag with the National People's Army emblem in the center and a yellow anchor in the upper hoist. Ratio 3:5. Illustrated in Oliver 1993, p. 31. Uncertain what the relation between this flag and the Admiral's flag may be.
Norman Martin, 13 January 1998

Admiral's Flag
Admiralsflagge

[Admiral (East Germany)] 3:5 Image by Jaume Ollé
Reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Blue with a yellow anchor in the center and 3 yellow stars vertically in the fly.
Norman Martin, 13 January 1998

Vice Admiral's Flag
Vizeadmiralsflagge (also Deputy Chief of the Volksmarine)

[Vice Admiral (East Germany)] 3:5 Image by Jaume Ollé
Reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Same as Admiral's flag, but with 2 yellow stars in the base of the fly.
Norman Martin, 13 January 1998

Rear Admiral's Flag
Konteradmiralsflagge

[Rear Admiral (East Germany)] 3:5 Image by Jaume Ollé
Reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Same as admiral's flag, but with one yellow star in fly.
Norman Martin, 13 January 1998

Pennant of a Section Commander
Stander eines Abteilungschefs

[Section Commander (East Germany)]
Image by Jaume Ollé
Reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Pennant of a Group Commander
Stander eines Gruppenchefs

[Group Commander (East Germany)]
Image by Jaume Ollé
Reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Pennant of a Flotilla Commander
Stander eines Flotillenchefs/Stander eines Brigadenchefs

[Flotilla Commander (East Germany)]
Image by Jaume Ollé
Reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

Meyers Neues Lexikon, Leipzig, 1974 contains the following rank flags of the DDR: Stander der Volksmarine: Brigadenchef, Abteilungchef, Gruppenchef.
Victor Lomantsov, 9 February 2001

FOTW shows images for Abteilungchef and Gruppenchef. There is a third one for a Flotilla Commander or Flotillenchef. If I am not mistaken, a flotilla is the Navy equivalent to a brigade in the Army. Maybe the Brigadenchef flag in Meyers Neues Lexikon is the same as the Flotillenchef flag in FOTW?
Volker Moerbitz Keith, 9 February 2001

Stander of Brigadenchef in Meyers Neues Lexikon, Leipzig, 1974, is swallowtailed blue-white-blue indeed.
Victor Lomantsov, 10 February 2001

Seniority Pennant
Stander eines Reedeältesten

[Seniority Pennant (East Germany)]
Image by Jaume Ollé
Reduced to FOTW standard by Jorge Candeias

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