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Greece: Second Hellenic Republic

1924-1935

Flags of the Second Hellenic Republic
Left, flag used at sea and on the coast - Image by Željko Heimer, 11 October 2001
Right, flag used on land - Image by Miles Li, 25 December 2008

National flags
President of the Republic
Jack
Naval flags
Army flags
Air flags
Port service flags
Command pennants
- Naval pennant
- Air Force pennant

See also:

National flags

The use of the two national flags of Greece remained unchanged from 1832 to 1970; the Second Hellenic Republic kept them in use without modification.
The cross and stripes flag was used outside the country, including at the coast, whereas the plain cross flag was used inside.
The flag used at sea and on the coast had nine horizontal stripes, in turn blue and white, and a white cross on a blue square field in canton. This flag is today the Greek national flag.
[Hellenic flags [k7k97]; Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

Roy Stilling, Norman Martin & Miles Li, 6 December 2019

President of the Republic

Flag of the President of the Republic - Image by C. Eugene Baldwin, 14 November 2000

The flag of the President of the Republic was a square version of the plain cross flag. The flag is specified in a Presidential Decree of 1930. Whether it was in use before is not known; it was probably not since the President remained "provisional" until December 1929.

Yannis Natsinas, 14 November 2000

Jack - Image by Miles Li, 6 December 2019

The jack of the Second Hellenic Republic was a square version of the cross and stripes flag.

Miles Li, 6 December 2019

Naval flags

Minister of the Navy

Flag of the Minister of the Navy - Image by Miles Li, 6 December 2019

The flag of the Minister of the Navy was a square version of the flag used at sea and on the coast.
[Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

Miles Li, 6 December 2019

Vice Admiral

Flag of a Vice Admiral - Image by Miles Li, 6 December 2019

The flag of a Vice Admiral was a square version of the cross and stripes flag, charged with a white disc in canton.
[Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

Miles Li, 6 December 2019

Rear Admiral

Flag of a Rear Admiral - Image by Miles Li, 6 December 2019

The flag of a Rear Admiral was a square version of the cross and stripes flag, charged with a white disc in the left quarters.
[Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

Miles Li, 6 December 2019

Captain commanding a Division

Flag of a Captain commanding a Division - Image by Miles Li, 6 December 2019

The flag of a Captain commanding a Division was a forked version of the cross and stripes flag.
[Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

Miles Li, 6 December 2019

Commander of a Destroyer Flotilla

Flag of the Commander of a Destroyer Flotilla - Image by Miles Li, 6 December 2019

The flag of the Commander of a Destroyer Flotilla was a triangular version of the cross and stripes flag.
[Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

Miles Li, 6 December 2019

Army flags

President of the Government and Minister of the Army

Flag of the President of the Government and Minister of the Army - Image by Miles Li, 7 December 2019

The flag of the President of the Government and Minister of the Army was a square version of the flag used at sea and on the coast, with three white rising diagonal stripes in the first quarter and three white descending diagonal stripes in the third quarter.
[Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

Today this is the flag of the Minister of Defence.

Miles Li, 7 December 2019

General Officer on land

Flag of a General Officer on land - Image by Miles Li, 7 December 2019

The flag of a General Officer on land was a triangular version of the flag of the President of the Government and Minister of the Army.
[Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

After the restoration of the monarchy this was the flag of a Major General.

Miles Li, 7 December 2019

Military Authorities afloat

Flag of Military Authorities afloat - Image by Miles Li, 7 December 2019

The flag of a Military Authorities afloat was identical to the hational flag used on land, but was flown on vessels to denote a General Officer Commanding. Based on the British military tradition of a separate 'rank flag' for Military Authorities afloat (https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb~milaa.html)
[Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

Miles Li, 7 December 2019

Air flags

Air Force ensign

Air Force ensign - Image by Miles Li, 8 December 2019

The Air Force ensign was similar to the flag used at sea and on the coast, charged in the center with a blue-white-blue roundel and in canton with a phoenix placd on blue disc bordered in white.
[Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

After the restoration of the monarchy the phoenix was replaced with a crown.

Miles Li, 8 December 2019

Civil Air Ensign

Civil Air ensign - Image by Miles Li, 8 December 2019

The Civil Air ensign wa similar to the Air Force ensign, without the phoenix in canton.
[Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

Unchanged after the restoration of the monarchy.

Miles Li, 8 December 2019

Minister of the Air Force

Flag of the Minister of the Air Force - Image by Miles Li, 8 December 2019

The flag of the Minister of the Air Force was a square version of the Air Force ensign.
[Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

After the restoration of the monarchy the phoenix was replaced with a crown.

Miles Li, 8 December 2019

Air Command

Flag of Air Command - Image by Miles Li, 8 December 2019

The flag of Air Command was a square white flag charged with a blue saltire superimposed in the center with a a white-blue roundel.
[Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image)]

Unchanged after the restoration of the monarchy; the same basic design was illustrated on Flaggenbuch [neu92] as the flag of the Commander of the Civil Air Force.

Miles Li, 8 December 2019