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image by Eugene Ipavec, 26 December 2005
There is a picture taken back in 2003, where former General
Harold Bedoya Pizarro (a former Commander General of the Military
Forces) was on campaign for the Presidential ellections. The flag
is the same flag of Colombia with the words "CDTE.
FFMM", meaning Comandante Fuerzas Militares. This is a
Military rank flag.
Source: TV campaign ad.
E.R., 26 December 2005
image by Eugene Ipavec, 5 January 2006
This is the flag of the Comandante del Ejército (Army
Commander). it is the flag of Colombia, and the only thing that
changes is the bottom inscription which reads COMANDO EJERCITO.
Source: Ministry
of National Defense website.
E.R., 5 January 2006
image located by
Esteban Rivera, 02 July 2013
During a military parade held this year in Bogotá on April 9, 2013, honoring
the wounded personnel of the Colombian militay forces, I found this picture
(taken from the Ministry of Defence website), where one can see the Army
Commander Pennant. The pennant (obverse) reads CDTE (abbreviation for
"Comandante", Commander) and below in same golden yellow capital letters the
word EJERCITO (Army).
Image is cropped from the original picture.
Esteban Rivera, 02 July 2013
(2:3)
image by Željko Heimer, 20 May 2001
At Album 2000 [pay00] -
General Commanding Military Forces (2:3) - National flag with two
black sabres in saltire in canton and with a black anchor in fly
top corner. I'm not quite sure what this title would encompass -
maybe a non-naval flag officer commanding joint service forces?
Željko Heimer, 20 May 2001
(2:3)
image by Željko Heimer, 20 May 2001
At Album 2000 [pay00] - The
note to the figure of General Commanding Military
Forces explains that similar flag without anchor is used by
Military Authorities. Very similar flag differing only silightly
in the shape of the sabres, but probably representing just the
same flag) is reported by Jaume Ollé as Military
Commanders Flag. Would that be of the general level, or
maybe lower, say commanders of brigades or so, no matter what
rank they hold?
Željko Heimer, 20 May 2001
image by Eugene Ipavec and Jaume Ollé, 27
December 2005
This is the Army Rank flag for a General. The Generals in
Colombia wear a Sun as their shoulder strap inignia. The ranks
for General (General) is 3 Suns. This is the top rank
Sources: <www.fac.mil.co>,
<www.ejercito.mil.co>.
E.R., 23 December 2005
Announced on August 6, Colombia's President Álvaro Uribe
Vélez will award a fourth sun (rank insignia) for all Ensign
Officers of the Colombian Military Forces, as seen in this article
published by the Ministry of Defense.
The actual ceremony was held in Bogotá in a rather small and
private ceremony where the President awarded the batton and a
certificate to allow these Officers to wear a fourth sun on their
uniforms as a recognition for their services and also to act
according to military protocol in most South American countries
where the Commanders of the Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Joints
Chiefs of Staff where existent) have all attained the rank of a
Four-Star General (Four Suns in the Colombian case).
It is worth noticing that the three sun General rank was not
surpassed in respect for General Simón Bolívar whose highest
rank was a Three Sun General and had the honorary title of
"Libertador" (Liberator).
These ranks was presented on August 7, 2009 to: General Freddy
Padilla de León, Comandante General de las Fuerzas Militares
(Commander General of the Military Forces), Almirante (Admiral)
David René Moreno, Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de las Fuerzas
Militares (Military Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff), General Óscar
González Peña, Comandante del Ejército Nacional (Commander of
the National Army), Almirante (Admiral) Guillermo Barrera
Hurtado, Comandante de la Armada Nacional de Colombia (Commander
of the National Navy of Colombia), General Jorge Ballesteros
Rodríguez, Comandante de la Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (Commander
of the Colombian Air Force).
No flag nor any other symbol has been reported for this rank, as
it is a newly created one. Only the fourth sun to be added to
their respective uniforms.
Sources: <web.presidencia.gov.co>,
<www.mindefensa.gov.co>,
<www.fac.mil.co>.
E.R., 10 August 2009
Today on Colombian TV news CM&
the current Commander of the Military Forces is shown in an
interview. In the background a pennant is seen, similar to the General Commanding a Unit, but with three suns.
The above described Pennant shows a three-sun General.
E.R., 9 March 2010
image located by Esteban Rivera, 26 January 2013
There's a variant for the General flag in Colombia's
Army. It is the Army flag (variant) plus three suns (as the
rank insignia) on the top right.
Picture from the Ministry of
National Defense (of Colombia), which appeared on their online website back in
2009,
here:
Esteban Rivera, 26 January 2013
image by Eugene Ipavec, 01 April 2012
This
picture shows in the background the Pennant for a Four-sun General (in
Colombia Generals wear Suns instead of Stars).
Source:
http://www.cgfm.mil.co/CGFMPortal/faces/index.jsp?ngimg=11165
The Pennant is similar to the "General Commanding a Unit -
Pennant", but they do differ however because in this case the Four-sun Rank
Pennant is shown with the respective four suns in the obverse and not in the
reverse as a Unit Pennant.
For a full comprehensive and detailed military rank chart and insignia plese see
this
Wikipedia article.
Esteban Rivera, 31 March 2012
image by Eugene Ipavec and Jaume Ollé, 27
December 2005
This is the Army Rank flag for a Major General. The Generals
in Colombia wear a Sun as their shoulder strap inignia. The ranks
for Mayor General (Major General) is 2 Suns.
Sources: <www.fac.mil.co>,
<www.ejercito.mil.co>.
E.R., 23 December 2005
image by Eugene Ipavec and Jaume Ollé, 27
December 2005
This is the Army Rank flag for a Brigadier General. The
Generals in Colombia wear a Sun as their shoulder strap inignia.
The ranks for Brigadier General is one Sun.
Sources: <www.fac.mil.co>,
<www.ejercito.mil.co>.
E.R., 23 December 2005
General commanding a unit - reverse
image by Eugene Ipavec, 19 August 2008
During the F-Air 2008 event, an airshow in Rionegro, I had the chance to take some
pictures on flags and ask for detailed info as well.
I found out that the Army Division Penants are actually rank
flags. The rank flag consists of a tricolor pennant. On the
obverse one can see the abbreviation of the Unit and on the
reverse of the pennant is a sun, representing the rank of
General. These pennants are only for Generals.
E.R., 19 August 2008
General commanding the Brigada de Aviación
- obverse
image by Eugene Ipavec, 19 August 2008
Primera División (First Division)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 8 June 2006
Segunda División (Second Division)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 8 June 2006
Tercera División (Third Division)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 9 June 2006
Cuarta División (Fourth Division)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 9 June 2006
Quinta División (Fifth Division)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 11 June 2006
Sexta División (Sixth Division)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 11 June 2006
Séptima División (Seventh Division)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 26 December 2005
Seen on <www.fuerzasmilitares.org>
(Picture taken on July 20, 2005). This is most likely a rank
penant of Infantry Lt. Colonel directing an Educational Military
Unit (most likely a whole Cadet course Battalion-size)
E.R., 10 August 2009
Major, commanding officer of the Batallón Colombia
image by Eugene Ipavec, 27 January 2008
This is the rank flag for an Army Major, commanding officer of
the Batallón Colombia. The
rank flag keeps the same pattern as the Battalion's Pennant, only
displaying the rank on the obverse of the Pennant.
Source: Colombian Army official
website, Joyería
Granados (Granados Jewelry) a Colombian insginia and
decorations manufacturer.
The star is outlined in red and there is a little white fringe
between the star's border and the red vertical stripes.
E.R., 21 and 27 January 2008
Captain of the Batallón Colombia
obverse
image by Eugene Ipavec, 19 August 2009
reverse
image by Eugene Ipavec, 19 August 2009
There was an unfortunate incident recently where a Colombian
soldier was killed as part of the BICOL. The news were reported
at official
Army communiqué, official
Military Forces communiqué and RCN TV news
channel.
During the news report on RCN, I saw another Army rank flag. It
is of Captain - Commanding Officer at Batallón Colombia. The
obverse of the flag is the same ratio and color scheme as the
Major - Commanding Officer of the Batallón Colombia. The only
thing that changes is the rank, in this case rank of captain
(three horizontal stars. On the reverse of the pennant one can
see in bold capital white letters: on top it reads BICOL and on
the botom NO. 3, both equally set across the pennant. This is
probably commanding officers of subunit of the Battalion, most
likely a company (100-200 soldiers aprox.).
E.R., 18 August 2009
Captain, Commanding Officer of a Company of the Batallón Colombia
image by Eugene Ipavec, 14 october 2009
There's a news reported by the Colombian Ministry of Defence
mentioning another commission of the Batallón Colombiua. In this
case, the website
shows a Pennant, that of a Captain - Commanding Officer of a
Company of the Batallón Colombia:
E.R., 14 october 2009
image by Eugene Ipavec, 12 August 2009
Based on <www.fuerzasmilitares.org>
(Picture taken on July 20, 2005). This is most likely a rank
penant of an Infantry Major commanding a Military Unit (most
likely a Company).
E.R., 10 August 2009
image by Eugene Ipavec, 12 August 2009
Based on <www.fuerzasmilitares.org>
(Picture taken on July 20, 2005). This is most likely a rank
penant of an Infantry Captain commanding a Military Unit (most
likely a Platoon).
E.R., 10 August 2009
