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In the Army, the quarterly pattern seems to go with the higher echelon, which would make the flag labeled in the book as Luftwaffen-Kommando go with the quartered flag and the one divided per saltire with the tactical commands. But the way the names are labeled [on the source] implies the opposite. Source: Schnell and Seidel 1983, a Bundeswehr handbook.
Joseph McMillan, 7 March 2001
![[Flag of the Air Force Operational Headquarters (Germany)]](../images/d/de^lwfkd.gif)
1:1 Image by Joseph McMillan
Quartered black and gold with a wide red border and the Luftwaffe wings in white on the red border at the top. I assume that [this] is the flag of what is now the Luftwaffenführungskommando (LwFükdo), the operational headquarters of the Luftwaffe. Source: Schnell and Seidel 1983.
Joseph McMillan, 7 March 2001
![[Flag of an Air Force Command (Germany)]](../images/d/de^lwkdo.gif)
1:1 Image by Joseph McMillan
Quartered per saltire black and gold, with a wide red border and the Luftwaffe wings superimposed across the center of the flag. I assume that [this] is the flag used by commanders of the Luftwaffen-Kommandos — Northern Tactical Command, Southern Tactical Command, Air Transport Command and Air Force Communications and Information Systems Command. Source: Schnell and Seidel 1983.
Joseph McMillan, 7 March 2001
![[Command Pennant for an Air Force Division (Germany)]](../images/d/de^lwdiv.gif)
3:4 Image by Joseph McMillan
Divisions are the next level below commands in the German Air Force hierarchy. The command mark is a triangular yellow pennant bordered with red, with the Luftwaffe wings in white on the center. Source: Schnell and Seidel 1983.
Joseph McMillan, 7 March 2001
![[Command Pennant for an Air Force Brigade (Germany)]](../images/d/de^lwbri.gif)
3:4 Image by Joseph McMillan
Triangular yellow pennant with two horizontal red stripes and the Luftwaffe wings in the center in white. Source: Schnell and Seidel 1983.
Joseph McMillan, 8 March 2001
![[Command Flag for an Air Force Wing or Regiment (Germany)]](../images/d/de^lwges.gif)
Image by Joseph McMillan
Rectangular yellow flag with blue border and Luftwaffe wings in the center in white. Source: Schnell and Seidel 1983. A Geschwader equates to something between a group and squadron in US terms or a wing and squadron in British terms. I believe ground troops of the Luftwaffe (air defense for instance) are organized into regiments.
Joseph McMillan, 8 March 2001
![[Command Pennant for an Air Force Section or Batallion (Germany)]](../images/d/de^lwabt.gif)
3:4 Image by Joseph McMillan
Triangular yellow pennant with blue border and Luftwaffe wings on center. Source: Schnell and Seidel 1983. Abteilung would, I believe, translate into English as "section" — I do not know the organizational equivalency.
Joseph McMillan, 8 March 2001
![[Command Pennant for an Air Force Squadron (Germany)]](../images/d/de^lwsta.gif)
3:4 Image by Joseph McMillan
Triangular yellow pennant with narrow blue border and Luftwaffe wings on center. Source: Schnell and Seidel 1983. Staffel is conventionally equated to a squadron, but is smaller than a USAF or RAF squadron; similar, I believe, to a French escadrille, but I am more than open to correction.
Joseph McMillan, 8 March 2001