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Flag at sea of the Prime Minister - Image by Željko Heimer, 10 October 2001
The flag of the Prime Minister for use at sea is a square blue flag with a white
cross and three white rising diagonal stripes in the first quarter. This flag is prescribed by Royal Decree of 31 May 1914.
[Album des Pavillons [pay00]]
Željko Heimer & Nozomi Karyasu, 12 Decemmber 2009
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Flag of the Minister of National Defence - Image by Pete Loeser, 24 April 2021
The flag of the Minister of National Defence (photo, photo, photo) is blue with the ministry's emblem in the center.
The shield features the symbols of the Army (helmet), the Air Force (wings) and the Navy (anchor).
The motto, written in archaic script, reads ἀμύνεσθαι περὶ πάτρης, "To fight for one's country".
It comes from Homer's Iliad, book 12, line 243, εἷς οἰωνὸς ἄριστος ἀμύνεσθαι περὶ πάτρης, "One omen is best, to fight for one's country".
This is the answer given by Hector to his friend Polydamas, who suggests the Trojans to stop the attack of the Greek rampart in the face of the omen of an eagle. Polydamas' warning was wise, since the assault turned to a disaster. Hector's answer and decision, was, however, considered by further scholars as a model of patriotic courage, therefore its use as the motto of the Hellenis Minister of National Defence.
William Garrison, Pete Loeser and Ivan Sache, 26 April 2014
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Flag at sea of the Minister of National Defence - Image by Željko Heimer, 10 October 2001
The flag of the Minister of National Defence for use at sea is similar to the Prime Minister's flag but with three white descending diagonal stripes in the third quarter.
[Album des Pavillons [pay00]]
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Car flag of the Minister of National Defence - Image by Željko Heimer, 10 October 2001
The car flag of the Minister of National Defence is a dark blue-red-light
blue horizontally divided flag, fimbriated white with the Minister's
emblem overall and a golden fring on three edges.
[Album des Pavillons [pay00]]
The inscription ΑΜΥΝΕΣΘΑΙ ΠΕΡΙ ΠΑΤΡΗΣ stems from Homer's Iliad (12:243) and means "To defend one's country". The whole line reads: ηεις οιυος αριστος αμυνεσθαι περι πατρις (One omen is best, to fight for one's country).
Željko Heimer & Marcus Schmöger, 13 October 2001
The flag of the Minister of the Navy, a square version of the national flag, is shown in Album des Pavillons, edition 1995 [pie95] , but no longer shown in the 2000 edition [pay].
Željko Heimer, 14 October 2001