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A war flag (or military flag) is a variant of a national flag
National flag

File:dannebrog.jpgA national flag is a flag that symbolises a country. The flag is flown by the government, but usually can be flown by citizens of that country as well....
 for use by the nation's military forces on land. (The nautical equivalent is a naval ensign.) Under this strict sense of the term, few nations currently have war flags, most preferring to use instead their state flag
State flag

There are two separate meanings for the term state flag in vexillology ? the flag of state of a government, and the flag of an individual State ....
 or standard national flag for this purpose.








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A war flag (or military flag) is a variant of a national flag
National flag

File:dannebrog.jpgA national flag is a flag that symbolises a country. The flag is flown by the government, but usually can be flown by citizens of that country as well....
 for use by the nation's military forces on land. (The nautical equivalent is a naval ensign.) Under this strict sense of the term, few nations currently have war flags, most preferring to use instead their state flag
State flag

There are two separate meanings for the term state flag in vexillology ? the flag of state of a government, and the flag of an individual State ....
 or standard national flag for this purpose.

Current war flags


Land use only (
Fiav 001000
)


War flags that are also naval ensigns (
Fiav 001001
)


Other war flags


Former war flags


See also

More broadly, any flag used by armed forces
Armed forces

The armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external and internal aggressors....
 to represent themselves or the nation they serve can be considered a war or military flag.
  • Colours, standards and guidons
    Colours, standards and guidons

    In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours, standards or Guidons, to act both as a rallying point for troops, and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Ancient Egypt some 5,000 years ago....
  • Ensign
    Ensign

    An ensign is a distinguishing flag of a ship or a military unit; or a distinguishing token, emblem, or badge, such as a symbol of office. The word has also given rise to the military Ensign , a rank of junior officer once responsible for bearing the ensign of his unit....
  • Gallery of armed forces flags
    Gallery of armed forces flags

    This is a gallery of flags of the branches of the armed forces of various countries....


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