Socialist Yugoslavia: Naval rank flags (1956-1991)

Part 2 - Lower ranks

Last modified: 2006-07-22 by ivan sache
Keywords: fleet commander | flotilla commander | brigade commander | group commander | senior officer afloat | anchor (yellow) |
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• Flotilla and Brigade Commander (before the 1970s); Fleet Commander (after the 1970s)
• Flotilla and Brigade Commander (after the 1970s)
• Squadron Commander
• Group Commander
• Senior Officer afloat

See also:

• Socialist Yugoslavia
• Socialist Yugoslavia: Naval rank flags (1956-1991) - Part 1: Upper ranks
• Serbia and Montenegro: Naval rank flags - Part 2: Lower ranks

Flotilla and Brigade Commander (before the 1970s); Fleet Commander (after the 1970s)

Flag of a Fleet Commander - Image by Željko Heimer, 26 October 2003

The pennant of a Flottilla Commander or a Brigade Commander (Plamenac komandanta flotile i odnosno komandanta brigade ratnih brodova) was a blue, triangular forked flag with a yellow anchor in canton.

Obviously, this pennant was meant for naval commander with the highest rank and was transfered to the Fleet Commander (Plamenac komandanta flote) when this rank was introduced (1970s).

As for the other rank flags shown on this page, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continued to use the same flag.

Sources:

• Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava, Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964
• V. Isaić [isa01]

Željko Heimer, 26 October 2003

Flotilla and Brigade Commander (after the 1970s)

Flag of a Flotilla Commander - Image by Željko Heimer, 26 October 2003

After the former pennant for the Flotilla Commander had been reallocated to the Fleet Commander, a new one was introduced for him, a red triangular flag with a blue border and a yellow anchor near the hoist.

Source: V. Isaić [isa01]

Željko Heimer, 26 October 2003

Squadron Commander

Flag of a Squadron Commander - Image by Željko Heimer, 26 October 2003

The pennant of a Squadron Commander (Plamenac komandanta diviziona) was a white triangular flag with a blue border and a yellow anchor near the hoist.

Sources:

• Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava, Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964
• V. Isaić [isa01]

Željko Heimer, 26 October 2003

Group Commander

Flag of a Group Commander - Image by Željko Heimer, 26 October 2003

The pennant of a Group Commander (Plamenac komandanta odreda) was a red triangular flag with a yellow anchor near the hoist.

Sources:

• Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava, Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964
• V. Isaić [isa01]

Željko Heimer, 26 October 2003

Senior Officer afloat

Flag of the Senior Officer afloat - Image by Željko Heimer, 26 October 2003

The pennant of the Senior Officer Afloat (Plamenac najstarijeg komandanta na sidrištu) was a white triangular flag with a red border and a yellow anchor near the hoist.

Sources:

• Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava, Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964
• V. Isaić [isa01]

Željko Heimer, 26 October 2003