Command flag, Admiral of the Fleet, Nazi Germany (1943-1945)

Admiral of the Fleet Command flag from Nazi Germany in the 1943-45 pattern. On the hoist is inscribed: 'Flg Grossadmiral 1,5 x 1, 5.' The flag is made of wool bunting with a cotton hoist, machine sewn with the design printed onto the fabric. A rope is attached to hoist the flag. It has a white field, bearing a black iron cross on which is superimposed two crossed admiral's batons and an eagle holding the swastika.

Object Details

ID: AAA0599
Collection: Flags
Type: Command flag
Display location: Not on display
Events: World War II, 1939-1945
Vessels: Admiral of the Fleet
Date made: 1943-1945
People: German Navy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Flag: 1422.4 x 1524 mm