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Title: The flag game.
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on October 23, 2004, 02:46:59 am

Since we have so many military history buffs in here, let's play a little game called identify the flag.

Each flag shown here was used at one time or another by units of the active or reserve military of that nation. The rules are you must identify the nation, and the specific type of flag (IE Battle flag of the New York volunteer regiment). Sometimes a given flag may not denote a specific unit (IE for example Royal Navy battle flag)

Here's our first flag:

http://members.cox.net/jsides/de_divis.gif


http://members.cox.net/jsides/021.gif


http://members.cox.net/jsides/022.gif


http://members.cox.net/jsides/crap.gif


http://members.cox.net/jsides/012.gif

Title: Re: The flag game.
Post by: KAT Chuut-Ritt on October 23, 2004, 04:30:22 am

First one is the Iron Cross of Germany, the Admiral's flag to be exact.

Second is the Castles and Lions flag Columbus used representing Castille and Leon

The Third flag is that of Columbus' fleet,  The Crowned F for Ferdinand, the Crowned Y for Isabella, and the cross inbetween the two.

The Fourth, the Fleur de Lis with a white background is the "Buorbon Banner", used by the french before the french revolution.

The Fifth has me stumped..... :-[

Title: Re: The flag game.
Post by: EE on October 23, 2004, 04:46:51 am

the 5th is my loin cloth.

Title: Re: The flag game.
Post by: KAT Chuut-Ritt on October 23, 2004, 04:55:08 am

Don't make me have to create a New "Klingon Village People" picture of you EE ....... ;D

Wish I still had the old one but that was 3 years and 2 computers ago...... :-[

Finally figured out the Fifth flag,

Its a Viking flag!

Title: Re: The flag game.
Post by: Brush Wolf on October 23, 2004, 08:05:39 am

The first one was also the national marking for German and Austro-Hungarian aircraft during the first half of WWI. During 1917 it was changed to the more familiar version as was used on aircraft and armor in WWII.

Title: Re: The flag game.
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on October 23, 2004, 08:24:47 am

Right on every count =) Ill have to pick some more obscure ones next time =)

Title: Re: The flag game.
Post by: KAT Chuut-Ritt on October 23, 2004, 10:57:17 pm

OMFG!

Thank you for sending the pic EE, cant believe you still had it...... :thumbsup:

It was my very first picture post on the old Taldren forums, and set the pace for my notoriety as the picture man there.

(http://pixstorage.com/view/image.php?id=6946)

Brings back old memories, *sniff* *sniff*  Thank you so much once again.....good Karma for you for a week.

Title: Re: The flag game.
Post by: GeneralWolfeLives on October 25, 2004, 10:33:04 pm

Howdy,....


I was looking for the (English-)Canadian Victory Flag,
and I accidentally stumbled upon it,....


The Raven Flag
(http://atlasgeo.span.ch/fotw/images/r/raven.gif)

http://atlasgeo.span.ch/fotw/flags/no-raven.html


*Monty Python Voice*
"...Bloody Vikings!,..."

 :)

Title: Re: The flag game.
Post by: kmelew on October 25, 2004, 10:35:52 pm

GW--you have access to numerous images of flags.  How about posting some of the more obscure ones here for us to guess!