Rank Flags 1931-1939 (Spain)

Last modified: 2001-09-08 by santiago dotor
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• Introduction
• Captain General (of the Army) 1931-1939 (Capitán General [del Ejército de Tierra])
• Lieutenant General 1931-1939 (Teniente General)
• Division General 1931-1939 (General de División)
• Brigade General 1931-1939 (General de Brigada)
• Ambassador 1931-1939 (Embajador)
• Minister Plenipotentiary 1931-1939 (Ministro Plenipotenciario)
• Resident Minister 1931-1939 (Ministro Residente)
• Chargé d'Affaires and Consul 1931-1939 (Encargado de Negocios y Cónsul)

See also:

• President's Flag 1931-1939
• Minister's Flag 1931-1939
• Second Spanish Republic 1931-1939
• Rank Flags 1938-1977
• Spain

The military and diplomatic rank flags used during 1938-1977 (and some up to nowadays, namely the naval ones) were actually first approved in 1923, to replace previous rank flags adopted in 1878. After the (second) Spanish Republic was proclaimed on 14th April 1931, adopting the red-yellow-purple tricolour, a Decree of May 5th 1931 approved new rank flags. Most of them were very similar to the 1923-1931 ones, in which the bottom or fly stripe (depending on horizontal or vertical arrangement) was changed from red to purple. The Royal Standard was replaced by a new Presidential Flag. I have prepared images of these flags using those that Ivan Sache made for the Spanish 1923-1931 and 1938-1977 rank flags.

Santiago Dotor, 22 November 2000

Capitán General (del Ejército de Tierra)

2:3
by Ivan Sache

Forked 2:3 rectangular flag. Vertically equally divided red-yellow-purple. Two crossed blue batons in yellow stripe. Note that there was also a flag for the Captain General of the Navy which was like the nowadays one though the bottom stripe was purple. Read further comments to the flag of captain general of the army under the 1923-1931 rank flag.

Santiago Dotor, 22 November 2000

Teniente General

2:3
by Ivan Sache

Forked 2:3 rectangular flag. Vertically equally divided red-yellow-purple. Three blue discs placed vertically in yellow stripe.

Santiago Dotor, 22 November 2000

General de División

2:3
by Ivan Sache

Forked 2:3 rectangular flag. Vertically equally divided red-yellow-purple. Two blue discs placed vertically in yellow stripe.

Santiago Dotor, 22 November 2000

General de Brigada

2:3
by Ivan Sache

Forked 2:3 rectangular flag. Vertically equally divided red-yellow-purple. A blue disc in the middle of the yellow stripe.

Santiago Dotor, 22 November 2000

Embajador

2:3
by Ivan Sache

Forked 2:3 rectangular flag. Vertically equally divided red-yellow-purple, but the upper half part of the stripe at hoist is white. Two crossed blue batons in yellow stripe.

Santiago Dotor, 22 November 2000

Ministro Plenipotenciario

2:3
by Ivan Sache

Forked 2:3 rectangular flag. Vertically equally divided red-yellow-purple, but the upper half part of the stripe at hoist is white. Three blue discs placed vertically in yellow stripe.

Santiago Dotor, 22 November 2000

Ministro Residente

2:3
by Ivan Sache

Forked 2:3 rectangular flag. Vertically equally divided red-yellow-purple, but the upper half part of the stripe at hoist is white. Two blue discs placed vertically in yellow stripe.

Santiago Dotor, 22 November 2000

Encargado de Negocios y Cónsul

2:3
by Ivan Sache

Forked 2:3 rectangular flag. Vertically equally divided red-yellow-purple, but the upper half part of the stripe at hoist is white. A blue disc in the middle of yellow stripe.

Santiago Dotor, 22 November 2000