Military Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| since 1822 | Jack of the Hellenic Navy. | A square flag with a white cross on a blue field. A golden crown was added in the centre during the periods of monarchy (1833–1924 and 1935–1973). | |
| Commissioning pennant (Greek: Επισείων Πολεμικού Πλοίου, i.e., "Warship Pennant") flown by all Hellenic Navy' s Ships and establishments in commission, unless displaced by a senior officer's Rank Flag. | 'Warship pennant, blue coloured, has shape of isosceles triangle elongated, bearing a white cross near the base of the triangle'. The flag has typically base to length (height of triangle) 1 to 20. The cross has arms width 1/5 base length and each arm length 3/5 of base length. The pennant flown on the top of mainmast. | ||
| Army War Flag (regimental colour) (Πολεμική Σημαία Στρατού Ξηράς) | A square flag with a white cross on blue field with image of Saint George. | ||
| Air Force War Flag (regimental colour) (Πολεμική Σημαία Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας) | A square flag with a white cross on blue field with image of Archangel Michael. | ||
| since 1956 | Rank flag of the Prime Minister of Greece aboard Hellenic Navy vessels. | Like the Hellenic Navy jack, with three white rising diagonal stripes in the first quarter. | |
| since 1956 | Rank flag of the Greek Minister of National Defence aboard Hellenic Navy vessels. | Like the Hellenic Navy jack, with three white rising diagonal stripes in the first quarter and three descending stripes in the fourth. |
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