Fanions of the Swiss Army

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Fanions of the Swiss Army

The fanions of the Swiss Army are the command flags of the senior staff officers and the General of the Swiss Army .

In contrast to flags and standards, they are neither honored nor greeted. The carrier of the Fanion, a non-commissioned officer, accompanies the commanding officer to military ceremonies such as marches by, officers' reports, funerals, farewells, transfers of command, etc.

history

The idea of ​​introducing types of command or location symbols for the general and commanders of army units probably came from Swiss officers who were in foreign armies for training or maneuvers in the 19th century.

Fanions of the general, the corps and division commanders are mentioned in the “Regulations on the Clothing and Equipment of the Swiss Army” of January 11, 1898.

With the creation of independent mountain brigades as army units with the troop order in 1938, the brigadefanions were introduced, which also have a transverse rectangular shape but, in contrast to the division fanions, are split in the colors red and white.

Overview

General & Chief of the Army Corps commander Divisional officer Brigadier from 1938
New None.svg Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces lieutenant general.png Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces major general.png Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces brigadier general.png
Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces general and Chief of the Armed Forces.svg Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces lieutenant general.svg Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces major general.svg Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces brigadier general.svg
Dimensions 700 × 700 mm 610 × 465 mm 740 × 515 mm 740 × 515 mm
Old Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces general and Chief of the Armed Forces.svg Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces lieutenant general old.svg Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces major general old.svg Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces brigadier general old.svg
Dimensions unknown 1000 × 600 mm 1000 × 500 mm 1000 × 500 mm

literature

  • 1898
    • 3. General officers . In: Handbook on personal equipment in the Swiss army . Büchler & Co , Bern April 1901, C. Badges for authorities, officials, staff and individual branches of service, p. 68–69 ( Online Army Museum (Switzerland) [PDF; 4.0 MB ; accessed on April 30, 2020]).
  • 2008
    • 3 Dealing with Military Fanions . In: Swiss Army (Ed.): Dealing with flags, standards and fanions (flag regulations) . Regulations 51.340 d. 2008-01-01 edition. October 30, 2007, OCLC 261411864 , p. 18-19 ( online Yumpu [accessed April 29, 2020]).
    • Appendix 3: Fanions as location symbols in the army . In: Swiss Army (Ed.): Dealing with flags, standards and fanions (flag regulations) . Regulations 51.340 d. 2008-01-01 edition. October 30, 2007, OCLC 261411864 , p. 48 ( Online Yumpu [accessed April 29, 2020]).
  • 2013
    • 3 Dealing with Military Fanions . In: Swiss Army (Ed.): Dealing with flags, standards and fanions (flag regulations) . Regulations 51.340 d. 2013-01-01 edition. 2012, p. 18-20 ( online [PDF; accessed April 29, 2020]).
    • Appendix 3: Fanions as location symbols in the army . In: Swiss Army (Ed.): Dealing with flags, standards and fanions (flag regulations) . Regulations 51.340 d. 2013-01-01 edition. 2012, p. 48 ( online [PDF; accessed April 29, 2020]).
  • 2019
    • 4 Dealing with Military Fanions . In: Swiss Army (Ed.): Dealing with flags, standards and fanions (flag regulations) . Regulations 51.340 d. 2019-01-01 edition. 2018, OCLC 1137543065 , p. 21–23 ( online [PDF; accessed April 29, 2020]).
    • Appendix 3: Fanions as location symbols in the army . In: Swiss Army (Ed.): Dealing with flags, standards and fanions (flag regulations) . Regulations 51.340 d. 2019-01-01 edition. 2018, OCLC 1137543065 , p. 52 ( Online [PDF; accessed April 29, 2020]).