battle flags
Military unit emblems
Battle flags are military banners carried into combat to identify units, rally troops, and signal commands.
They serve as powerful symbols of unit identity and fighting spirit: The regiment's battle flag bore the scars of a dozen engagements.
Capturing an enemy's battle flag was considered a significant battlefield honor.
The term extends to any banner representing a cause worth fighting for.
- ensignsFlags or junior officers
- bannersLarge displayed cloth signs
- guidonsSmall military pennants
- Southern CrossSouthern hemisphere constellation
- stars and barsPartition enumeration method
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