Luftwaffe Flight Standard
Flag for Air Force Flying Units, Technical, and Aerial Warfare Schools
On the 16th of March 1936 the Fuhrer and Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht bestowed new Colours to the
German armed forces by virtue of the following
On the first anniversary of the rebirth of the German right to bear arms I bestow unit colours upon the armed forces.
The glorious existence of the old Army came to an end as a result of the events of 1918. The courageous spirit of soldiers put to the
test through the centuries can only be suppressed at a time of the national misfortune, but it can never be destroyed.
The new colours shall be a symbol of this ideal towards which to strive.
Berlin 16 March 1936
(signed) The Fuhrer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
Adolf Hitler.
Most of the armed forces Colours were presented during the years 1936 and 1937. In the later pre-war years all existing units are
presumed to have received their Colours. It would however appear that no official list giving the names of the units of all branches of the
Wehrmacht that received Colours, as well as the dates and places of presentation, was ever published. If such a list did exist it has so far not
come to light.
(From B.L. Davis book: Flags & Standards Of The Thirds Reich Army, Navy & Air Force.
Cheers,
-Bob
