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France: Commanding officer's pennants, Maginot Line, 1933

Fanions de commandement

Last modified: 2006-12-23 by ivan sache
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Introduction

The commanding officer's pennants for the Fortified Regions were adopted on 15 March 1933. They are related to the garrison of the Maginot Line. The pennants are shown in a series of 20 plates, adapted from official models published in 1937, entitled Les uniformes de l'Armé françise, 1939-1940, edited by François Vauvillier (Paris, the author, 1989).

Ian Sumner, 21 November 2000


General commanding a Fortified Region

The pennant of a General commanding a Fortified Region is 0.65 x 0.5 m in size, red with three horizontal white stripes.
The lantern is white.

Ian Sumner, 21 November 2000


General commanding a Fortified Zone

The pennant of a General commanding a Fortified Zone is 0.65 x 0.5 m in size, red with two horizontal white stripes.
The lantern is red.

Ian Sumner, 21 November 2000


General commanding a Brigade in a Fortified Region

The pennant of a General commanding a Brigade in a Fortified Region is 0.65 x 0.5 m in size, swallow-tailed, white with the top and bottom edges red (each red stripe 18 cm wide).
The lantern is blue.

Ian Sumner, 21 November 2000


General commanding the Artillery in a Fortified Region

The pennant of a General commanding the Artillery in a Fortified Region is 0.65 x 0.5 m in size, swallow-tailed, sky blue with three horizontal white stripes.
The lantern is red.

Ian Sumner, 21 November 2000


General commanding the Engineers in a Fortified Region

The pennant of a General commanding the Engineers in a Fortified Region is 0.65 x 0.5 m in size, swallow-tailed, sky blue with two horizontal white stripes.
The lantern is blue.

Ian Sumner, 21 November 2000


General commanding the Infantry of a Brigade in a Fortified Region

The pennant of a General commanding the Infantry of a Brigade in a Fortified Region is 0.65 x 0.5 m in size, swallow-tailed, white with sky blue top and bottom edges.
The lantern is green.

Ian Sumner, 21 November 2000