Flags associated with the Cold War 1946 to 1992
The last half of the 20th Century was one of the few times in human history when a war was described by what did not happen rather than chronicling a number of armed conflicts. Between 1946 and 1992 various nation states aligned themselves behind rival ideologies.Back to Tours
More info »U.S. Permanent Representative to NATOAutomobile Flag of the U.S Permanent Representative to NATO. This type of flag was used to identify the vehicle in which the ambassador traveled in. The use of these flags has diminished for security reasons during the Global War on Terror.
More info »U.S. 48 Star Ensign Christening of U.S.S. Decatur.48 Star U.S. Ensign from U.S.S. Decatur (DD-936) commissioned on 1954. This wool ensign was from the Decatur Grouping of flags and was mistaken at auction as an indentified WWI US ensign. However further inquiry has uncovered that it is, in fact, the US ensign from the 1950s which was used at the christening of the US Decatur in 1955.
More info »U.S. Army Brigadier General Personal Flag.U.S. Army Brigadier General Personal Flag - Gen. Hesketh, Military Mayor of Berlin. This U.S. Army, Brigadier General Personal Flag was used by Brigadier General William Hesketh, in 1947, when he served as the "Military Mayor" or City Commandant of Berlin's American Sector under the Allied Military Government of Germany.
More info »U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff.Flag of General Lemnitzer, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff 1960-1962. Flag of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, who as Chairman (1960 to 1962) was cognizant of the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion of Communist Cuba and had the Joint Chiefs, evaluate the feasibility of the plan.
More info »US Army // 19th Artillery Group ColorUS Army // 19th Artillery Group Color This is the organizational color for the US Army's 19th Artillery Group. US Army groups are similar to brigades but smaller, typically a mix of battalions and independent companies. The 19th operated Nike missile installations on both coasts during the Cold War.
More info »U.S 50 Star Jack - USS Truxton 1967-1997.U.S. 50 Star Jack - USS Truxton Nuclear Guided Missile Cruiser 1967-1997. This jack is a blue nylon field, with 50 embroidered white stars in horizontal rows and had been the standard jack of the United States since 1960. Jacks are flown on the jacktaff at the bow of all U.S. naval vessels while at anchor or while dressing ship.
More info »U.S. 48-Star Parade Flag - Charles Martin Gettys.U.S. 48-Star Parade Flag - Major General Charles Martin Gettys. This 48-star, U.S. parade flag from the Defense Department was famously used by Major General Charles Martin Gettys from 1966-1969 during which time he served at the Pentagon as Deputy Director of Operations and Deputy Special Assistant for Strategic Mobility.
More info »U.S. 7 Star Commission Pennant - USS Francis ScottUSS Francis Scott Key, 7 star US Commissioning Pennant, Nuclear Submarine, used at launch, 1966 There are 7 white stars on the blue canton plus one red and one white stripe in the Navy's "commission pennant." In the great age of sailing vessels, all navy ships had a "suite of flags" -- jack, ensign, and pennant.
More info »U.K. white flag, 1960s.
More info »Greece National Flag.National Flag of Greece. This cotton Greek national flag is typical of Greek flags intended for use outside of Greece. This is the type of flag which is routinely used by Greek troops serving outside Greece, at the United Nations and as a member of NATO.
More info »National Flag of the Republic of Turkey.National Flag of the Republic of Turkey. This small, woolen Turkish national flag is a flag that as used for all purposes - domestic and abroad. The origins of the Turkish flag can be traced to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire when the various interpretations of the crescent and star were mutable.
More info »United Nations (UN) Flag.Flag of the United Nations. A simplified map of the world between the North Pole and 60 degrees south with all the inhabited continents shown in outline. The map is flanked by two olive branches.
More info »Flag of the chairman of the state, USSR.Flag of the chairman of the state, Security of the USSR. This flag features the arms of the Soviet Union on a red canton in a green field. It was introduced on April 21, 1964 as Флаг предÑÐµÐ´Ð°Ñ‚ÐµÐ»Ñ ÐšÐ¾Ð¼Ð¸Ñ‚ÐµÑ‚Ð° гоÑ. безопаÑноÑти (Flag of the chairman of the state, Security of the USSR).
More info »USSR National Flag, 1980s Variant.USSR National Flag, 1980s Variant. This knitted polyester Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) national flag is unusual in that it reflects the description of the flag in the common laws that featured in 1977 and the subsequent Constitution of 1980, which both had a plain red reverse.
More info »Naval Ensign of the USSR.Naval Ensign of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. This small, wool flag was a special variant naval ensign from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The naval ensign of the USSR was created in 1935 and it was abolished in 1992 after the collapse of the USSR.
More info »Frontier Forces Ensign of the USSR, 1950-1992.Frontier Forces Ensign of the USSR, 1950-1992. This type of Ensign was for vessels that were assigned to protect the borders of the USSR. It was part of the panoply of maritime flags used by the Soviet Union. Most were based on the naval ensign, which this flag uses as a canton.
More info »Soviet Command Flag.USSR - Soviet Navy Command Flag of a Group Commander. This Command Flag for a Commander of a group of warships was made in 1984, and was the lowest flag command echelon of the naval forces of the former Soviet Union.
More info »Romanian National Flag, 1965-1989.The Romanian Peoples Republic Flag, 1965-1989. This is a cotton Romanian national flag made in that country.
More info »Bulgaria // State Flag / 1971-1990Bulgarian State Flag, 1971-1990. According to W. Smith this flag was publicly lifted on May 21, 1971. It was flown from the main headquarters building of the Bulcacoop Company in Sofia, Bulgaria.
More info »German Democratic Republic, E. Germany, 1949-1990.German Democratic Republic, East Germany, 1949-1990. This flag was adopted on the 1st of October 1959 and then abolished on the 3rd of October 1990 and it also acted as a civil ensign from 1973-1990.
More info »German Democratic Republic Naval Ensign.German Democratic Republic Naval Ensign, 1960-1990. This small, wool flag was used as the Naval Ensign of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) between 1960 and 1990. It bore a stylized version of the state flag centered on the traditional communist red flag.
More info »Hungarian National Flag.Hungarian flag dates from after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The Hungarian People's Republic was only Soviet satellite and Warsaw Pact nation to utilize its pre-communist national flag during the Cold War.
More info »Hungary Peoples Republic Propaganda Flag.Hungary Peoples Republic Cold War era Propaganda & Morale Flag. This is an Award Flag of the Hungarian Peoples' Republic to a trade union in recognition of outstanding productivity during a five-year plan.
More info »Albania Communist Partisan flag WWIIA communist partisan flag from Axis Albania. In 1945, at the end of World War II, an American soldier traded two cartons of Lucky Strike cigarettes for this flag. This flag is made partially of damask material that once adorned the windows of a wealthy family in Eastern Europe.
More info »Yugoslavia National Flag // 1945-1991
More info »National Flag of Cuba, 20th Century.National Flag of Cuba, 20th Century. This small Cuban national flag was acquired in the Cuban countryside from Guajiros. The Cuban National Flag did not change after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, which brought Fidel Castro to power. This flag's origins were during the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain.
More info »People's Republic of China National Flag.National Flag from the People's Republic of China. The communist revolution is represented by the red background, the large, golden-yellow, five point star represents the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), while the smaller stars signify the four classes of the revolution as defined by Mao Zedong.
More info »USSR National Flag - Salyut 6, 1978.USSR National Flag from Salyut 6, the Soviet Orbital Space Station.. This flag was from the 8th mission of the Salyut program. Salyut was the first long-duration crew to break an endurance record that had been set on board the American Skylab.a total of 185 days in orbit.
More info »Apollo 14 - 50 Star, Moon Flag, February 5, 1971U.S Flag that accompanied the manned Apollo 14, which landed on the moon on the 5th of February, 1971. One of 25 carried in the OFK on the Apollo XIV mission by astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell.
More info »U.S. Forces in Germany vehicle license plate.This forest green, passenger vehicle plate with white # E-1228 and the imprint, "US Forces Germany". The US forces in Cold War West Germany initially issued passenger vehicle plates which imitated those in the various states of the US where the background color and number were changed. 
More info »Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Linen.Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Linen. This Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund piece of linen is imprinted with images of both military and civilian jet aircraft.
More info »Captured North Korean Flag Held by U.S. Marines .Photo of Captured North Korean Flag Held by U.S. Marines . This is an 8" X 11" black and white photographic reprint of an original 1950 photograph, #127-GK-234A-A4692, in the collections of the National Archives and Records Administration. It depicts two US Marines at the Chosin Reservoir holding a captured North Korean flag.
