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War flag
in battle, in addition to the heraldic device displayed on his shield (Codex Manesse, ) A war ensign, also known as a military flag, battle flag, or standard, is a variant of a national flag for use by a country's military forces when on land. The nautical equivalent is a naval ensign. Under the strictest sense of the term, few countries currently have distinct war flags, most using a flag design that is also the state flag or general national flag for this purpose. __TOC__
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in battle, in addition to the heraldic device displayed on his shield (Codex Manesse, ) A war ensign, also known as a military flag, battle flag, or standard, is a variant of a national flag for use by a country's military forces when on land. The nautical equivalent is a naval ensign. Under the strictest sense of the term, few countries currently have distinct war flags, most using a flag design that is also the state flag or general national flag for this purpose. __TOC__
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