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image by Akira Oyo, 20 March 2014
Source: Ministry of Defense website
I found the flag of Minister of National Defense revised in 1958 was
different from what we see today, while the flag of Chief of General Staff of
Defense was the same with what we see today. And the flag of Vice-Minister of
National Defense revised in 1958 was also different,
although it was abolished in 1986. So, do you know in which year the design of
these military flags were revised after 1964 and before 1985?
Besides, the flag of ROC Navy Honor Guard you posted in 2004 is identical to the
Army flag except the blue rectangle. But recently the flag of ROC Navy Honor
Guard follows design of the Act of Ensign of the ROC Armed Forces.
So, I wonder that if you ever saw they flew this flag or if there is a photo
recorded such a flag?
Akira Oyo, 09 March 2014
From the Wikipedia page
the white flags of
Minister of National Defense (國防部部長旗),
Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces (參謀總長旗),
Deputy Minister of National Defense (國防部次長旗),
and
Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces (參謀次長旗) were adopted by the
Naval Flags Act of 1950.
The white flag of Vice Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces (副參謀總長旗) was
adopted by the Naval Flags Act amendment of 1952.
These were officially replaced by the orange flags of
Minister of National Defense (國防部部長旗)
and
Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces (參謀總長旗)
adopted by the Armed Forces Flags Act of 1985. However these two flags
have been in use a long time before that - I do not have the exact
time, but probably since 1960 - even the draft of the Armed Forces
Flags Act of 1985 acknowledged the fact that the old Naval Flags Act
(and that of the Army and the Air Force) were hopelessly outdated.
I now believe the flags of Vice-Minister of Defense
and Deputy Chief of General Staff of Defense have never existed.
The Army-style Navy Honor Guard flag was used until
1990 (except in 1988, when all three Honor Guard flags were replaced
by normal Unit Flags 單位旗 of the three services). Since 1991 the Navy
Honor Guard flag has the same design as the Navy unit flag.
Miles Li, 09 March 2014
All the flags on the Wikipedia page
you mentioned are 100% accurate because all of them are drawn according to the
official documents, and all the sources can be found in the file information.
Akira Oyo, 09 March 2014
image by Akira Oyo and Miles Li, 13 May 2014
image by Akira Oyo and Miles Li, 13 May 2014
since 1962:
image by Akira Oyo and Miles Li, 19 July 2014
de facto 1962-circa 1992
image by Akira Oyo and Miles Li, 19 July 2014
de jure since 1962, de facto
since circa 1992
The unit name is written in black letter on the white strip.
Miles Li, 19 July 2014
1958-1962:
image by Akira Oyo and Miles Li, 09 August 2014
de jure 1958-62
image by Akira Oyo and Miles Li, 09 August 2014
de facto 1958-62
The name of the unit is written in black letters on the white strip, and the
badge of the unit is on the small yellow flag.
Miles Li, 09 August 2014
The ROC Ministry of National Defense has just announced several changes
regarding the "Army, Navy and Air Force Flags Act".
Changes include:
Miles Li, 18 April 2002