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The flag of Yugoslavia describes flags used in SFR Yugoslavia and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

The national flag and the civil ensign of the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia was blue-white-red in the horizontal sense against a vertical staff.^[1] The national flag was the same as the historic Pan-Slavonic flag approved at the Pan-Slavic Conference in Prague, 1848.

The naval ensign of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was blue-white-red with the simplified lesser coat of arms: On one third of the ensign length there shall be the state coat of arms with the crown. The height of the arms and crown (without the globe and cross) shall be half of the ensign height.^[2]^[3]

The flags of the Kingdom were in official use from 1922 until the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was occupied by the Axis powers in 1941. After that, the flag was used by the Royal Government in Exile, diplomatic representatives, and the Allies until 1945. During the Second World War, Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland (also known as Chetniks) used this flag.

Other flags of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Naval ensign
Royal Standard of the King
Standard of the Prime Minister

Standard of the Prime Minister
Standard of the rank of Army Marshal
Standard of the rank of Army General
Standard of the rank of Division General
Standard of the rank of Brigade General

SFR Yugoslavia

Flag of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia consisted of three equal horizontal bands coloured in pan-Slavic colors - blue (top), white and red - with yellow bordered red star, symbol of communism, at the flag's centre.

It was created during Second World War by replacing the royal coat of arms on the flag of pre-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia with the red star of communism. The first flag for Democratic Federal Yugoslavia had a red star in the centre stripe of the Yugoslav tricolour. After the war it was given its final shape by enlarging the star and adding a narrow yellow border.

The flag was usually accompanied on official buildings by the Flags of the Yugoslav Socialist Republics and the flag of the League of the Communists of Yugoslavia. Because of this, many buildings in former Yugoslavia still carry a three-poled flag holder.

A smaller version of the flag served as the civil ensign while an elongated banner version was seen flown in front of the Yugoslav parliament.

Other flags of SFR Yugoslavia

Naval ensign
Naval jack
Standard of the President
Standard of the President of the Assembly

References

[1] The Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia

[2] The Law on the Ensigns of War, Merchant and Private Vessels from 1922.

[3] Law on the Flags of Yugoslavian Ships from 1937.

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