![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Codex_Manesse_Johann_von_Brabant.jpg/640px-Codex_Manesse_Johann_von_Brabant.jpg&w=640&q=50)
War flag
Variant of a national flag for use by a country's military forces when on land / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Standard WWI steamship, see SS War Flag.
"Banner of War" redirects here. For the Yugoslav military decoration, see Order of the War Banner.
A war ensign, also known as a military flag, battle flag, or standard,[1] 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 today currently have distinct war flags, most using a flag design that is also the state flag or general national flag for this purpose.
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Codex_Manesse_Johann_von_Brabant.jpg/640px-Codex_Manesse_Johann_von_Brabant.jpg)