Flags of the Interventionists in the East of Russia

Japanese Imperial Army

Banner of an infantry regiment (left) and the standard of a cavalry regiment (right) of the Imperial Japanese Army

The composition of the banners was based on a white cloth depicting a 16-ray scarlet sun, framed by a purple fringe (16 and purple are considered imperial in Japan). In the lower corner, adjacent to the shaft, a white rectangle was sewn, on which the name of the unit was written in black kanji.

United States of America

Regimental and national banners of the US 27th Infantry Regiment

Regimental and national banners of the US 31st Infantry Regiment

Each independent unit in the US army had two banners – the national (the same for all) and the regimental, both of the same size, always carried out together. The infantry regimental banners were made of dark blue silk, on which the image of the national coat of arms was embroidered with silk threads. Below, on a red ribbon was the regiment number in words. On the shaft, the cloth was complemented with tricolor (blue-white-red) cords with tassels at the ends.

France

Banner of the French Siberian Colonial Battalion

The banner was awarded to the battalion when it was formed and sent as part of the French expeditionary forces in Eastern Russia. On 30 March 1919 the Colonial Battalion was given the right to inscribe the honorary name "Siberie" on its banners. The dates on the banner, "1914-1919", are from the beginning of the First World War to the date of the Peace of Versailles. After the return and subsequent disbandment of the battalion, the flag was transferred for storage in the Army Museum in Paris.

Romania

Banner of the Romanian Legion of Transylvanian-Bukovinian Riflemen

Made in Siberia based on the model of the regimental banners of the Romanian Royal Army. In the centre of the national colours is an image of the state (royal) coat of arms of Romania, and in the corners are the monograms of King Ferdinand I.

Italy

Banner of the Italian Siberian Legion of Salvation

Made in Siberia based on the model of the regimental banners of the Italian Royal Army. In the centre of the national colours is an image of the coat of arms of the ruling Savoy dynasty: a crowned red shield with a light blue border and a white cross. On the pole, the banner was complemented by silver cords and tassels at the end. The banner could also feature light blue ribbons with silver fringe, on which the name of the unit was embroidered, as well as the collective awards it had received. It remains unclear whether each battalion of the Legion had such banners or whether there was only one. It is also unclear whether the Italian Expeditionary Corps had banners.

Poland

Banner of Polish rifle units of the Polish Corps in the Russian Civil War

Banner of Polish rifle units of the Polish Corps in Russia (5th Polish Rifle Division)

A rectangular panel made up of equal white and red stripes in the colors of the Polish national flag. The pommel is in the form of a crowned Polish one-headed eagle. The eagle sits on a pedestal, on the front side of which there is a figured shield with the letter "S" (from Polish strzelecki for rifle), on the sides of which are the letters "W." and "P." (Wojsko Polskie for Polish Army).

 

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