Indonesian Army (original) (raw)
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- Army flag
- Rank flags
- Rank flags (until 2022)
- Brigadier General's flag
- Major General's flag
- Lieutanant General's flag
- General's flag
See also:
Flag of the Indonesian Army
[![[Army obverse]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/id^armyo.gif)
](../images/i/id^armyo.gif) 
image by Sammy Kanadi, 21 May 2000
[![[Army reverse]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/id^armyr.gif)
](../images/i/id^armyr.gif) 
image by Sammy Kanadi, 21 May 2000
Motto: Kartika Eka Pakçi (Strength Unity Loyalty in Kawi, an old Indonesian language.)
Ratio: 2:3
Colors: Background: Dark Green, The Emblem: Gold (except for the shield, divided diagonally red-white, the colors of the national flag).
Meaning:
The Background Color:
The dark green background is the army's color, representing the natural vegetation of Indonesia, which the army will defend from any land threat and invasion.
The Emblem:
1.The star represents the army as the main instrument - a symbol of high aspiration.
2.The Garuda Bird represents the knight's spirit, the brave and mighty one.
3. The shield which is divided diagonally red and white represents the national spirit - gallantry and purity.
4. Ten feathers on each wing represent October, the month the Indonesian Army was born.
5. Seven feathers on the tail represent the seven soldier's manners, the 'Sapta Marga'.
Sammy Kanadi, 23 May 2000
Rank Flags
The rank flags of the Indonesian Army had red fields until 2022, when these were changed to green fields.
Miles Li, 4 October 2023
Brigadier General's flag
[![[Brigadier General's flag]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/id^bgen.gif)
](../images/i/id^bgen.gif) image by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 5 October 2023
Major General's flag
[![[Brigadier General's flag]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/id^mgen.gif)
](../images/i/id^mgen.gif) image by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 5 October 2023
Lieutanant General's flag
[![[Brigadier General's flag]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/id^lgen.gif)
](../images/i/id^lgen.gif) image by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 5 October 2023
General's flag
[![[Brigadier General's flag]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/id^gen.gif)
](../images/i/id^gen.gif) image by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 5 October 2023
Rank Flags (until 2022)
In the rank flags of the Indonesian Army the star(s) correspond to the officer to which the flag belongs. The background color is the red, I don't know why it's not green (but I think the US army also uses red instead of white as displayed in their branch flag).
Brigadier General's flag
[![[Brigadier General's flag]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/id^army1.gif)
](../images/i/id^army1.gif) image by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 4 October 2023
Major General's flag
[![[Major General's flag]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/id^army2.gif)
](../images/i/id^army2.gif) image by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 4 October 2023
Lieutanant General's flag
[![[Lieutanant General's flag]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/id^army3.gif)
](../images/i/id^army3.gif) image by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 4 October 2023
General's flag
[![[General's flag]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/id^army4.gif)
](../images/i/id^army4.gif) image by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 4 October 2023