Flag of the Western Union

rdf:langString Flag of the Western Union

rdf:langString Western Union

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rdf:langString An unbroken chain of five rectangular links Or in the shape of an upside-down pentagon on a blue field, with a multicoloured border

rdf:langString [The badge of the Headquarters, Western Europe, Commanders-in-Chief] may well be regarded as the first truly international Formation Sign/Badge although the badge of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force was worn during the war by British, American and other allied officers, as were also the badges of Allied Force Headquarters in North Africa and Italy, and Supreme Allied Command South-East Asia . This badge is universally worn by the joint staff of the five Western Union Powers of the Brussels Treaty . The badge, in which the five gold links forming a pentagon on a blue background symbolize the five Western Powers, is worn on did sleeve below the shoulder tide in the same position as all British Formation. The badge was first seen in October, 1949, worn by Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery when he visited the H.Q. of the Airborne Forces.

rdf:langString Badges on battledress: post-war formation signs and regimental flashes

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rdf:langString The Western Union (WU) was a military alliance established between France, the United Kingdom and the three Benelux countries between 1948 and 1954. The flag of the Western Union, also referred to as the Western Union Standard, displays an unbroken chain of five rectangular links in the shape of an upside-down pentagon on a blue field, with a multicoloured border (red on the outside, gold, black and white) taken from the WU member states' flags.