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Pascal Vagnat reported about a law concerning the
military organisation of Croatia at: http://tomislav.morh.tel.hr/MORH/Pages/zakon_obrani.html
. It is "Zakon o obrani" - the Law on Defence. I do not
have the numbers of the official gazette in which it is
published, but the numbers are 1230/91 and 1522/93, the last
superceeded the previous, but, again I am not usre if it is the
latest version. There is also "Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama
Zakona o obrani" 1161/96, which changes essencial part of
text that concerns us here.
Let us see the chronologically.
"Zakon o obrani" 1230/91 of 26-JUN-1991. (NN, 49/91)
Art 63.
"Defence forces units have thier flags. The flags of the
units of defence forces, naval flags [ensigns] and rank flags in
the Navy are establish in a separate law."
Art 64.
"The sign of adherence to the Defence forces is the coat of
arms of the Republic of Croatia.
The uniforms, insignia, ranks, duty signs and symbols of
addherence to branches and services, are prescribed by the
President of the Republic."
(While I guess that the Prsident prescribed the things from art
64, I am not aware of any separate law on flags as mentioned in
art 63 (actually, I am sure there is no such law). However, unit
flags seems to have been established, probably also by
prescription (or approval) of the President. This include
probably the flag of the Navy , but I have
not yet found anything about rank flags
"Zakon o obrani" 1522/93 of 27-JUL-1993 (NN, 74/93).
Articles 63 and 64 are equal to the previous law, with slight
changes in wording (introducing Croatian versions of words,
rather then internationalisms). Again, no separate law was made
to accord with it.
"Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o obrani" 1161/96,
28-JUN-1996.
This law changes the previous law of 1993, introducing these
changes:
Art 23. changes art 63 of 1993 law so that it reads now:
"Defence forces units have thier flags.The supreme commander
estabishes the flags of the units of defence forces, naval flags
[ensigns] and rank flags in the Navy."
Art 24 changes art 64 of 1993 law so that it reads now: "The
sign of adherence to the Defence forces is the coat of arms of
the Republic of Croatia.The uniforms, insignia, ranks, duty signs
and symbols of addherence to branches and services, are
prescribed by the President of the Republic.It is forbiden
wearing of military uniform and parts of it to the persons
non-members of the Defence forces."
This last thing not important to us. So, now it is the President
(in his function as the supreme commander) who estabishes the
flags of all kinds. As I said, this is probably just the legal
acceptance of the estabished practice. Still no word on rank
flags have come to me.
If I guess right, in the official gazette (NN) is published after
this the "cleaned" text of the new law, but I'll have
to check it
Zeljko Heimer, 8 December 1998
![[Centre for education and training of soldiers of logistics branch]](../images/h/hr-nslh1.gif)
by Zeljko Heimer
After a long delay, I finally made an image of the flag of the
unit in which I serve the Army. The flag is somewhat atypical, I
believe, as it is a vertical flag with swallow tail and tongue.
The tails end in talons (if that is the right word?).
The flag is purple, with the symbol of the unit in the middle.
The symbol (the same as the shoulder patch, from which I scanned
it) is a black disk bordered grey. In the border there are the
initials of the unit name "NSLHV" and "ZAGREB".
Within the border there is a golden circular
"tripple-wattle" witch in the base has incorporated the
yellow coat of arms of Zagreb (somewhat stylized). In the middle
there are two golden outlined grey swords and above them the coat
of arms of Croatia.
I send also a larger image of the symbol.
![[Center for education and training of soldiers of logistics branch (symbol)]](../images/h/hr-nslhv.gif)
by Zeljko Heimer
I have only now to reveal what the initials stand for - "Nastavno
središte logistike Hrvatske vojske" - Educational
centre for logistics of the Croatian Army. The current name is
changed to SOOVLS, "Središte odgoja i obrazovanja
vojnika logisticke struke" (Centre for education and
training of soldiers of logistics branch), and the patches were
changed accordingly, but the old ones are still in use, and as I
have it, I scanned the old one. I have no means now to draw
circular letters, so I leave it with the old name.
This flag is hoisted all the time in front of the command
buildings, clearly visible from the surrounding streets, and
lighted at night.
Maybe to mention, that the symbol in the centre is quite typical
for the Croatian Army. Several units have it in the same pattern,
changing only the colour of the circular border and the coat of
arms in the base (and the inscriptions, of course).
Zeljko Heimer, 24 May 1998
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