Bundesmarine

[Guardian 5]

A couple of new Marine tallies arrived today.

Could someone please tell me what "MFG" stands for?

Thanks - TJ

[RamJet]

MFG stands for Marinefliegergeschwader (Naval Air Wing).

[Guardian 5]

Danke Steve!

[uscob]

"or even Belgium"

"Black, red, gold
Black, gold, red"

"Genau (Exactly!)"

No!

Germany: Black Red Gold
Belgium: Black Yellow Red

Furthermore it could never be Belgium, it is the sequence, here is red in the middle.

Uwe

Please remember, in Heraldics, gold and yellow is the same. same as silver and white.
Like the National flag of east frisia. white eagle on white background.

[uscob]

No. Bundesmarine. I can assure you. I am a member.

Deutsche Marine never. For a start it is spelled wrong.

Lets find them somewhere. I got the new Tallies some weeks ago and was told thet they use them since 2 years. Bundesmarine is out of wear now they use "DEUTSCHE MARINE".

[Rikster]

The official names for the American military branches are:
United States Navy
United States Army
United States Air Force
United States Marine Corps
United States Coast Guard

"On the street", as you say, is a different matter. Here in the US we refer to them as the Navy, Air Force, Marines, Army, or Coast Guard. However, it does not change the fact that their official names include the geographic. It's a standard wordwide practice.

Except for the "Royal Navy" and "Royal Air Force", it is of course the "British army" due to the way it was formed by ad hoc regiments not directly raised by the crown.