Help with an SA Flag

[Gordon Craig]

Posting this to help another collector.

Regards,

Gordon

"Looking for information on a pre WWII SA Sturmfahne - 21/1 (in green square edged in dull gold) plus its related Unit traditions Numbers. Item is approx 45x45 inches is double sided. at some time at fly end there were ties/rings for pole but all are gone now. Item is in overall excellent condition have a couple period repairs - even has some blood staining. My Museum Association received this item over ten years ago, from a WWII Canadian Intelligence Corps officer veteran. Would like to have it identified so it can be better displayed. Have inquired by the so called experts here only to come up empty handed. No information, but they were willing to buy. Thanks. Rob."

[squidney86]

Standarte 1 of Gruppe Nordsee was located in Emden.

Sydney

[wilhelm Saris]

Standarte 1 of Gruppe Nordsee was located in Emden. Sydney

Sydney is correct. Standarte 1 was under the DE "Ostfriesland and was part for brigade 63 (Oldenburg-Ostfriesland).
It first had its headquarters at Aurich (1935/1936), then Emden (1937) and later, during the war, in Aurich again.
The traditions-patches were for Standarte 2 (1937), which also was at Nordsee and located at Emden. Before Emden the headquarters were at Meppen (Ems).
It is obvious the flag moved around a bit.
It is practically sure this flag was in the earliest days the first flag granted to Standarte 1 (Sturm 1).

I have no idea for the two different 31/2 patches. The one does not have the correct form of numbers, maybe they had to change it into the proper numbers.

[Gordon Craig]

Gentlemen,

Thank you for your informative and quick response. I will pass this info on.

Regards,

Gordon