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Colombia - Military Rank Flags

Commander General of the Military Forces
General Commanding Military Forces
Military Authorities Flag
Pennant for a Four-sun General
Infantry Lt. Colonel - Directing an Educational Military Unit

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Commander General of the Military Forces

image by Eugene Ipavec, 26 December 2005

There is a picture taken back in 2003, where former General Harold Bedoya Pizarro (a former Commander General of the Military Forces) was on campaign for the Presidential ellections. The flag is the same flag of Colombia with the words "CDTE. FFMM", meaning Comandante Fuerzas Militares. This is a Military rank flag.
Source: TV campaign ad.
E.R., 26 December 2005

General Commanding Military Forces

(2:3)
image by Željko Heimer, 20 May 2001

At Album 2000 [pay00] - General Commanding Military Forces (2:3) - National flag with two black sabres in saltire in canton and with a black anchor in fly top corner. I'm not quite sure what this title would encompass - maybe a non-naval flag officer commanding joint service forces?
Željko Heimer, 20 May 2001

Military Authorities Flag

(2:3)
image by Željko Heimer, 20 May 2001

At Album 2000 [pay00] - The note to the figure of General Commanding Military Forces explains that similar flag without anchor is used by Military Authorities. Very similar flag differing only silightly in the shape of the sabres, but probably representing just the same flag) is reported by Jaume Ollé as Military Commanders Flag. Would that be of the general level, or maybe lower, say commanders of brigades or so, no matter what rank they hold?
Željko Heimer, 20 May 2001

Pennant for a Four-sun General

image by Eugene Ipavec, 01 April 2012

This picture shows in the background the Pennant for a Four-sun General (in Colombia Generals wear Suns instead of Stars).
Source: http://www.cgfm.mil.co/CGFMPortal/faces/index.jsp?ngimg=11165
The Pennant is similar to the "General Commanding a Unit - Pennant", but they do differ however because in this case the Four-sun Rank Pennant is shown with the respective four suns in the obverse and not in the reverse as a Unit Pennant.
For a full comprehensive and detailed military rank chart and insignia plese see this Wikipedia article.
Esteban Rivera, 31 March 2012

Infantry Lt. Colonel - Directing an Educational Military Unit

Seen on <www.fuerzasmilitares.org> (Picture taken on July 20, 2005). This is most likely a rank penant of Infantry Lt. Colonel directing an Educational Military Unit (most likely a whole Cadet course Battalion-size)
E.R., 10 August 2009