for ships that have shown particular courage, performing combat missions in the Russian fleet was a special award - the St George's flag, which was located in the stern.He was a St. Andrew's flag, was placed in the center of a heraldic shield with a red St. George, the holy canon.Only two ships in the history of the Navy honored to have this award for courage and skill shown by - the ship "Azov" and the brig "Mercury".No one else has received such a high award.
What both ships received such a high award
exploits of sailors serving on ships were truly worthy of St George flag award, "Azov" distinguished himself in the battle of Navarino, where the long battle waged simultaneously with the five powerful enemy ships;"Mercury" has won a brilliant victory in the match with two ships in Turkey, which had a tenfold superiority in the number of guns.Both ships and their crews with the commanders, Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev and Kazarsky Alexander Ivanovich, respectively, covered themselves with unfading glory, and their exploits were very significant.But St. George flags "Azov" and "Mercury" by right of succession passed to the successor ships, which are always instructed to be in the Russian Navy - "Memory of Mercury" and "Memory of Azov".
St George flag history than is
St. George ribbon - a simple two-color ribbon to the famous Russian awards - St. George Medal, the George Cross and the Order of St. George.St. George ribbons were also sailors on his cap, if served in the ship's crew, awarded the St. George flag.The tape was used as an element of the same name, and banners as an accessory and standard of the banner.Not used in any Soviet award until 1992, when the restored Order of St. George's Cross and St George.However, the tape was used in the former as in the White armies in the St. George awards in the Russian Corps and became the prototype of ribbons awards of the USSR - the medal "For Victory over Germany", the Order of Glory and the Guards tape.We also inform what characterized the flag of St. George ribbons: his material - jersey Flag (street), 115 g / m2, 100% polyester, 35 mm pocket under the shaft, size - 0.9 x 1.35 m.
history of fighting charactersRussian navy
Peter I in December 1699 established the Andrew's flag as an official of the Russian Navy.The emperor explained his choice by the fact that "from this apostle Russia were baptized."A white flag with a blue St. Andrew's cross on the masts of the Russian ships floated up to the 1917.Under it made sailing around the world, opened new ground, went into battle several generations of sailors.Everyone knows the history of the word captains for crews to any fight: "C Andrew's flag and our God."With 1692 on 1712 Emperor Peter 1 own flag painted eight projects, all of them consistently taken in the Navy.The eighth and final version was thus described as follows Peter 1: "White Flag, available across the St. Andrew's cross, which he called Russia".It is in this form of St. George and St. Andrew's flag stayed in the Navy of Russia until November 1917.
Evidence of Russian origin, St. Andrew's (St. George) flag
proof may be the fact that the holy Apostle - patron saint of the Orthodox East - Peter I spent the first Russian Order.This order, St. Andrew is the highest award of the Russian state has established the king in 1698 to reward for the civil service and military exploits.It consisted of a gold cross, blue ribbon, a silver eight-pointed star and a chain of gold.In the center of the star, its outlet is the two-headed eagle, crowned with three crowns on the eagle's chest - blue St. Andrew's cross.Therefore, it is unlikely that the Russian emperor had in mind the traditions of Scotland, which has long been considered the Apostle Andrew, the patron saint of his heavenly.By Peter I, despite the jokes related to his age, with his name, first of all he expressed his concern about the greatness of the Russian state.Since 1819 ships distinguished themselves in battle, began to assign a St George flag.
detail of St. George flag
His story begins in 1813.The city Kulyma summer of that year led a detachment of Count Osterman-Tolstoy has become the way of the Frenchman's body Marshal Vandam and this act saved the Allied army, moving away from Dresden.It was a tough fight.Russian won.The squad was and Marine Guards, which was awarded the St. George flag.But on the flags of the ships is not affected.This corrected the Tsar Alexander I decree of 05.06.1819 year.From now on, the Guards began to differ St. George pennants.In the spring of 1918 the rise of St. Andrew's flag on the ships of the Soviet Republic ceased.In December 1924, it did, and the White Guard ships.January 17, 1992, the Russian government has decided to return to St. Andrew / St George flag old status - Naval Russian flag.It was consecrated in St. Petersburg.07.26.1992 last year raised the flag of the USSR, covered with glory of the Great Patriotic War.Under the national anthem of the Soviet Union it was transferred for permanent storage space ship commander.Then, under the national anthem of the Russian Federation raised the flag of St George.
