In WWII what would the expression meant ..."coming with all flags flying"
2007-03-24 09:01:36 · 2 answers · asked by Elizabeth Helen D 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
That expression came around for what the allies did in WWII. The allies would fly all the flags on the allied side to intimidate their opponents. The enemy was to reconize that all these countries are against you and we stand and fight together.
2007-03-27 22:57:17 · answer #1 · answered by broncostud01 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"there was Perth, a beautiful white bone in her teeth...three battle flags streaming...smoke pouring...firing all the time...rapid salvoes...shells falling all around her...It was one of the finest sights I have ever seen."
(eyewitness, Battle of the Sunda Strait)
It is normal practice in many navies to hoist additional national or naval flags when going into battle as a lone flag, shot away, could be taken as a sign of surrender.
2007-03-24 16:13:43 · answer #2 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋