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navigation, search The Greek flag. The old Greek flag.  The flag
of Greece is rectangular with nine equal stripes of blue (5) and
white (4) from left to right. In the top left corner is a blue
square with a white cross. This flag has been used since 1822,
when the young Greek state was fighting for its independence
from the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence.
The current flag of Greece was officially adopted during the
First national assembly of the Greeks at Epidaurus in 1822, and
the flag with the 9 stripes was adopted as a state and military
ensign (a flag used only by the government and the military, and
only on ships). Another flag was chosen as a land flag, it was a
simple white cross on a blue field. A third flag was adopted for
the merchant fleet (a flag to be used by civilians on ships
only), but it was only used for 8 years. In 1978, the ensign was
chosen as the sole national flag, and it is now used by everyone
on land