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Standard parameters
| Parameter name | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
alias |
Soviet Union |
Main article name (Soviet Union) |
flag alias |
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg |
Image name (File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg, shown on right) |
Flag variants
| Label | Flag image (40px) | Image name |
|---|---|---|
1922 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the Soviet Union (1922–1923).svg |
1923 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the Soviet Union (1924).svg |
1924 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the Soviet Union (1924–1936).svg |
1936 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg | Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg |
1955 | Error creating thumbnail: | Flag of the Soviet Union.svg |
naval-1924 | File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1923–1935).svg | Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1923–1935).svg |
naval-1935 | File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1935.svg | Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1935.svg |
coast guard-1924 | File:USSR, Flag KGB 1924.svg | USSR, Flag KGB 1924.svg |
coast guard-1935 | File:USSR, Flag KGB 1935.svg | USSR, Flag KGB 1935.svg |
VV MVD naval | File:USSR, Naval flag of ships by the Interior Force 1983.svg | USSR, Naval flag of ships by the Interior Force 1983.svg |
naval | File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg | Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg |
marines | Error creating thumbnail: | Flag of the Soviet Union.svg |
military | Error creating thumbnail: | Flag of the Soviet Union.svg |
coast guard | File:USSR, Flag KGB 1950.svg | USSR, Flag KGB 1950.svg |
navy | File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg | Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg |
air force | File:Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg | Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg |
army | Error creating thumbnail: | Flag of the Soviet Union.svg |
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Redirect aliases
| Alias name | {{flag|alias}} output | {{flag country|alias}} output |
|---|---|---|
URS (view) | Error creating thumbnail: URS | Error creating thumbnail: Soviet Union |
USSR (view) | Error creating thumbnail: USSR | Error creating thumbnail: Soviet Union |
SUN (view) | Error creating thumbnail: SUN | Error creating thumbnail: Soviet Union |
the Soviet Union (view) | Error creating thumbnail: the Soviet Union | Error creating thumbnail: Soviet Union |
See What links here for a full list of redirects.
Example usage
{{flag|Soviet Union}}→ Error creating thumbnail: Soviet Union{{flag icon|Soviet Union}}→ Error creating thumbnail:
Using a flag variant
{{flag|Soviet Union|1922}}→ Error creating thumbnail: Soviet Union{{flag icon|Soviet Union|1922}}→ Error creating thumbnail:
Using a redirect alias
{{flag icon|URS}}→ Error creating thumbnail:{{flag country|URS}}→ Error creating thumbnail: Soviet Union{{flag|URS}}→ Error creating thumbnail: URS
Military ensigns
This template includes a naval flag variant that can be used with Template:Naval:
{{naval|Soviet Union}}→ File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg Soviet Navy{{flag icon|Soviet Union|naval}}→ Soviet Union
This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:
{{air force|Soviet Union}}→ File:Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg Soviet Air Forces{{flag icon|Soviet Union|air force}}→ Soviet Union
This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Marines:
{{marines|Soviet Union}}→ Error creating thumbnail: Soviet Naval Infantry{{flag icon|Soviet Union|marines}}→ Error creating thumbnail:
This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces:
{{Armed forces|Soviet Union}}→ Error creating thumbnail: Soviet Armed Forces{{flag icon|Soviet Union|military}}→ Error creating thumbnail:
This template includes an ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:
{{navy|Soviet Union}}→ File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg Soviet Navy{{flag icon|Soviet Union|navy}}→ Soviet Union
This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:
{{coast guard|Soviet Union}}→ File:USSR, Flag KGB 1950.svg Soviet Border Troops{{flag icon|Soviet Union|coast guard}}→ Soviet Union
This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:
{{army|Soviet Union}}→ Error creating thumbnail: Soviet Army{{flag icon|Soviet Union|army}}→ Error creating thumbnail:
Related templates
Please see the following related country_data templates:
- Template:Country data Commonwealth of Independent StatesFile:Flag of the CIS.svg Commonwealth of Independent States
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Country data Soviet Union in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Country data Soviet Union
<templatedata> {
"description": "This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flag icon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.",
"params": {}
} </templatedata>