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A medieval ship flag captured from a Danish ship by forces from Lübeck: Kalmar Union flag. Kalmar Union flag. The flag of Scania: The flag of Halland. The flag of Blekinge. The flag of Blekinge. The flag of Denmark-Gdańsk: The flag of Denmark-Norway: Former flag of Kristiansand, Denmark-Norway. 1814-1851: Flag of Schleswig-Holstein: Flag of ...
The Danish flag from the front page of Christiern Pedersen's version of Saxo Grammaticus's Gesta Danorum, 1514 (see here for a larger version) There is a record suggesting that the Danish Army had a "chief banner" (hoffuitbanner) in the early 16th century.
During the 16th to 18th centuries, Danish military involvement was also directed against Russia and other Eastern European nations in the series of Northern Wars and subsequent campaigns. Denmark was brought into the Napoleonic Wars on the French side when attacked by Britain at the Battles of Copenhagen in 1801 and 1807. The eventual defeat of ...
The flag of Denmark falling from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse on 15 June, 1219. Painted by C.A Lorentzen , 1809. In 1202, Valdemar II became king and launched various " crusades " to claim territories, notably modern Estonia .
The Danish coat of arms in the Gelre Armorial, 14th century. This is the oldest coloured image of the Dannebrog. The crest was used by Danish monarchs from the 13th century until c. 1420. [1] The flag is not part of the crest. The oldest known depiction of the insignia dates from a seal used by King Canute VI c. 1194.
This is a list of Royal Danish Army regiments that have existed since the 15th century. Most formations have changed names several times during their existence. Most formations have changed names several times during their existence.
The Royal Danish Army (Danish: Hæren; Faroese: Herurin; Greenlandic: Sakkutuut) is the land-based branch of the Danish Armed Forces, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods, abandoning its traditional role of anti ...
The flag as described by Eric of Pomerania Drawing of a naval flag captured from a Danish ship in a naval battle in Öresund by the Hanseatic League in 1427, displaying the arms of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Pomerania. [1] Royal seal of Eric of Pomerania (1398)