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The first tattoo was held in 1994 in Hamar, which is north of Oslo. [2] The tattoo has been held in the Oslo Spektrum since 1996. [3] [4] [5] It features military bands and drill teams of the Norwegian Armed Forces (such as the band and honour guard of Hans Majestet Kongens Garde) as well as the bands and drill teams of foreign countries. [6]
The biannual Hamina Tattoo in Finland is the official military tattoo event of the Finnish Defense Forces. The National Military Tattoo in the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor stadium, held since 1948, is the official military tattoo of the Armed forces of the Netherlands. It was formerly held in Delft and Breda before moving to Rotterdam in 2006.
Pages in category "Military tattoos" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Norwegian Military Tattoo; Q. Quebec City International ...
The Norwegian Guard Veterans Band and Drill Team (Norwegian: Norske Gardeveteraners Drillkontingent, NGD) is an affiliated civilian organization for veterans who have served in the King's Guard. In 1984, the Norwegian Guard Musicians' Association (NGMF) was created by former guardsmen to support and promote band and drill company financially ...
The 2022 Edinburgh Military Tattoo pipes and drums. The term tattoo derives from a 17th-century Dutch phrase doe den tap toe ("turn off the tap") a signal to tavern owners each night, played by a regiment's Corps of Drums, to turn off the taps of their ale kegs so that the soldiers would retire to their billeted lodgings at a reasonable hour. [1]
The family of Norwegian shipping magnate Christian Salvesen gave a king penguin to Edinburgh Zoo when the zoo opened in 1913. [ 3 ] When the Norwegian King's Guard visited the Edinburgh Military Tattoo of 1961 for a drill display, [ 7 ] a lieutenant named Nils Egelien became interested in the zoo's penguin colony.
Pages in category "Military of Norway" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. ... Norwegian Military Tattoo; Norwegian Reserve Officers ...
Name Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Main battle tank Leopard 2A8NOR Germany Main battle tank: 54 on order In February 2023, the Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere announced that Norway would be ordering 54 new Leopard 2A7 tanks from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann at a cost of kr 19.7 billion with a further option for 18 vehicles to be delivered at a later date.