Badges of the

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issued to soldiers who achieve a variety of qualifications and accomplishments while serving active or reserve duty in the Danish military. They are worn, on the service dress or barracks dress, either right above or on the breast pocket, depending on whether there are Danish

Parachutist Brevet A parachutist badge (or parachutist brevet) is a military badge awarded by the armed forces of many states to soldiers who have received parachute training and completed the required number of jumps. It is difficult to assess which country was the ...

s. There is no limit to the number worn and there is no designated order for the badges. The badges were first created by the Danish Brigade in Exile, in order to show proficiency. It did however not see official and wide use until the 1950s, when standardized versions were introduced.

Proficiency badges

The proficiency badges are small circular badges 25mm in diameter showing a

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and the icon in the center. They are sown onto the uniform with a small circular piece of

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backing:

Army

The army has different colors depending on the service branch: * Infantry: Cardinal red (the two infantry regiments Royal Life Guards and

Schleswig Foot Regiment The Schleswig Regiment of Foot ( da, Slesvigske Fodregiment) is a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001 the regiment was merged with the Queen's Life Regiment, into the Prince's Life Regiment. In 2018 it was announced that the regi ...

) * Jutland Dragoons: Crimson red *

Guard Hussars The Guard Hussar Regiment ( da, Gardehusarregimentet, GHR) is a cavalry unit of the Royal Danish Army, whose primary task is to train the Guard Hussars for various functions in the mobilisation force. The Guard Hussar Regiment is one of two acti ...

: White *

Artillery Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...

: Crimson red *

Engineer Regiment Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considerin ...

: Black * Signal Regiment: Dark blue * Train Regiment: Crimson red * Intelligence Regiment: Grey

Navy

White

Air Force

White

Shooting badges

Skill badges

Recognition badges

Tabs

Similar in design to British and American tabs, they are worn on the right shoulder, on either service dress, barracks dress or combat uniform.

Parachute badge

The Danish

parachutist badge A parachutist badge (or parachutist brevet) is a military badge awarded by the armed forces of many states to soldiers who have received parachute training and completed the required number of jumps. It is difficult to assess which country was th ...

, can only be acquired by Danish officers, high ranking NCOs and members of the Royal Danish Air Force, they are therefore relatively rare compared to other countries parachute badges. The parachutist badge is worn above the right breast pocket on the service dress or barracks dress, with the ability to wear a foreign brevet, on the pocket flap.

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* * * * {{Military of Denmark Military of Denmark Orders, decorations, and medals of Denmark Royal Danish Army Royal Danish Navy Royal Danish Air Force