Danes in Iraq - Pictures

[Pfc_Norup]

Thanks!

Coalition contributions:
http://www.talkingproud.us/International022705.html

Pictures from the Danish Army:
( http://forsvaret.dk/HOK/galleri )

http://www.hok.dk/galleri/photokorn/index.php?action=showgal&cat=3 Iraq 2003

http://www.hok.dk/galleri/photokorn/index.php?action=showgal&cat=4 Iraq 2004

http://www.hok.dk/galleri/photokorn/index.php?action=showgal&cat=43 Iraq 2005

http://www.hok.dk/galleri/photokorn/index.php?action=showgal&cat=6&page=1 Submited pictures from Iraq

http://www.hok.dk/galleri/photokorn/index.php?action=showgal&cat=8 Press photos

http://www.hok.dk/galleri/photokorn/index.php?action=showgal&cat=57 Training for Iraq

 

[Pfc_Norup]

Two Danish soldiers was wounded in Iraq by an IED!
http://forsvaret.dk/HOK/Nyt+og+Presse/Irak/Ny+heltebil+redder+liv.htm ( In Danish, but with pictures of the new modified Mercedes 270 CDI )

Danish

En vejbombe sprang, da en patrulje fra panserinfanterikompagniet kørte igennem Al Hartha i nordkanten af Basra

English

An IED blew up, when a patrol from the Mech-Inf Coy drove trough Al Hartha in the northern part of Barsa

The Mercedes 270 CDI ( a new lightly armoured, and stronger, version of the Mercedes 240 GD ) is new to the Danish Forces in Iraq ( 115 arrived in August ) but apparently it has allready saved 2 lives! 

 

[48Highlander]

I love the C7! Up until around 2002 there where still units in Denmark using the H&K G3... I went trough 2/3 of my first year ( 2000 ) carrying the G3 ( But that was special for the Royal Guards )... I do miss the "power" of a 7.62mm but a 20shot clip and a 50/50% chance of jamming isn't me... Now we just need   Diemaco to start making a 6.8mm version and for the Danish Army to buy it!!!   :threat:

Diemaco doesn't make 'em, but Barrett makes a onversion kit/upper receiver and bolt for it.  Good luck convincing anyone to switch over to it though

 

[Pfc_Norup]

Diemaco doesn't make 'em, but Barrett makes a onversion kit/upper receiver and bolt for it

I know... But it would be great with a little more "stopping power"! So the enemy doesn't just run away after being hit twice!

 

[Pfc_Norup]

Video of Danish Special Forces training
http://wms1.jay.net/ftv/arc09/sof.wmv

"Military Globe" Tv Show ( 16:9 )
http://wms1.jay.net/ftv/arc04/globe1605.wmv about International Missions and the Royal Guards ( My old regiment )

 

[Pfc_Norup]

I have made a site about Southern Iraq... It will be regularly updated with new content

So far it has information about old iraqi armor, Al Qurna, Al Faw and Basra

Iraq page: http://iraqpage.blogspot.com/

 

[Pfc_Norup]

Great news: Denmark is going to send 3 Fennec helicopters to Iraq! http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2005/09/27/175721.htm ( in Danish )

 

[Pfc_Norup]

Bad news: A Danish soldier was killed by an IED today ( October 1st 2005 )....
http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php?id=2951775&forside

It happened in Al Harta just nort of Basra.... And it's the first Dane to be killed in Iraq by the enemy!!!

F*** those coward insurgents!!! Hidding behind theirs rock and puching buttons.... My all you filthy families burnin H*LL!!!

 

[Kirkhill]

10 soldiers in the vehicle Norup?  What type of vehicle was it? It surely wasn't one of your G-Wagens.

 

[Pfc_Norup]

It was one group ( 8 men in two cars ) from the Mech-Inf Coy... They were driving onto a bridge in Al Harta ( Northern part of Basra, Danish AOR ). They were driving in two Mercedes 270 CDI ( a new lightly armoured, and stronger, version of the Mercedes 240 GD ) and when the first car entered the bridge an IED went of... From what I have heard so far one died instantly and two others was badly injured ( but are going to survive ) and one lightly...

Both British and Iraqi forces was in the area shortly afterwards and Danish forces arrived shortly after...

Norup

 

[TCBF]

My prayers today are for the casualties and their loved ones.

Tom

 

[Pfc_Norup]

 

[sapperboysen]

Very nice pics. Quick question, who make the Danish camouflage pattern?
Thanks

 

[Patroels]

What do you mean: "Makes"...
The actual design?
The printing process?

Regards
Troels

 

[sapperboysen]

Both would be nice, but I can settle for 1.

 

[Patroels]

Both would be nice, but I can settle for 1.

The actual design stems from the german Flecktarn pattern which we got from their Bundeswehr.
The patterns can be "decoded" thus:
German black and brown=danish black
German dark green and greyish green=danish dark green
German lightgreen=danish lightgreen.
This went on in the middle 70's and resulted in the T/78 (T:Test) and through alot of tweaking with the colours and fabric, resulted in the actual M/84 uniform-system. When the uniform was â “more or lessâ “ fully implemented, a specimen was presented as a gift to a military museum somewhere in the north of Germany* as a token of our appreciation. Only then did the germans "see the light" and started implementing Flecktarn as an actual camouflagepattern for uniforms. For quite some time they had hesitated due to the fact that Flecktarn strongly resembles some of the old Waffen-SS patterns. A political reasoning in other words!

I don't know much about the actual printing process, and what I know is classified.
A bit ridicolous maybe, but I won't be the one to disclose that secret!

Otherwise I'd suggest you to read through this!

*All this information is from Senior-scientist E. D. from FOFT/DDRE (Danish Defence Research & Engineering) who was instrumental in the making of our camouflage system. He is also part-owner of DADCON (DAnish Defence CONtracting) who were instrumental in the development of colours for your CADPAT!

Regards
Troels