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Danish helmets of the Cold War

The Danish army used a variety of helmets during the early years after the end of the Second World War. The Danish Brigade in Sweden (DANFORCE) had used the Swedish M/37 helmet, and that particular model saw a little use in the Danish army in the years immediately after the war. As a part of the occupational forces in the British sector, the Danish Brigade in Germany was equipped like any other British infantry unit - complete with Mk II helmets (and the occasional MkIII helmet).

To replace the amount of MkII, MkIII and M/37 helmets, the Danish army tried, but failed, to make a home grown helmet, that was sufficiently cheap and offered good protection. The M/46 helmet was a failure. Not that it wasn't a good helmet, but the surplus market was ripe with good cheap helmets, and the Danish Army chose the US M1 helmet instead of making their own. The US M1 helmet and German-Austrian clones, served in the Danish army until the 1990s, where they were finally replaced by kevlar and composite helmets.
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5. Kompagni; Danske Bigade i Tyskland 1947 5th company; The Danish Brigade in Germany - part of the occupational forces in the British sector, 1947.
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    • Belgium >
      • Post WWII uniforms
      • Belgian post WWII Webbing Equipment
      • Belgian M/51 Gas mask
    • Denmark >
      • Uniforms pre WWII >
        • M.1910
      • Equipment pre WWII >
        • Helmets >
          • M.1923 helmet (army)
          • M.1923 helmet (M.1923-41)
        • Gas masks >
          • Gas Mask M.1931 | Gasmaske M.1931
          • Gas mask M.1938 (army) | Gasmaske M.1938
          • Gas mask M.1938 (civilian) | Civilgasmaske M.1938
        • M/1906 Ammunition Pouch | Ammunitionstaske M1906
        • M/1848 Ammunition Pouch | Lommetaske M/1848
        • Linnemann Pattern 1870 Entrenching Tool | Den Linnemannske Spade
        • Danish M/1873 Water Bottle
        • Danish 1915 Torch | Elektrisk Feltlygte (Håndlygte) M/1915
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          • M/45-50: Packs
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          • M/45-50: Straps (shoulder and utility)
          • M/45-50: Bayonet frog
        • M/45-59 Webbing Equipment (Denmark)
        • Gas masks >
          • Gas mask M.1945 E - British Light Anti Gas Respirator, Mk 1
          • Gas mask M.1949
          • Gas mask M/69
        • Helmets >
          • Danish M/46 helmet
          • Danish M/48 helmet (US M1 and Austrian Clone)
        • Radios and field phones >
          • CPRC-26 Transceiver
          • FTLF M/51 L field telephone (Denmark)
    • British Empire Militaria >
      • Webbing >
        • Patt. 37' webbing, Mk III pouches (Post war)
        • Pattern '08 entrenching tool (Mk II variant) - WWII
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        • Light Anti Gas Respirator, Mk 1 (WWII)
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      • Swedish M/39-58 uniform | Vapenrock M/39-58
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        • Swedish six pocket ammunition carrier - M.1900-12 (M.1900)
      • Backpacks and Rucksacks >
        • M/1905 knapsack (Swedish)
        • M/1935 backpack (Swedish)
        • M/1939 backpack (Swedish)
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    • Danish Post War Equipment: A historical introduction
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