military equipment of the 20. century
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        • 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
      • Uniforms post WWII >
        • M/44
        • M/58
      • Equipment post WWII >
        • 1945-55
        • M/45-50 Webbing Equipment (Denmark) >
          • M/45-50: Packs
          • M/45-50: Belts
          • M/45-50: Water bottle and carrier
          • M/45-50: Ammunition Carriers
          • 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
      • Gas masks >
        • Light Anti Gas Respirator, Mk 1 (WWII)
    • Sweden >
      • Swedish M/39-58 uniform | Vapenrock M/39-58
      • Ammunition carriers >
        • 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)
  • "Long" reads
    • What is military history?
    • Reenactment: Using or abusing the past?
    • Danish Post War Equipment: A historical introduction
  • About
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  • Sources & Credit

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Welcome to my site, where I share my enthusiasm for military history, "militrivia" and select items from my collection.
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"Πόλεμος πάντων μεν πατήρ εστί, πάντων δε βασιλεύς".
Ἡράκλειτος ὁ Ἐφέσιος

"War is the father of all and king of all",
Herakleitos of Ephesos.

"Inter arma enim silent leges"

"In times of war, the law falls silent"
Cicero, Pro Milone, 52 BC


"The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes."

Carl von Clausewitz, "On War" (Vom Kriege), 1832.


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Background photo: Danish volunteers, Finland, 1939. (During the Winter War).

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  • Home
  • The Collection
    • 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
      • Uniforms post WWII >
        • M/44
        • M/58
      • Equipment post WWII >
        • 1945-55
        • M/45-50 Webbing Equipment (Denmark) >
          • M/45-50: Packs
          • M/45-50: Belts
          • M/45-50: Water bottle and carrier
          • M/45-50: Ammunition Carriers
          • 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
      • Gas masks >
        • Light Anti Gas Respirator, Mk 1 (WWII)
    • Sweden >
      • Swedish M/39-58 uniform | Vapenrock M/39-58
      • Ammunition carriers >
        • 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)
  • "Long" reads
    • What is military history?
    • Reenactment: Using or abusing the past?
    • Danish Post War Equipment: A historical introduction
  • About
  • Contact
  • Sources & Credit