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The Danish M/44 uniform

The M/44 uniform was introduced, not as you might think during World War two, but after the war ended.  During the war Danish refugees, sailors, exiled freedom fighters, former soldiers and others that lived in Sweden had formed DANFORCE - The Danish Brigade in Sweden. An "exile army" ready to liberate the motherland (Especially Copenhagen). It never came to that, but the "brigadiers" made up the core of the re-formed Danish army in the first year after the liberation together with members of the underground army. 
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Danish M/44 uniform - second lieutenant, Danske Livregiment

The brigadiers were equipped and dressed as according to the picture on the left.  The uniform was more or less copied from the British battle dress, with a few alterations.  The most noticeable difference was the colour. The uniforms were made of the standard Swedish grey wool, used for their own uniforms.
As the war ended, they had to standardise the uniform with all troop units.
Some units used British / Australian / Canadian battle dress uniforms, and some units used the Swedish copy.
In the end the Danish army "came up" with the M/44. An altered version of the Brigadier uniform. It now looked more like the "real" British battledress uniforms. In the beginning they were made with brass buttons, but in the late 1950s they changed to plastic buttons. 
It was slowly replaced by the M/58 uniform in the early 1960s, although the home guard continued to use it for a little longer.
The regimental brass badges were authorized in 1949.

My particular uniform has never been used, and may have been a "spare" for the 2nd lieutenant it belonged to, or may simply have been in storage for its entire life.  The brass collar insignia is the regimental insignia of the "Danske Livregiment". It was the oldest Danish regiment, formed on the 7th of December 1763 and was disbanded and merged with the Guard Hussar regiment in 2000 on the 31th of December. 

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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
      • Danish Post War Equipment: A historical introduction
      • 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)
  • What is military history?
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