Badges of the Danish Military

Badges of the Danish Military are military decorations 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 Brevets. There is no limit to the amount 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 containing 25mm in diameter a laurel wreath and the icon in the center. They are sown onto the uniform with a small circular piece of felt:

Army
The army has different colors depending on the service branch:
 * Infantry: Cardinal red
 * Jutland Dragoons: Crimson red
 * Guard Hussars: White
 * Artillery: Crimson red
 * Engineer Regiment: Black
 * Signal Regiment: Dark blue
 * Train Regiment: Crimson red
 * Danish Armed Forces Health Services: Cardinal red

Navy
White

Air Force
White

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, 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.