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11 unusual facts about Dannebrog


Centura Public School

It was founded in 1967 and serves the communities of Cairo, Dannebrog, Boelus, and the surrounding areas.

Christian Frederik von Schalburg

; Smith, P. S., Under hagekors og Dannebrog : danskere i Waffen SS 1940–45, Aschehoug, 2006 (Hardcover, ISBN 978-87-11-11843-6, p.152).

; Smith, P. S., Under hagekors og Dannebrog : danskere i Waffen SS 1940–45, Aschehoug, 2006 (Hardcover, ISBN 978-87-11-11843-6, p.155-158).

In February 1941 von Schalburg suggested to his friend, head of DNSAP Frits Clausen, the formation of a Danish SS unit, 'Regiment Dannebrog', to be commanded by himself.

; Smith, P. S., Under hagekors og Dannebrog : danskere i Waffen SS 1940–45, Aschehoug, 2006 (Hardcover, ISBN 978-87-11-11843-6, p.164).

; Smith, P. S., Under hagekors og Dannebrog : danskere i Waffen SS 1940–45, Aschehoug, 2006 (Hardcover, ISBN 978-87-11-11843-6, p. 139-142).

Gelre Armorial

This is the earliest known coloured image of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

Karise

In the Battle of Lyndanisse in 1219, Karl af Rise is mentioned as being the person who caught the Danish flag, Dannebrog, when it fell from the sky.

Roger Welsch

An author, humorist and folklorist, Welsch was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, and today lives outside of Dannebrog, Nebraska.

Valdemar II of Denmark

The red banner with a white cross (Dannebrog) has been the national flag of the Danes since 1219.

Valdemar enjoys a central position in Danish history because of his position as ”the king of Dannebrog” and as a legislator.


Adin Talbar

Talbar was awarded the German first class Federal Cross of Merit in 1985, received the Danish Knight’s Cross Dannebrog in 1993, and, in 2011, he became honorary citizen of Jerusalem.

Danish order of precedence

# Grand Commanders of the Dannebrog