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The flag of Denmark (Danish: Dannebrog, pronounced [ˈtænəˌpʁoˀ]) [4] is red with a white Nordic cross, which means that the cross extends to the edges of the flag and that the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side.
The Flag of the Crown Prince of Denmark: Royal flag with the smaller (also: national) coat of arms. 1914—present: The Flag of the temporary Regent of Denmark (in practice a member of the Royal House) Royal flag with a Royal crown (top), a sceptre, a sword (in saltire), and an orb (bottom) in the centre white square. ? —Present
The flag of Denmark falling from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse on 15 June, 1219. Painted by C.A Lorentzen , 1809. In 1202, Valdemar II became king and launched various " crusades " to claim territories, notably modern Estonia .
Denmark has considerably large deposits of oil and natural gas in the North Sea and ranks as number 32 in the world among net exporters of crude oil [166] and was producing 259,980 barrels of crude oil a day in 2009. [167] Denmark is a long-time leader in wind power: In 2015 wind turbines provided 42.1% of the total electricity consumption. [168]
German invasion of Denmark: Danmarks besættelse: Historic date. This was the day when Germany invaded Denmark in World War II. Flags on flagpoles must be at half mast until 12:00, to indicate the mourning, after that it goes to full mast to indicate that Denmark is a free country today. [citation needed] 16 April: Birthday of Queen Margrethe II
The new king of Denmark has changed the country’s royal coat of arms to more prominently feature Greenland in an apparent rebuke of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to take over the ...
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The flag we fly today is not how it appeared two centuries ago. The original flag, created in 1776, was designed with 13 stars and 13 stripes to represent the 13 American colonies.