We're visiting the land of Europe once again and taking a look at the nations of Denmark and Norway
more specifically we're gonna be looking at their
Military power as well as some of the history of their military and looking at the differences between them and seeing how they compare side-by-side
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Okay, so let's jump right into this episode now now the military of the first country I'm looking at is Denmark
So Denmark is ranked 51st in the world in terms of military power for their available manpower
They have two million five hundred and ninety thousand four hundred fifty seven another total military personnel total sixty one thousand five hundred
their active personnel is
16,000 and they have forty five thousand five hundred reserve personnel
So the Danish military can really be traced all the way back to
1510 and that's when the Royal Danish Navy was created after their defeat in the second
Leg war many wanted to disarm the military
So between the time of World War one in World War two Denmark decreased their military size a lot
Now having a limited military like this made things a lot easier for the Germans to invade them in 1940
So after World War two the different branches were
reorganized and put under one umbrella of Danish defence
This was done to ensure that there was a unified command when conducting
Joint operation all of this came from what they learned from the war and all their experience
So how's the Danish military divided?
Well, it separated into branches the Royal Danish army, the Royal Danish Navy the Royal Danish Air Force and the Home Guard
Now their motto is some things are worth fighting for Denmark's defense budget is a total of 4 billion
440 million u.s. Dollars now introducing the country of Norway and their military
So Nora is ranked a little bit higher. They ranked 36 on the global military power scale. They have an available manpower of 2 million
170,000 365 their total military personnel have set
64,000 and they have
24,000 active personnel they also have 40,000 reserve personnel
So their military consists of four branches the Norwegian army the Royal Norwegian Navy
And that includes Coast Guard's and the Royal Norwegian Air Force and the Home Guard as well as several other joint
departments Norway's military was first put together in the 9th century and was earlier focused just around their
Navy the army was created in 1628 as part of Denmark, Norway
Which was also known as the Oldenburg realms a modern Norwegian military was established in the year 1814
But the military didn't really see any real combat action until the year
1940 their motto is for everything we have and everything
We are Norway's defence budget is a total of seven billion dollars u.s
now
Let's go back to Denmark and take a look at their Air Force initially being
Components of the Army and the Navy it was made into a separate service in the year
1950 and then it has six divisions and those are the Air Force command the air
Transport wing the helicopter wing the fighter wing the air control wing and the air force training center
Denmark's aircraft strength is a total of
113 they have 33 fighter aircraft in their possession. Also 33 attack aircraft 4 transport aircraft
37 trainer aircraft their total helicopter strength sits at 35 and they have zero attack
helicopters when it comes to Norway's Air Force
It's organized into five wings
and these are divided into a total of one control and
Reporting Center 9 flying squadrons as well as to ground base air defense units
This force was established as a separate arm of the Norwegian Armed Forces on November 10
1944 they have a total aircraft strength of a hundred and thirty-eight
They have 55 fighter aircraft and also the same number 55 for the attack aircraft
they have for transport aircrafts in their possession as well as 32 trainer aircraft their total helicopter strength sits at
39 and they also have zero attack
Helicopters now it still have a good amount information to share in this episode
So if you're enjoying this so far, you're gonna really love our playlists on Norway and Denmark
Not only do we have playlists about videos that we've done about the country specifically, but we also have playlists about their military
Specifically, so what are their Army and Air Force look like in more detail their Special Forces and everything?
So I'll have the link below to those playlists. We can learn more about the military of Norway and Denmark
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Screen, I know this episode we got both them together, but if you want to learn about them individually
It's a great idea to take a look at the playlist individually to expand your knowledge a lot more
Ok. So the next thing I'm looking at in this episode is the land power of Denmark
So the Danish royal army
they consists of two brigades and organized into three regiments and a number of support centers as well as
Included the army also provides protection for the Danish royal family
in the form of the Royal Guard company and the guard Hauser
Regiment mounted squadron getting into the specifics of their land power Denmark has 57 combat tanks
1068 armored fighting vehicles 18 self-propelled artillery
33 told artillery and zero rocket projectors in their possession for Norway's land power
So the general inspector now commands three
Subordinate operational units as well as five support units in their army the brigade nord
which makes up the operational units the army weapons school the HM Kingsguard then there is garrison n he's
or around year following that there is the military academy and then the logistics and operational support as well as the
Operations support detachment for the specifics. They have 36 combat tanks
777 armored fighting vehicles. They're self-propelled artillery sit at a total of 14
They don't have any towed artillery in their possession as well as they have zero rocket projectors when we look at their naval power
So the Danish Navy is given the task of defending the waters of Denmark Greenland and the Faroe
Islands other responsibilities include surveillance search and rescue ice breaking oil spill recovery and
Prevention as well as being a contribution to international efforts their total naval assets it at 90
They don't have any aircraft carriage in their possession six frigates. No destroyers
No Corvettes zero submarines
But they have 13 patrol vessels and their mine warfare sits at a total of 12 for Norway's Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy has a history that goes all the way back to
955 from the years
1509 all the way to
1814 it formed part of the Navy of Denmark Norway also referred to as the common fleet since
1814 the Norwegian Navy has again
Existed as a separate Navy and this Navy now includes the Coast Guard so their total naval assets it at 62
However, this does not include any aircraft carriers. It does include four frigates. No destroyers
however
Six Corvettes 6 submarines 16 patrol vessels and their mine warfare vessel is a total of six
so with that said those are some of the differences between the militaries of
Denmark and Norway and we got a brief snapshot of how they compare when you look at them side by
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