Admiral (Denmark)

The first uniforms for the Navy was introduced in 1722, though they did not have any insignia.^[11] In 1771, the first insignia was introduced for admirals. These were gold rings on the cuffs, with three for full admirals, two for vice admirals, and one for counter admirals. This insignia was however removed before proper introduction as Christian VII wished to introduce epaulettes.^[12] However, after the fall of Johann Friedrich Struensee, the old ranks were reintroduced promptly.^[13]

In 1801, epaulettes were introduced for all officers of the Navy.^[14] In 1841, new insignia was introduced for all officers.^[15] With the advent of steamship, epaulettes quickly became dirty and were in general cumbersome. As a result, they were removed for daily wear, and were replaced by smaller lace epaulettes.^[16] In 1871, sleeve insignia was introduce in favour of epaulettes.^[8]

Following the end of World War II, the navy began more international cooperation, the admiral ranks were seen as excessive compared to other nations and its relative size.^[17] Sleeve insignia was changed to look more like the insignia of the Royal Navy.^[17]

• Rank insignia for Admiral
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  Sleeve insignia (1871–1880)
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  ... (1880–1951)
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  ... (1951–present)

• Rank flag for Admiral
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  ?–1979
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  1979–present

• List of Danish full admirals
• Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy
• Admiral (Sweden)

Citations

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