Flags of Military Schools and Academies (Denmark)

Last modified: 2025-11-22 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Defence Academy Department Flag (Forsvarsakademiets Embedsfane)
• Army Officers´ School Flag (Hærens Officersskoles Skolefane)
• Army Sergeants´ School Flag (Hærens Sergentskoles Skolefane)
• Navy Officers´ School War Flag (Søværnets Officersskoles Orlogsfane)
• Navy Sergeants´ School War Flag (Søværnets Sergentskoles Orlogsfane)
• Army Officers´ School Flag (Flyvevåbnets Officersskoles Skolefane)

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Defence Academy Department Flag (Forsvarsakademiets Embedsfane)

The red flag is parted by an off-centred cross. In canton is the badge of the academy all golden. A shield charged with an owl caboshed holding two staffs of a marshal in saltire. The shield is flanked by a scroll with motto: "SAPIENTIA ET / PROVIDENTIA" (= wisdom and providence) and surmounted by a royal crown.
The flag was approved on 28 June 2002 by Chief of Defence General Jesper Helsø.
Source: Ceremonial Book of the Danish Ministry of Defence (FKOBST L.202-4), version 2019, image 4.5.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Nov 2025

Army Officers´ School Flag (Hærens Officersskoles Skolefane)

The red flag is parted by an off-centred cross. In canton is the badge of the school. It is a shield charged with the dual cypher of King Frederik 9 (at least source says), looks different for me, surmounted by a royal crown and superimposing a pair of sabres in saltire. The flag was approved on 23 September 2003
Source: Ceremonial Book of the Danish Ministry of Defence (FKOBST L.202-4), version 2019, image 6.1.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Nov 2025

Army Sergeants´ School Flag (Hærens Sergentskoles Skolefane)

The red flag is parted by an off-centred cross. In canton is the badge of the school all golden. Surrounded by a wreath are two rifles in saltire and at bottom a spade in pale. All is surmounted by a royal crown. The flag was approved on 28 June 2012.
Source: Ceremonial Book of the Danish Ministry of Defence (FKOBST L.202-4), version 2019, image 6.3.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Nov 2025

Navy Officers´ School War Flag (Søværnets Officersskoles Orlogsfane)

The school has no proper flag but uses the undefaced split flag (rent splitflag) in Dannebrogsrød.
The flag had been a gift of the Danish Naval Association (Marineforeningen), donated in 1947.

Navy Officers´ School Finial

The school has however a proper unique gilt finial as follows:
In centre is a voided oval with inscription "KADETKORPSET" (above) and "1947" (below), in its centre is an anchor in pale with a rope and surmounted by the royal crown. On top is another crown, issuant from crown is a voided spearhead, charged with the crowned cypher of King Frederik 9.
Source: Ceremonial Book of the Danish Ministry of Defence (FKOBST L.202-4), version 2019, image 3.3.
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Navy Sergeants´ School War Flag (Søværnets Sergentskoles Orlogsfane)

The school has no proper flag but uses the undefaced split flag (rent splitflag) in Dannebrogsrød.
The date of approval of the flag is unknown.

Navy Officers´ School Finial

The school has however a proper unique gilt finial as follows:
It is a leafy voided spearhead charged with the crowned royal cypher of King Frederik 9.
Source: Ceremonial Book of the Danish Ministry of Defence (FKOBST L.202-4), version 2019, image 3.7.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Nov 2025

Air Force Officers´ School Flag (Flyvevåbnets Officersskoles Skolefane)

The school flag is basically the same as that one of the Air Force Command. The only difference is the inscription on the scroll, reading above "FLOS" and below "PER DOCTRINAM VIS" (= vigour by instruction). The flag was approved in April 1970.
Source: Ceremonial Book of the Danish Ministry of Defence (FKOBST L.202-4), version 2019, image 6.2.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Nov 2025

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