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English: Photo taken in the Arquebus War History Museum (Norwegian: Arquebus Krigshistorisk Museum), a World War II museum located 10 km east of the city of Haugesund, Norway. The museum highlights Nazi Germany's occupation of Norway during the war from 1940 to 1945 and displays military and civilian Rogaland region through 6,000 artifacts across 2,000 square meters.
  • Exhibition diorama of Norwegian soldiers fighting the invading German troops in the spring of 1940, with a display mannequin dressed in a officer's service uniform of the Norwegian Army:
    • Stiff kepi style cap with national cockade and Norwegian lion-and-axe motif (Coat of arms of Norway).
    • Mountain-grey tunic with red piping
    • Rank insignia of Lieutenant as stars on the collar and stripes around the cap top
    • Brown leather belt with shoulder straps
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Norwegian Army Uniforms c. 1914 – 1940 according to Hærens uniformer i vårt århundrede by Knut Erik Strøm (Oslo, 1996):
In 1914, the new 'mountain-grey' (Norwegian: 'fjellgrå') uniform with red piping became the standard for all troops. The color had been in use by some units since 1902 and varied from dark green to clear grey. The uniform was worn with a kepi-style cap, but different ski caps or winter caps ('finnmarksluer') were also used. The officer's tunic had pleated pockets, while the other ranks' tunics had pockets without pleats. The light summer tunic was without breast pockets.
In 1934, a new version without piping for privates was introduced, while officers and NCOs had green piping on the tunic and double green stripes on the trousers. The privates' pockets were pleated, and the tunic had oxidized buttons visible both in front and on the pocket flaps. All metal insignia, except for generals and the Coast Artillery, were in dull silver.
A British Mark I steel helmet was introduced in 1915. In 1931, production started in Norway for a helmet of Swedish design. From 1935, this helmet received a helmet plate with the Norwegian lion.
During the Second World War, both patterns of uniforms were used, with the 1914-pattern being the most common among rank and file, while most officers used the 1934-pattern. The most common overcoat was the old dark blue 1894-pattern. Steel helmets were used, but the most common headwear was different kinds of winter caps.
When the army was rebuilt in exile from 1940, there was some confusion regarding insignia and other details. By 1941, order seems to have been reestablished. The Norwegian army wore British pattern battledres. The service dress was either a modified British tunic without shoulder straps or a tunic with pockets like the Norwegian 1934-pattern tunic. Rank insignia, cap badges, etc., were of the Norwegian pre-war type, and officers' rank insignia were worn on the collar both on the tunic and on the battledress.
See also Norwegian uniforms & equipment 1940 by Bjorn Jervaas

Norsk bokmål: Foto fra Arquebus Krigshistorisk Museum i Førre utenfor Haugesund. Arquebus-museet har utstillinger og samlinger av militære og sivile gjenstander med tilknytning til det tysk-okkuperte Norge under andre verdenskrig 1940–1945.
  • Utstillingsdiorama av kampene i Norge våren 1940, med en utstillingsdokke kledt i tjenesteuniform av «fjellgrå modell», for en offiser i Den norske hæren:
    • Hærens sylinderformede, fjellgrå skyggelue (kepi, militærlue, kaskett). Distinksjoner (gradtegn) i form av tresser eller galoner rundt hodebåndet på kepien (luedistinksjoner og -merke som på mørk kepi). Luestolpe med trefarget kokarde (rosett) og rundt merke (knapp) med norsk løve (Norges riksvåpen).
    • Jakke (våpenjakke) med skjult knepping foran og høy dobbel krage, bryst- og sidelommer med fold og klaff
    • Røde passepoiler om krage og ermeoppslag og langs buksebein
    • Offisersdistinksjoner (gradtegn) for løytnant med stjerner på kragen og bånd på lua
    • Brunt lærbelte med skulderreimer, pistolhylster med mer
Ved krigsutbruddet i 1940 var både den fjellgrå/grønne uniformen i modell fra 1914 og en modernisert modell fra 1934, særlig blant offiserer, i bruk blant norske hærstyrker. 1914-uniformen hadde røde passepoiler og offisersdistinksjoner på krage (stjerner og galoner (tresser) eller om underermene, og kepier (sylinderformede skyggeluer) med galoner som offisersdistinksjoner, eller skiluer og finnmarksluer uten, men alle med luemerke (luestolpe med kokarde).
Endringen i 1934 innebar uniformer uten passepoiler, med synlige knapper og folder på lommene for menige, mens offiserer blant annet fikk grønne passepoiler om den høye dobbelte kragen og omkring ermeoppslagene, og grønne beiser i buksene. Selv om stålhjelmer og kepier var i bruk, var vinterlua (finnmakslua) vanligst blant menige. Offiserene hadde kepi eller den nyeste modellen skilue der øreklaffene løp sammen foran.
Da felttoget i Norge i 1940 var over og norske hærstyrker ble etablert i Skottland, fikk soldatene britiske battledresser (disse ble byttet ut med amerikanske feltuniformer i 1951, men ble beholdt som permisjonsuniform).
Les om norske militæruniformer fra denne tidsperioden i Hærens uniformer i vårt århundrede : et billedhefte side 13-31 og Hærens intendantur 150 år side 40.
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