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English: Photo taken at the Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Norwegian: Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) in Svolvær, Norway's largest exhibition of uniforms and smaller items related to the Second World War and the German occupation of Norway 1940 – 1945:
  • Glass cabinet displaying military uniforms from the Allied forces of Norway and the United Kingdom, and other exhibits:
    • General's uniform for a medical doctor in the British Army. The uniform belonged to Lieutenant-General Sir Neil Cantlie (1892–1975, likely not Keith Cantlie as the museum indicates), a tropical doctor who served as the personal physician to King George VI 1950–1952.
      • No. 1 Dress, or "dress blues", a ceremonial uniform, worn on only the most formal of occasions and by senior staff officers, aides to the Royal Family, and to the personal staff of senior officers in command.
      • Dark blue stand collared tunic (tailored jacket)
      • Rank insignia of a British Army General: Gorget patches (collar tabs, collar patches) worn at the front of a stand collar; coloured patch with a button and oak leaf motif
      • The monogram/cipher GVR for King George V on the shoulder boards
      • Two crossed swords or sabres, or one crossed with a military baton, have long been used as insignia for Generals in the British and Commonwealth armies. Combined with a star or crown, or both, they distinguish the rank of of major General through Lieutenant-General to general. Rank may be displayed on collars, shoulder straps or the cap.
      • Medal ribbon bars for numerous awards and decorations
      • Matching peaked cap (No 1 Dress cap) with royal crest worn as a cap badge on the dark red cap band. Scrambled egg insignia (leaf embellishments) on visor. (scrambled egg leaf embellishments).The peaked caps were widely worn on campaign during the First and Second World Wars, until the more practical beret was popularised. After the war, officers continued to wear khaki caps, but by the 1990s these had been phased out in favour of the dark blue and red caps.
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Norsk bokmål: Foto tatt i Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum i Svolvær, Norges største utstilling av uniformer og mindre gjenstander med tilknytning til andre verdenskrig og den tyske okkupasjonen av Norge 1940–1945:
  • Militære uniformer og gjenstander fra de allierte styrkene og annet, utstilt i glassmonter :
    • Generalsuniform for en militær lege i British Army, den britiske hæren. Uniformen har tilhørt generalløytnant Sir Neil Cantlie (1892–1975, sannsynligvis ikke Keith Cantlie som museet oppgir), som blant annet tjenestegjorde som livlege for kong George VI fra 1950 til 1952.
      • No. 1 Dress, eller dress blues, en seremoniell uniform som bare brukes ved de mest formelle anledningene og av høytstående stabsoffiserer, assistenter til kongefamilien og personlig stab for høytstående offiserer i kommando.
      • Mørk blå uniformsjakke (skreddersydd) med stiv ståkrage
      • Gradtegn (ditinksjon) for general i den britiske hæren: kragespeil foran på ståkragen, med knapp og eikeløvsmotiv
      • Monogram (bokstavgruppe) «GVR» for Kong George V på skulderstykkene; To korslagte sverd (eller sabler), eller sverd og militærbatong, har lenge vært brukt som merke for generaler i hæren i Storbritannia og samveldelandene. Kombinert med en stjerne eller krone, eller begge deler, markerer merket rangen fra generalmajor til løytnantgeneral og general (graden kan vises på kragen, skulderklaffene eller sjyggelua.
      • Båndstriper for en mengde medaljer, utmerkelser og dekorasjoner
      • Skyggelue/høylue (No 1 Dress cap) med kongelig våpenskjold brukt som emblem (luemerke) på det mørkerøde luebåndet. Skyggebroderi, brodert bladornament på skyggen. Skyggelue blebrukt under første og andre verdenskrig, inntil den mer praktiske bereten ble populær. Etter krigen fortsatte offiserer å bruke khaki-fargede skyggeluer, men i 1990-årene ble disse faset ut til fordel for mørkeblå og røde luer.
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