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English: DEN NORSKE HÆR / Das Norwegische Heer published by Verlag von Moritz Ruhl, a former publising company in Leipzig, Germany c. 1932, a booklet on the uniforms and flags of the Norwegian Army, approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence (Det Kongelige Norske Forsvarsdepartementet). Illustrated with coloured uniform drawings by major Anton Sassmann (Anton Saßmann), a German military artist with unidentified year of death, active until around 1934. Text in Norwegian, picture captions in Norwegian and German. No known copyright restrictions. Low resolution image of a cropped version of the scanned page from the book.
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    • Private pioneer with fur cap (German: Gemeiner Pionier mit Pelzmütze)
    • Park Division private engineer soldier with Finnmark cap (Gemeiner Ingenieursoldat der Parkabteilung mit Finnmarksmütze)
In 1914 the new 'mountain-grey’ (Norwegian: fjellgrå) uniform with red piping were standard for all troops. The colour 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 officers' tunics had pleated pockets, the other ranks' tunics had pockets without pleats, and the light summer tunic was without breast pockets. As national cap device was a tri-colour cockade and a button decorated with the Norwegian lion-and-axe motif (Coat of arms of Norway).
In 1934 there came a new version without piping for privates, while officers and n.c.o.s had green piping on the tunic and double green stripes on the trousers. The private's pockets got pleates, and the tunic had oxidized buttons showing both in front and on the pocket flaps. All metal insignia except for generals and the Coast Artillery were inn dull silver.
A British mark I steel helmet was introduced in 1915. In 1931 production was started in Norway of a helmet of Swedish design. From 1935 this helmet got a helmet plate with the Norwegian lion.
During the Second World War both patterns uniforms were used, the most common among rank and file being the 1914-pattern, while most officers used the 1934-pattern. The most common over-coat was the old dark blue 1894-pattern. Steel helmets were used, but the most common headdress were different kinds of winter-caps.
When the army was rebuilt in exile from 1940, there were some confusion regarding insignia and other details. During 1941 order seems to have been reestablished. The Norwegian army wore British pattern battledress. 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 officer's 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: DEN NORSKE HÆR / Das Norwegische Heer utgitt av Verlag von Moritz Ruhl i Leipzig, Tyskland ca. 1932, et hefte om den norske hærens uniformer, flagg og faner, godkjent av Det Kongelige Norske Forsvarsdepartementet. Illustrert med uniformstegninger i farger utført av major Anton Sassmann, en tysk militærmaler med uidentifisert dødsår, aktiv til rundt år 1934. Tekst på norsk, bildetekst på norsk og tysk. Lavoppløst bilde av en beskåret versjon av den innskannede sida fra boka. Ingen kjente opphavsrettsbegrensninger.
  • Plansje VI
    • Menig pioner med pelshue
    • Menig ingeniørsoldat av parkavdeling med Finnmarks-lue
Den norske hærens «fjellgrå» tjenesteuniform modell 1914: Våpenjakke (uiformsjakke) med røde passepoiler (fargede kantlisser langs sømmene) og lue (kepi) med norsk løve, kokarde (rosett) i nasjonalfargene og hakereim. I 1914 ble det bestemt at den fjellgrå uniformen av 1910 skulle tas i bruk av alle i Hæren. Da hadde avdelinger allerede benyttet fjellgrå uniformer siden 1902.
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 høy, dobbelt (nedfelt) krage (stjerner og galoner/tresser), og kepier (sylinderformede skyggeluer, militærluer, kasketter) med galoner som offisersdistinksjoner rundt hodebåndet på luene, eller skiluer og «finnmarksluer» uten, men alle med luemerke: luestolpe med trefarget kokarde (rosett) og rundt merke (knapp) med «norsk løve» fra Norges riksvåpen.
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).
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English: DEN NORSKE HÆR / Das Norwegische Heer, booklet on the uniforms and flags of the Norwegian Army, published by Verlag von Moritz Ruhl, a former publishing company in Leipzig, Germany, c. 1932. Publication approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence (Det Kongelige Norske Forsvarsdepartementet)
Norsk bokmål: Elektronisk kopi i høyere billedoppløsning i Nasjonalbibliotekets Nettbibiloteket: Anton Saßmann: Den Norske hær : organisasjon, bevæbning og uniformsbeskrivelse (Ruhl, 1932)
Author Uniform and insigia drawings by major Anton Sassmann/Saßmann (pseudonym for Anton Sussmann, 1867-?), Austrian military artist with unidentified year of death, active until the 1930s. No known copyright restrictions.

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