Dancon March

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Ribbon of medal DK DANCON March Kosovo (green) BAR.svg
Ribbon of medal
Avers of the DANCON MARCH Medal of 2013 MEDAL of DANCON MARCH (AVERS).jpg
Avers of the DANCON MARCH Medal of 2013
Revers of the DANCON MARCH Medal of 2013 MEDAL of DANCON MARCH (REVERS).jpg
Revers of the DANCON MARCH Medal of 2013
A Danish soldier during the Dancon March in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, 2011. Danish soldiers in Helmand Province.jpg
A Danish soldier during the Dancon March in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, 2011.

The Dancon March is a military march performed by the DANCON (short for Danish Contingent) during missions abroad. The march has been a tradition with the Danish Defence since 1972 when the Royal Danish Army was deployed on Cyprus. The march invites foreign troops, allied with Denmark, to participate in the 25 or 40 km march. Apart from Cyprus, Dancon marches have taken place in Mongolia, Croatia, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Eritrea, Kuwait, Bosnia, Mali and the Gulf of Aden, United Arab Emirates, The United States of America, Latvia, Estonia, Republic of Korea and United Kingdom.

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In 2024 the first ever DANCON march took place 15th of June in Pituffik Space Base in Northern Greenland. The Worlds Northernmost DANCON march ever held. The march was arranged by The Danish Liaison Officer, LtCol Lars Hawaleschka Madsen from Joint Arctic Command with Support from US 821 Space Base Group.

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Ribbons of the DANCON March

RibbonPolish descriptionDanish description
Military marching insignia of the Danish Contingent (DANCON)
DK DANCON March UNFICYP BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON UNFICYP (Cyprus 1964-1993)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March UNTAG BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON UNTAG (Namibia)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March UNIKOM BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON UNIKOM (Kuwait, Iraq)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March UNPROFOR BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON UNPROFOR (Croatia 1992-1995)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March UNPF BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON UNPFDancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March IFOR BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - IFOR (Bosnia 1995-1996)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March IFOR NSE BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - IFOR National Support Element IFOR (Bosnia)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March SFOR BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - IFOR DANCON SFOR (Bosnia 1996-2003)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON Death March SFOR KFOR BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - IFOR DANCON SFOR (Bosnia)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March DANSQN Tuzla BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - IFOR DANSQN Tuzla (Bosnia 1994)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March UNOMIG BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - IFOR DANCON UNOMIG (Georgia)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March UNGC BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - IFOR DANCON UNGC (Iraq; Kurdistan 1994)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March UNPREDEP type1 BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - IFOR DANCON UNPREDEP (Macedonia) – typ 1.Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March UNPREDEP type2 BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON UNPREDEP (Macedonia) – typ 2.Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March UNMEE BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON UNMEE (Ethiopia and Eritrea)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March UNMEE Halfmarathon BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON UNMEE (Ethiopia and Eritrea)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON Death March UNMEE BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON UNMEE (Ethiopia and Eritrea)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March KFOR BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON KFOR (Kosovo)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March KFOR NSE BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON National Support Element KFOR (Kosovo)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON Death March SFOR KFOR BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON KFOR (Kosovo)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March TFF BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Task Force FOX (Macedonia)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March AFOR BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON AFOR (Albania 1999)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Kyrgyzstan BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANDET KyrgyzstanDancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Afghanistan (Kabul ISAF) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON ISAF (Afghanistan od 2002)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Iraq BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - Iraq (2003–2007)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Kosovo (blue) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON KFOR (Kosovo 2010)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Kosovo (green) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON KFOR (Kosovo 2012-2014)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Kosovo (blue) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON KFOR (Kosovo 2015)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Kosovo (black) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON KFOR (Kosovo 2016)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Kosovo (blue) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON KFOR (Kosovo 2017)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Kosovo (black) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON KFOR (Kosovo 2018-2022)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Kosovo 2023 BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON KFOR (Kosovo 2023)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Kosovo (Novo Selo) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Camp Novo Selo (Kosovo)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Kosovo (Novo Selo) 2023 BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Camp Novo Selo (Kosovo 2023)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Kosovo 75th Novo Selo 2023 BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Camp Novo Selo (Kosovo 2023); 75. MarszDancon March medaljen
in preparationRibbon of the Dancon March - DANCON SRO2 (Strong Resolve Operation)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March UNIFIL BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON UNIFIL (Liban)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Afghanistan (Chaghcharan) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Chaghcharan (Afghanistan)Dancon March medaljen
in preparationRibbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Feyzabad (Afghanistan)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Afghanistan (Helmand) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Helmand (Afghanistan)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Afghanistan (Kabul NATO) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Kabul (Afghanistan)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Afghanistan (Mazar-e-Sharif) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Mazar-e-Sharif (Afghanistan)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Afghanistan (2020 Resolute Support) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Resolute Support (Afghanistan 2020)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Bahrain 2014 BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Bahrain (2014)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Iraq (NATO NMI) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Iraq (NATO Mission Iraq)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Kuwait BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON KuwaitDancon March medaljen
in preparationRibbon of the Dancon March - DANCON MINUSMA (Mali)Dancon March medaljen
in preparationRibbon of the Dancon March - DANCON South SudanDancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March MNCNE Szczecin (2016) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON MNCNE Szczecin (2016)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March MNCNE Szczecin (2019) BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON MNCNE Szczecin (2019)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Estonia eFP BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Estonia (2022)Dancon March medaljen
DK DANCON March Latvia eFP BAR.svg Ribbon of the Dancon March - DANCON Latvia (2022)Dancon March medaljen