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- ↑ "Kvindelig general bliver chef i Hjemmeværnet" (in Danish). Hjemmeværnet. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Hæren har fået sin første kvindelige general" (in Danish). TV2. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Curriculum Vitae: Jette Albinus" (PDF) (in Danish). Hjemmeværnet. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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