Dancon March

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.

Ribbon of medal

Avers of the DANCON MARCH Medal of 2013

Revers of the DANCON MARCH Medal of 2013

A Danish soldier during the Dancon March in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, 2011.

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.

Quotes

• "The purpose of the march is to demonstrate the physical preparedness of the army and as a social event." - Danish Staff Sgt. Morten Reher ^{[permanent dead link]}

Ribbons of the DANCON March

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

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External links

• Let the March Begin^{[permanent dead link]}
• These boots are made for walking and so nearly 1,100 soldiers coming from all over Kosovo did in the traditional Danish Contingent (DANCON) march
• Dancon March
• Kingdom of Denmark: DANCON March Medal
• Rødt på jord, guld i vest, sort på himmel, guld i øst, grønt på dåse: 100 km Dancon Eritrea
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100503174220/http://www.dancon-march.com/