Nordic Battle Group - Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Arms of Nordic Battle Group
Notes In 2007 the commander ruled that the lion's penis had to be removed. Since civilian women are often sexually abused in the war zones of the world, they did not consider the depiction of a penis appropriate on a uniform worn into battle. However, this decision has been questioned by some Swedish heraldists, including heraldic artist Vladimir Sagerlund, who has asserted that coats of arms containing lions without a penis were historically given to those who had betrayed the Swedish Crown.
Adopted 2008 (registered)
Escutcheon Azure, a lion armed and langued Gules holding in his dexter paw a sword Argent hilted Or and in the sinister paw an olive branch Or.
Motto Ad omnia paratus (Latin: Prepared for anything)
Banner Command sign of the Nordic Battlegroup commander
Symbolism The lion is a national symbol of many former and present European kingdoms and the sword and the branch signifies the ambition to impose peace - with or without the use of violence.

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