Norway
| Military Motto | Motto | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Defence Force | For Fred og Frihet | Norwegian | "For peace and freedom" |
| Norwegian Army Artilleribataljonen (Artillery Battalion) | Gjør ræt - Frykt ingen! | Old Norwegian | "Do right - Fear no-one!" |
| Hans Majestet Kongens Garde (HMKG) (His Majesty The King's Guard) | Alt for Kongen | Norwegian | "Everything for the King" |
| Panserbataljonen (Armored Battalion) | Bitit Fyrst | Old Norse | "Strike First" |
| Oppklaringseskadron (Recon Unit) | Ser alt, alltid | Norwegian | "Sees all, always" |
| Ingeniørvåpenet (Engineers regiment) | Ubique Que fas et gloria ducunt | Latin | "Everywhere Where Right and Glory Lead" |
| 2. Bataljon (2nd Battalion) | In hoc Signo Vinces | Latin | "In this sign you shall conquer" |
| Heimevernet (Home Guard) | Verner - Vokter - Virker | Norwegian | "Protects - Guards - Acts" |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret) | For Konge og Fedreland | Norwegian | "For King and Country" |
| Royal Norwegian Navy (Sjøforsvaret) | For Konge, Fedreland og Flaggets Hæder | Old Norwegian | "For King, Country and the Honor of the Flag" |
Read more about this topic: List Of Military Unit Mottoes By Country
Famous quotes containing the word norway:
“A long time you have been making the trip
From Havre to Hartford, Master Soleil,
Bringing the lights of Norway and all that.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“Write about winter in the summer. Describe Norway as Ibsen did, from a desk in Italy; describe Dublin as James Joyce did, from a desk in Paris. Willa Cather wrote her prairie novels in New York City; Mark Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn in Hartford, Connecticut. Recently, scholars learned that Walt Whitman rarely left his room.”
—Annie Dillard (b. 1945)
“Such was the very armor he had on
When he the ambitious Norway combated.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)