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04-26-2009, 02:42 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Battlegroup
Nordic Battlegroup
The coat of arms of the Battlegroup depicts a heraldic lion holding a sword and an olive branch. 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.
In 2007, after complaints from female soldiers, 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, he did not consider the depiction of a penis appropriate on a uniform worn into battle. However, Sweden's state heraldist argues that in former times coats of arms containing lions without penis were given to those who had betrayed the Swedish Crown, so the decision is harshly questioned by a great number of people.
http://i39.tinypic.com/14nffk3.jpg
Nordic Battlegroup
The coat of arms of the Battlegroup depicts a heraldic lion holding a sword and an olive branch. 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.
In 2007, after complaints from female soldiers, 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, he did not consider the depiction of a penis appropriate on a uniform worn into battle. However, Sweden's state heraldist argues that in former times coats of arms containing lions without penis were given to those who had betrayed the Swedish Crown, so the decision is harshly questioned by a great number of people.
http://i39.tinypic.com/14nffk3.jpg