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Danish flag rising on Hans Island, 13th August 2002.

From Søværnsorientering Nr.3, October 2002, by Søværnets Operative Kommando (SOK), Denmark. Maybe a unique image of a historical event. Direct online link here

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I have marked this photo for fair use review, further explaintion on the talk-page. Hebster (talk) 12:04, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

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