His Majesty the King opened exhibition on the SIRIUS Dog Sledge Patrol
7.10.2026 20:37:15 CEST | Krigsmuseet | Press release
It was a reunion with a SIRIUS sledge, tent, rifle and several other items from the patrol when His Majesty the King opened the Danish War Museum’s new pop-up exhibition ‘SIRIUS – patrolling the Arctic’ today.
With a single cut of the SIRIUS dagger, His Majesty the King cut the red ribbon, officially opening the Danish War Museums’s new exhibition about the iconic dog sledge patrol.
Accompanied by the commander of the SIRIUS Squadron, Christopher Sohl, and the Danish War Museum’s director, David Høyer, His Majesty the King was given a tour of the exhibition, which officially opens to the public on 8 October.
Among other things, he saw a fully loaded dog sledge used by the SIRIUS Dog Sledge Patrol during their four- to five-month-long patrols in the remote Northeast Greenland. He also saw one of the tents in which the patrol leaders sleep during their patrols.
The dog sledge and tent were not entirely unfamiliar to the King.
In 2000, he took part in “Expedition Sirius 2000”, a four-month, 2,795-kilometre dog sledge expedition around northern Greenland. The expedition marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the SIRIUS Dog Sledge Patrol.
“I think it is important that people have an understanding of what a small group of specially trained soldiers accomplishes every day to protect Denmark,” His Majesty the King said after the tour, adding:
“I hope this exhibition will attract more visitors right now, because Greenland is on everyone’s lips. It is an exhibition well worth seeing.”
The only one of its kind in the world
The SIRIUS Dog Sledge Patrol is Denmark’s Arctic special forces unit and the only one of its kind in the world.
In blizzards and temperatures as low as minus 50°C, teams consisting of two men, a dog sledge and 13 sled dogs cover 5,000 kilometres while enforcing the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark in Northeast Greenland.
The upcoming special exhibition SIRIUS – patrolling the Arctic explores what it is really like to work under such extreme conditions, and the role the dog sled patrol plays today and in the Arctic of the future.
The exhibition can be experienced at the Danish War Museum from 8 October and for the following two years.
The images may be used freely with credit to photographer Thorkild Jensen.
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The museum is housed in Christian IV’s former Arsenal on Tøjhusgade 3 in central Copenhagen.
The museum’s exhibitions explore 500 years of Danish military history, from the 16th century to the present day. Visitors gain insight into the everyday lives of soldiers and learn how weapons, technology and strategy can determine victory or defeat.
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