Dumfries
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Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, 25 miles (40 km) from the Anglo-Scottish border. Dumfries is the county town of the historic county of Dumfriesshire.
Dumfries High Street, with the Midsteeple in the background, pictured in August 2012
Lincluden Collegiate Church, also known as Lincluden Abbey, c.1789
The killing of John Comyn in the Greyfriars church in Dumfries, interpreted by Felix Philippoteaux, a 19th-century illustrator.
Buccleuch Street Bridge, Dumfries
Norwegian Army
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The Norwegian Army is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway in 1628. The Army participated in various continental wars during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries as well, both in Norway and abroad, especially in World War II (1939–1945). It constitutes part of the Norwegian military contribution as a charter member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) since 1949.
Gloster Gladiator of the Norwegian Army Air Service in 1940
Model 1901 with modernized carriage in action at Narvik.
Soldier in kit armed with MP5, 2003