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Danish Veterans Lead Silent March of Thousands to U.S. Embassy Over Trump's NATO Remarks

The march followed an embassy flap after staff removed memorial flags for Denmark's Afghanistan dead, then apologized and reinstated them.

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A Greenland flag flies as Danish veterans attend a "silent manifestation march" from Kastellet to the American embassy in Copenhagen to express dissatisfaction with U.S. President Donald Trump's statements about NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 31, 2026. Ritzau Scanpix/Emil Nicolai Helms via REUTERS
Danish veterans hold flags bearing the names of Danish soldiers who died in Afghanistan and Iraq, in front of the U.S. embassy on the day of a march organised by veterans to protest statements by U.S. President Donald Trump about NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Little
People attend a protest march organized by Danish veterans from Kastellet to the U.S. embassy in Copenhagen to express dissatisfaction with U.S. President Donald Trump's statements about NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Little

Overview

  • Copenhagen police estimated attendance at at least 10,000, while organizers reported between 8,000 and 10,000 participants.
  • Veterans protested Trump's claim that European NATO troops stayed off the front lines in Afghanistan and his push to take over Greenland.
  • Marchers moved from Kastellet's memorial to the U.S. Embassy in silence, observed five minutes of silence, and read the names of the fallen.
  • After the earlier removal of 44 memorial flags outside the embassy, officials apologized; 44 flags were reinstalled on Friday and 52 were displayed on Saturday to honor those killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
  • Denmark lost 44 service members in Afghanistan and eight in Iraq, a toll veterans say makes Trump's remarks deeply insulting and in need of recognition.