Participate in 1864 days
Put on your uniform and grab your weapons, because the battle is about to begin. On the last weekend in June, we will once again host 1864 Days at History Center Dybbøl Banke with a soldiers’ camp, battle demonstrations and home front. We hope you want to participate and help us show the world that there is a way forward from strife and enmity. Arrival is from Friday afternoon and then we meet Friday evening, have dinner and greet each other. The History Center and Soldiers’ Camp are open to the public all day Saturday and Sunday.
If you bring a weapon (including swords and bayonets), the Danish police need a formal and weapon-related document or permit issued by a shooting association or police authority. Foreign participants bringing weapons must bring a criminal record or firearms pass that is a maximum of 6 months old. Everything regarding permits and registration for the event can be done via registration on this page.
Registration no later than June 1.
PARTICIPANT PROGRAM
FRIDAY
12.00-16.00: Arrival at the camp
16.00-17.00: Handing out weapons and gunpowder
18.30: Dinner and introduction to the weekend
SATURDAY
07.00-09.00: Shower
07.50: Joint flag command (large flagpole on Dybbøl Banke)
08.00: Breakfast
10.00: The soldier camp opens with activities and demonstrations for the public. All participants are included in the activities. All modern objects are hidden away.
11.00: Battle formations
– How does the infantry fight?
12.00: Lunch
15.00: The big battle
– The soldiers show how the Prussian troops stormed the Danish entrenchments on April 18, 1864.
17.00: Medal ceremony
18.30: Dinner together
19.50: Joint lowering of the flag
SUNDAY
07.00-09.00: Shower
07.50: Joint flag command (large flagpole on Dybbøl Banke)
08.00: Breakfast
10.00: The soldier camp opens with activities and demonstrations for the public. All participants are included in the activities. All modern objects are hidden away.
12.00: The big battle
– The soldiers show how the Prussian troops stormed the Danish entrenchments on April 18, 1864.
13.00: Lunch
16.00: Cleaning and return of borrowed weapons
17.00: Camp closes and farewell