Army Command (Denmark)
Army Command | |
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Hærkommandoen | |
Active | 1951–1976 1 January 2019 |
Country | Kingdom of Denmark |
Branch | Royal Danish Army |
Size | 90[1] |
Part of | Defence Command |
Headquarters | Karup |
Nickname(s) | HST |
Stable belt | |
Website | Official Website |
Commanders | |
Chief of the Army Command | Major General Michael Anker Lollesgaard |
The Army Command is the Royal Danish Army's top authority, and directly under the Defence Command. Originally created as the Army Staff, as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2013–17, which called for major restructuring within the Danish military.[2] It is the successor to Army Operational Command. On 1 January 2019, as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2018–23, the name was changed to Army Command.[3]
Army Command structure 2020
- Army Command, in Karup[4]
- Multinational Division North, in Ādaži (Latvia)
- 1st Brigade, in Holstebro
- 2nd Brigade, in Slagelse
- Danish Artillery Regiment, in Oksbøl
- Engineer Regiment, in Skive
- Signal Regiment, in Fredericia
- Train Regiment, in Aalborg
- Intelligence Regiment, in Varde
- Royal Life Guards, in Høvelte
- Guard Hussar Regiment, in Slagelse
- Jutland Dragoon Regiment, in Holstebro
- Schleswig Foot Regiment, in Haderslev
References
- ^ "Army". forsvaret.dk. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Forsvaret. "Army Staff". forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Forsvarschefen om implementeringen af Forsvarsforliget". DSM (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Hærens organisation". Danish Army. Retrieved 28 April 2019.