Defence Command (Denmark)

The Danish Defence Command (DCD) (Danish: Forsvarskommando, FKO) is the Danish joint military command and the top coordination and controlling authority of the Danish military. It is a Level I command authority, directly under the Ministry of Defence.

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Danish Defence Command (DCD)
Forsvarskommando
Insignia
Founded1 October 2014 (1969)
Country Kingdom of Denmark
Allegiance Margrethe II
 Denmark
 Faroe Islands
 Greenland
Size~170 civilian
~80 military
Part ofMinistry of Defence
Motto(s)Viribus Unitis (United strength)
Budget15,8 billion1 DKK
Commanders
Chief of DefenceGeneral Bjørn Bisserup
Vice Chief of DefenceLieutenant General Max A.L.T. Nielsen
Insignia
Identification
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It consists of the Chief of Defence and three service staffs, Operations and Planning Staffs, known collectively as Forsvarsstaben (the Defence Staff), Arctic Command and the Special Operations Command.[1][2]

History

Forsvarskommandoen was established on the basic of law no. 334 of June 18, 1969 about the origination of the Danish Defence; in order to reduce resources expended and make a true combined Defence command of Denmark. It was a continuation of the Danish defence re-construction of 1950, which erected Ministry of Defence, Chief of Defence, Forsvarsstaben, Hærkommandoen, Søværnskommandoen and Flyverkommandoen.

These latter commands was in 1969 combined into one and placed under the Ministry of Defence, giving the Chief of Defence full administrative and operational command of all branches of the Danish military. The staff of these former branch commands continued to exist inside FKO, but in 1982, which saw a major re-construction of FKO, they too vanished in favour of an even more branch independent organisation. The reorganization resulted in a unified command structure similar to the previous Generalkommandoen.

The Danish Defence agreement 2005–09 called for another major re-construction of the Danish military, affecting the origination of FKO.

Between 1973 and 2006 FKO was located in Vedbæk (Henriksholm Allé) a little north of Lyngby, in a modern steel and concrete building, built 1970 – November 1972 by Forsvarets Bygningstjeneste. FKO moved to this building in March 1973.

FKO moved to Søarsenalet on Holmen Naval Base on July 24, 2006.

Due to the Danish Defence Agreement 2013–17, the FKO saw major structural reorganization, to such an extent that it was renamed Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando, however retaining its name in English. On 1 January 2019, as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2018–23, the Danish name was changed back to Forsvarskommando.[3]

Organization

The entities and authorities which were previously subject to the operational commands, referring now directly to FKO.[4]

Defence Command
Joint Operations Staff
Lieutenant General Kenneth Pedersen 		Plans, Policy and Coordination Staff
Rear Admiral Frank Trojahn		Army Command
Major General Michael Anker Lollesgaard		Naval Command
Rear admiral Torben Mikkelsen		Air Command
Major General Anders Rex		Joint Arctic Command
Major General Kim Jesper Jørgensen		Special Operations Command
Major General Peter Boysen

References
  1. organizational chart
  2. Organisation of the Defence Command
  3. "Forsvarschefen om implementeringen af Forsvarsforliget". DSM (in Danish). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. "Organisation of Danish Defence Command" (PDF). Forsvaret.dk. Forsvaret. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

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