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Established	May 27, 1950
Activated	October 1, 1950
Chief of Defence	General General A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given.... Knud Bartels Knud Bartels Knud Bartels is a Danish general.Bartels is the Danish Chief of Defence and was appointed on 16 November 2009...
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Coa adopted:	December 21, 1977

The Chief of Defence of Denmark , under responsibility of the Defence minister

Defence Minister of Denmark

The Defence Minister of Denmark is the Danish political minister as the head of the Danish Ministry of Defence, and is responsible for the Danish military, keeping Denmark defended against external threats, waging war on behalf of Denmark , and the surveillance of the Danish sea and airspace.The...

, is the Chief of Defence

Chief of Defence

The Chief of Defence is the highest ranked commissioned officer of a nation's armed forces. The term CHOD is in common use within NATO and the European Union as a generic term for the highest national military position within the NATO and EU member states, rather than the actual term used for...

and commander¹ of the Royal Danish Army

Royal Danish Army

The Royal Danish Army is the land warfare branch of the Danish Defence Forces, together with the Danish Home Guard.For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods, abandoning its traditional role of anti-invasion...

, the Royal Danish Navy

Royal Danish Navy

The Royal Danish Navy is the sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese territorial waters...

and the Royal Danish Air Force. The Chief of Defence is the military adviser to the Defence minister and head of the Defence Command

Defence Command (Denmark)

The Defence Command of Denmark short FKO, is the Danish branch-combined military command and the top coordination and controlling authority of the Danish military...

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The Chief of Defence is the highest-ranking military officer in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

and has the rank of four-star General

General

A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....

(or Admiral

Admiral

Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...

if from the Navy) (OF-9)², and supervises roughly 93% of all military spending in Denmark.

The Danish Home Guard

Danish Home Guard

The Danish Home Guard is the fourth service of the Danish military, formerly concerned only with the defence of Danish territory, but since 2008, it has also participated in forward operating base guard duties in Afghanistan. Service is voluntary and unpaid, except that the most basic expenses...

and Defence intelligence is directly under the Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence (Denmark)

The Ministry of Defence of Denmark is a ministry in the Danish government. It is charged with overall planning, development, and strategic guidance of the entire area of responsibility of the Danish Defence minister, including the armed forces and the emergency management sector...

, only in times of war will the Home Guard Command

Home Guard Command (Denmark)

Home Guard Command , short "HJK", is the Danish Home Guard's top authority and is a level one authority reporting directly to the Ministry of Defence.It is under dual management by a military General and a civilian ....

be transferred to the Defence Command, and thus come under the authority of the Chief of Defence.

The job rotates evenly between the Army, Navy and Air Force. There is no fixed length of time associated with the position.

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