Knud Bartels
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Knud Bartels is a Danish
general
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Bartels is the Danish Chief of Defence
and was appointed on 16 November 2009 (announced on 10 November). He succeeded admiral Tim Sloth Jørgensen
who resigned after being involved in the controversy around a fake Arabic translation of Jæger – i krig med eliten
, a book by a former special forces soldier which he tried to suppress.
As the Danish Chief of Defence, general Knud Bartels is the military advisor to the Minister of Defence. He is responsible for the organisation, training and operations of the Defence.
The Chief of Defence is responsible for approximately 93 percent of the Defence budget. He gives certain directives to the Defence Intelligence Service, the Home Guard and the Defence Construction Service, and will assume command over the Home Guard in times of tension and war.
Defence Command Denmark subordinated authorities are the operational commands, materiel command, Defence Health Service and the Defence Academy, and some minor joint service institutions.
(Italian Navy) on 1 July 2012. General Knud Bartels' tenure as chief of defence was due to expire on 30 April 2012.
Although other Chiefs of Defense were considered for the top NATO job, in the final week before the vote the other candidates - as is the custom - sensing a lack of majority support for their own candidacy, withdrew from consideration so that the election of General Bartels could be unanimous when the Committee met to vote on Saturday 17 September 2011. The new chairman is appointed for a 3-year term, near the end of which he is normally approved for a one-year extension (serving a total of 4 years as chairman.)
Upon his election on 17 September 2011, GEN Bartels announced that he planned to step-down as Danish CHOD on 30 April 2012 in order to prepare to take over as NATO Chairman effective 1 July 2012. However, following the resignation of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
on 12 November 2011, Italy's new Prime Minister, Mario Monti
, announced on 16 November that he had appointed Admiral Di Paola as Italy's new Defense Minister: at the time of this announcement, Admiral Di Paola was in Kabul, Afghanistan on NATO business. The admiral resigned as NATO Chairman on 18 November, turning over to his deputy Lieutenant General Walter Gaskin (U.S. Marine Corps), and flew to Rome. It was then announced that General Bartels will take over in Brussels on 2 January 2012, even though the new Danish government had not yet selected his replacement as Danish chief of defense.
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...
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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....
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Bartels is the Danish Chief of Defence
Chief of Defence (Denmark)
The Chief of Defence of Denmark , under responsibility of the Defence minister, is the Chief of Defence and commander1 of the Royal Danish Army, the Royal Danish Navy and the Royal Danish Air Force...
and was appointed on 16 November 2009 (announced on 10 November). He succeeded admiral Tim Sloth Jørgensen
Tim Sloth Jørgensen
Admiral Tim Sloth Jørgensen is a senior officer in the Royal Danish Navy.He is notable for being appointed Chief of Denmark's Defence staff.Jørgensen conducted a tour of military sites in Greenland and Nunavut, Canada, inAugust 2009....
who resigned after being involved in the controversy around a fake Arabic translation of Jæger – i krig med eliten
Jæger – i krig med eliten
Jæger – i krig med eliten is a book by former Jægerkorpset member Thomas Rathsack. It details operations by Danish special forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan...
, a book by a former special forces soldier which he tried to suppress.
As the Danish Chief of Defence, general Knud Bartels is the military advisor to the Minister of Defence. He is responsible for the organisation, training and operations of the Defence.
The Chief of Defence is responsible for approximately 93 percent of the Defence budget. He gives certain directives to the Defence Intelligence Service, the Home Guard and the Defence Construction Service, and will assume command over the Home Guard in times of tension and war.
Defence Command Denmark subordinated authorities are the operational commands, materiel command, Defence Health Service and the Defence Academy, and some minor joint service institutions.
Danish Chief of Defense Elected Chair of NATO's Military Committee
As chief of Defence (CHOD) and Denmark's former Permanent Representative on NATO's Military Committee, General Knud Bartels was Denmark's candidate for the post as Chairman of NATO's Military Committee. The new chairman will succeed Admiral Giampaolo Di PaolaGiampaolo Di Paola
Admiral Giampaolo di Paola is an Italian naval officer who has served in the government of Italy as Minister of Defense since November 2011...
(Italian Navy) on 1 July 2012. General Knud Bartels' tenure as chief of defence was due to expire on 30 April 2012.
Although other Chiefs of Defense were considered for the top NATO job, in the final week before the vote the other candidates - as is the custom - sensing a lack of majority support for their own candidacy, withdrew from consideration so that the election of General Bartels could be unanimous when the Committee met to vote on Saturday 17 September 2011. The new chairman is appointed for a 3-year term, near the end of which he is normally approved for a one-year extension (serving a total of 4 years as chairman.)
Upon his election on 17 September 2011, GEN Bartels announced that he planned to step-down as Danish CHOD on 30 April 2012 in order to prepare to take over as NATO Chairman effective 1 July 2012. However, following the resignation of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
on 12 November 2011, Italy's new Prime Minister, Mario Monti
Mario Monti
Mario Monti is an Italian economist and academic who is Prime Minister of Italy, as well as Minister of Economy and Finance, since November 2011. Monti served as a European Commissioner from 1995 to 2004, with responsibility for the Internal Market, Services, Customs and Taxation from 1995 to 1999...
, announced on 16 November that he had appointed Admiral Di Paola as Italy's new Defense Minister: at the time of this announcement, Admiral Di Paola was in Kabul, Afghanistan on NATO business. The admiral resigned as NATO Chairman on 18 November, turning over to his deputy Lieutenant General Walter Gaskin (U.S. Marine Corps), and flew to Rome. It was then announced that General Bartels will take over in Brussels on 2 January 2012, even though the new Danish government had not yet selected his replacement as Danish chief of defense.