Army Command (Denmark)

Army Command
Hærkommandoen
Coat of Arms of the Army Staff
Active	1951–1976 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)
Country	Kingdom of Denmark
Branch	Template:Flagicon Royal Danish Army
Size	90
Part of	Defence Command
Headquarters	Karup
NicknameTemplate:Pluralize from text	HST
Stable belt	File:HOK belt.png
Website	Official Website
Commanders
Chief of the Army Command	Major General Michael 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. 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.

Army Command structure 2020

• File:Coat of arms for the Danish Army Staff.svg Army Command, in Karup
  • File:Emblem for the Multinational Division North.svg Multinational Division North, in Ādaži (Latvia)
  • File:Coat of arms for the King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot.svg 1st Brigade, in Holstebro
  • File:Emblem for the Danish 2 Brigade.svg 2nd Brigade, in Slagelse
  • File:Coat of arms for Danish Artillery Regiment.svg Danish Artillery Regiment, in Oksbøl
  • File:Coat of arms of the Engineer Regiment (Denmark).svg Engineer Regiment, in Skive
  • File:Coat of arms of Telegrafregimentet.svg Signal Regiment, in Fredericia
  • File:Coat of arms of Logistic Regiment.svg Train Regiment, in Aalborg
  • File:Coat of arms for Intelligence Regiment (Denmark).svg Intelligence Regiment, in Varde
  • File:Coat of arms for Danish Royal Life Guards.svg Royal Life Guards, in Høvelte
  • File:Emblem for the Danish Guard Hussar Regiment.svg Guard Hussar Regiment, in Slagelse
  • File:Coat of arms of Jutland Dragoon Regiment.svg Jutland Dragoon Regiment, in Holstebro
  • File:Coat of arms of Schleswig Foot Regiment.svg Schleswig Foot Regiment, in Haderslev

Leadership

Chief of the Army Command (1950–1970)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	Ebbe Gørtz [da]	Gørtz, EbbeLieutenant general Ebbe Gørtz (1886–1976)	1 October 1950	3 July 1951	#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
2	Erik C.V. Møller [da]	Møller, ErikLieutenant general Erik C.V. Møller (1896–1972)	4 July 1951	30 June 1957	#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
3	Viggo Hjalf [da]	Hjalf, ViggoLieutenant general Viggo Hjalf (1900–1985)	1 July 1957	30 June 1960	#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
4	Valdemar Jacobsen	Jacobsen, ValdemarLieutenant general Valdemar Jacobsen (1902–1987)	1 July 1960	31 July 1967	#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
5	Otto Blixenkrone-Møller [da]	Blixenkrone-Møller, OttoLieutenant general Otto Blixenkrone-Møller (1912–2006)	1 August 1967	31 December 1969	#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts

Chief of the Army Command (2019–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
–	Keld Robert Christensen	Christensen, Keld RobertColonel Keld Robert Christensen (born 1963) Acting	1 January 2019	31 January 2019	#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
–	Kenneth Pedersen [da]	Pedersen, KennethMajor general Kenneth Pedersen (born 1968) Acting	31 January 2019	1 September 2019	#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
1	Michael Lollesgaard [de]	Lollesgaard, MichaelMajor general Michael Lollesgaard (born 1960)	1 September 2019	1 April 2021	#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
–	Gunner Arpe Nielsen [da]	Nielsen, GunnerBrigadier general Gunner Arpe Nielsen (born 1967) Acting	1 April 2021	15 May 2021	#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
2	Gunner Arpe Nielsen [da]	Nielsen, GunnerMajor general Gunner Arpe Nielsen (born 1967)	15 May 2021	1 May 2024	#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
3	File:Peter Harling Boysen Participate in Nordic Warfighter Symposium (cropped).jpg	Major general Peter Harling Boysen (born 1963)	1 May 2024	Incumbent	REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts

References

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• Forsvarskommandoen (24 October 2018). "Redegørelse vedrørende inhabilitet". forsvaret.dk (in dansk). Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
• Forsvarskommandoen (31 January 2019a). "Ny midlertidig chef for Hærkommandoen". forsvaret.dk (in dansk). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
• Forsvarskommandoen (23 August 2019b). "Nye chefer til Hærkommandoen og Danmarks militære repræsentation i NATO". forsvaret.dk (in dansk). Retrieved 26 August 2019.
• Forsvarskommandoen (24 March 2021a). "Fungerende chef for Hærkommandoen". forsvaret.dk (in dansk). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
• Forsvarskommandoen (12 May 2021b). "To kommandochefer udnævnt". forsvaret.dk (in dansk). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
• Kirchhoff, Hans (7 May 2020). "Viggo Hjalf". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in dansk) (3 ed.). Gyldendal. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
• Wolff, E. H. (n.d.). "Ebbe Gørtz". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in dansk) (3 ed.). Gyldendal. Retrieved 27 August 2018.