| Danish Defence Command (DCD) | |
|---|---|
| Forsvarskommando | |
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| Founded | 1 October 2014 (1969) |
| Country |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Size | ~170 civilian ~80 military |
| Part of | Ministry of Defence |
| Motto | Viribus Unitis (United strength) |
| Budget | 15,8 billion1DKK |
| Commanders | |
| Chief of Defence | GeneralFlemming Lentfer |
| Vice Chief of Defence | Lieutenant General Max A.L.T. Nielsen |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | .svg) |
TheDanish Defence Command (DCD) (Danish:Forsvarskommando,FKO) is theDanish joint military command and the top coordination and controlling authority of theDanish Armed Forces. It is a Level I command authority, directly under theMinistry of Defence.
It consists of theChief of Defence and three service staffs, Operations and Planning Staffs, known collectively asForsvarsstaben (the Defence Staff),Arctic Command and theSpecial Operations Command.[1][2]
The Defence Command was established on the basic of law no. 334 of 18 June 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, Defence Staff,Army Command,Søværnskommandoen andFlyverkommandoen.
These latter commands were 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 reconstruction 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 previousGeneral Command.
TheDanish 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 inVedbæk (Henriksholm Allé) a little north ofLyngby, in a modern steel and concrete building, built 1970 – November 1972 byDefence Construction Service. FKO moved to this building in March 1973.
FKO moved to Søarsenalet onHolmen Naval Base on July 24, 2006.
As a result of theDanish Defence Agreement 2013–17, the FKO saw major structural reorganization, to such an extent that it was renamedJoint Defence Command (Danish:Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando).[3] On 1 January 2019, as part of theDanish Defence Agreement 2018–23, the name was reverted to the previous name.[4]
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