Army Staff (Denmark)

Army Staff, Defence Command Denmark
Hærstaben
Coat of Arms of the Army Staff
Active	1 October 2014 (2014-10-01)
Country	Kingdom of Denmark
Branch	Royal Danish Army
Size	90[1]
Part of	Defence Command
Headquarters	Karup
Nickname(s)	HST
Stable belt
Website	Official Website
Commanders
Chief of the Army Staff	Major General Hans Christian Mathiesen[2]

The Army Staff, Defence Command Denmark is the Royal Danish Army's top authority, and directly under the Defence Command. It was created as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2013–17, which called for major restructuring within the Danish military.^[2] It is the successor to Army Operational Command.

Subordinate units to the Army Staff

The Army Staff controls the Army authorities.^[3]

• Danish Division – Army Tactical Staff (Haderslev)
• 1st Brigade – Army International Center (Haderslev)
  • Combat Battalion (Holstebro)
  • Reconnaissance Battalion (Bornholm)
  • Cadre Battalion (Holstebro)
  • Training Battalion (Holstebro)
• 2nd Brigade – Army Combat Center (Slagelse)
  • Combat Battalion (Høvelte)
  • Combat Battalion (Slagelse)
  • Cadre Battalion (Høvelte)
  • Cadre Battalion (Slagelse)
  • Training Battalion (Slagelse)
• Service Branch Centers:
  • Army Combat and Fire Support Center (Oksbøl)
  • Engineer Regiment, Defense Engineering and CBRN Center (Skive)
  • Signal Regiment, Defense Command Support Center (Fredericia)
  • Logistic Regiment, Army Logistics Center and Defense Military Police Center (Aalborg)
  • Army Intelligence Center (Varde)
• Schools
  • Army NCO School (Varde)
  • Royal Danish Military Academy (Copenhagen)
• Other units:
  • Den Kongelige Livgarde (Høvelte)
    • Training Battalion (Høvelte)
    • Guard Company (Høvelte)
    • Royal Life Guards' Music Corps (Copenhagen)
  • Gardehusarregimentet (Slagelse)
    • Mounted Squadron (Slagelse)
  • Jydske Dragonregiment (Holstebro)
    • The Prince's Music Corps (Skive)

References