Bjørn Bisserup
| Bjørn Ingemann Bisserup K | |
|---|---|
 Bisserup as Gen in 2017 | |
| Born |
13 April 1960 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/ |
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| Years of service | 1982– |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
Chief of Defence Chief of the Defence Staff Battalion Chief of Royal Life Guards |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog |
Bjørn Ingemann Bisserup (born April 13, 1960 in Copenhagen) is a Danish General, who served as acting Chief of Defence in 2009 and 2012, before becoming Chief of Defence in 2017.
While serving as Lieutenant General, Bisserup was on, 5 October 2009, appointed acting Chief of Defence in place of Admiral Tim Sloth Jørgensen. Sloth Jørgensen stopped as Chief of Defence due to the case of an Arabic translation of Thomas Rathsack's book Jæger - I Krig med Eliten. Bisserup remained on the post until the Defense Ministry appointed Knud Bartels to the post. The day after Tim Sloth Jørgensen's departure, Bisserup announced he did not want to assume the post permanently as he preferred to continue as the Chief of Operations and Planning Staffs at Forsvarskommandoen.[1]
Bisserup was replaced as Chief of Defence 16 November 2009 by Lieutenant General Knud Bartels.[2]
On 1 January 2012 Bisserup was again acting Chief of Defence, as Knud Bartels had to resign, to replace the Italian Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee. Di Paola resigned to be Defense Minister in the Italian government.[3]
On 20 March 2012 was Bisserup replaced by General Peter Bartram, who - after an unusual recruitment procedure (going from a Brigadier General to General in an afternoon), took the job as Chief of Defense.[4]
He was announced to replace Bartram as Chief of Defence on 10 November 2016.[5] He took over on 10 January 2017,[6] and was simultaneously made general.[7]
Awards and decorations
Bisserup has been awarded:[8]
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Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog |
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Army Long Service Medal |
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The Home Guard’s Order of Merit |
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Defense Medal for International Service 1948-2009 |
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Rescue Preparedness Medal |
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The Reserve Officers Association of Denmark Medal of Honor |
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The Nordic Blue Berets Medal of Honour, in gold |
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UN Medal for UNFICYP |
| Other Accoutrements | |
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Parachutist Badge |
References
- ↑ /ritzau/ (5 October 2009). "Bisserup Doesn't Want to Be the Chief of Defence". Berlingske (in Danish). Berlingske Media. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ↑ Danish Ministry of Defence (10 November 2009). "New Chief of Defence". fmn.dk (in Danish). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ↑ "Farvel til forsvarschef General Knud Bartels". Forsvarskommandoen (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ Christian Brøndum; Søren Aaes. "Forsvarschef bestod mentale test med glans". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ Therkildsen, Thomas Funding; Redder, Hans. "Here is the New Chief of Defence". tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ /ritzau/ (10 January 2017). "A Word of Warning from the Chief of Defence to His Successor". Dr.dk (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ↑ Ministry of Defence (10 November 2016). "Bjørn Bisserup Named as New Chief of Defence". fmn.dk (in Danish). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ Defence Command Denmark. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). forsvaret.dk. Defence Command Denmark. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tim Sloth Jørgensen |
Acting Chief of Defence 2009 |
Succeeded by Knud Bartels |
| Preceded by Knud Bartels |
Acting Chief of Defence 2012 |
Succeeded by Peter Bartram |
| Preceded by Peter Bartram |
Chief of Defence 2017- |
Incumbent |