The Danish Defence Command (DCD) ( da, Forsvarskommando, ''FKO'') is the
Danish joint military command and the top coordination and controlling authority of the
Danish military
Danish Defence ( da, Forsvaret, fo, Danska verjan, kl, Illersuisut) is the unified armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark charged with the defence of Denmark and its constituent, self-governing nations Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The Defe ...
. It is a Level I command authority, directly under the
Ministry of Defence
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.
It consists of the
Chief of Defence and three service staffs, Operations and Planning Staffs, known collectively as ''Forsvarsstaben'' (the Defence Staff),
Arctic Command
The Joint Arctic Command (JACMD - da, Arktisk Kommando; fo, Arktisk Kommando; kl, Issittumi Sakkutooqarfik) is a direct Level II authority in the Danish Defence. Joint Arctic Command's primary mission in peacetime is to ensure Danish sovereignt ...
and the
Special Operations Command.
History
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 and
Flyverkommandoen.
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 previous
General Command.
The
Danish Defence agreement 2005–09
Danish Defence agreement 2005–2009 () is the white paper for the military of Denmark was signed June 10, 2004.
It calls for a significant reconstruction of the entire Danish military. At present, it is about 60% support structure and 40% comba ...
called for another major re-construction of the Danish military, affecting the origination of FKO.
Between 1973 and 2006 FKO was located in
Vedbæk (Henriksholm Allé) a little north of
Lyngby, in a modern steel and concrete building, built 1970 – November 1972 by
Defence Construction Service. FKO moved to this building in March 1973.
FKO moved to Søarsenalet on
Holmen Naval Base on July 24, 2006.
As a result of the
Danish Defence Agreement 2013–17, the FKO saw major structural reorganization, to such an extent that it was renamed Joint Defence Command ( da, Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando). On 1 January 2019, as part of the
Danish Defence Agreement 2018–23, the name was reverted to the previous name.
Organization
The entities and authorities which were previously subject to the operational commands, referring now directly to FKO.
References
External links
Forsvarskommandoen
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Military of Denmark
Military of Greenland
Military of the Faroe Islands
1969 establishments in Denmark