The Danish Ministry of Defence ( da, Forsvarsministeriet, short ''FMN'') is a ministry in the Danish government. It is charged with overall planning, development, and strategic guidance of the entire area of responsibility of the Danish Defence minister, including the armed forces and the emergency management sector. It is Denmark's

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. It is the secretariat of the Danish

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. It is also the administrator of the easternmost land in

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, the small

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, whose administrator is employed by the ministry.

History

The Ministry of Defence was established following the Danish defence law of May 27, 1950 (law #272), about the central structure of the

military of Denmark 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 ...

. This combined the two previous ministries; Ministry of War (Krigsministeriet) and the Marine ministry (Marineministeriet). The Minister of Defence had already been created in 1905 as the head of both ministries, though still with branch (Army and Navy) chiefs as administrators. This new Ministry can though trace its history back to 1660, when King Frederick III established a ''War collegium'' (Krigskollegium) for the Army to in both war- and peacetime to administer the Army. A similar command had previously been created for the Navy, the ''Admiralty'' (Admiralitetet) of 1655. The War collegium changed name to ''Krigskancelliet'' in 1679 and later to ''Generalitets- og Kommisariatskollegiet''. The day after the de facto end to

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in Denmark, March 21, 1848,

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became the first War minister of Denmark, with the Generalitets- og Kommisariatskollegiet changing name into the Ministry of War on March 25, 1848. Likewise

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became the first Marine minister (simultaneous

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), while the Admiralty changed into the Marine ministry on April 21, 1848.

Organisation of the combine

* Defence Command (VFK) * Royal Danish Defence College (FAK) * Danish Armed Forces Health Services (FSU) *

Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) ( da, Forsvarets Materiel- og Indkøbsstyrelse, FMI) is a joint service unit under the Ministry of Defence (Denmark), Ministry of Defence, tasked with purchase, service and support o ...

(FMI) * Danish Defence Personnel Organisation (FPS) * Danish Defence Estates and Infrastructure Organisation (FES) * Home Guard Command (HJK) * Defence Intelligence Service (FE) * Judge Advocate Corps (FAUK) * Defence Financial Management Agency (FRS) * Emergency Management Agency (BRS) * Administration of Conscientious Objector (MNA)

References

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Denmark, Defence 1950 establishments in Denmark

History

Organisation of the combine

See also

References