The Command Support Regiment ( da, Føringsstøtteregimentet) is a

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of the

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. It was established in 1951 with the purpose of training and equipping units to support the Danish army with wartime

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. Until 1 January 2019 the unit was known as Signal Regiment da, Telegrafregimentet). Today the battalions filled by the regiment set up the command, control and communications infrastructure of the army by setting up a

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-based

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network in a

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. The network is designed to be secure, encrypted and difficult to neutralize. Besides the radio network, the regiment also establishes mobile military headquarters to be used by the army.

History

The history of the signal regiment dates back to 1867, when the first Danish signal unit was formed; the 4th Engineering Coy. On January 1, 1914 the company gained status of a

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in the Engineering Regiment. On November 1, 1947 the

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decided to move the signal battalion from the engineering regiment to serving directly under the

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. The result was the world's first independent signal unit. The signal battalion was later split into two battalions. On November 1, 1951 the two battalions were given regimental status and named Zealandic Signal Regiment and

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. The Zealandic Signal Regiment was attached to LANDZEALAND with 1st TGBTN(BALTAP) and 4th TGBTN(COMLANDZEALAND) and EW Coy/east. The

was attached to

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with 2nd TGBTN(BALTAP), 5th TGBTN(COMLANDJUT) and 3rd TGBTN( JDIV) and EW Coy/west. In 1989, as the

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drew to a close,

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decided to merge the two regiments, garrisoning the resulting unit in

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. This decision was effected on January 1, 1992 and the new regiment was named Signal Regiment.

Structure

The regiment is composed of four

s: *

1st Command Support Battalion, Command Support Regiment (1. FOSTBTN), in

Brigade Staff Company ** Insigne incognitum

Brigade CIS Company (Communications & Information Systems Company) * Emblem for the II-FSR

2nd Command Support Battalion, Command Support Regiment (2. FOSTBTN) ** Insigne incognitum

1st DCM-E Company (Danish Deployable Communications & Information Systems Module, Echo Company) ** Emblem for the 2-II-FSR

2nd CIS Company (Communications & Information Systems Company) ** Emblem for the 3-II-FSR

3rd Basic Training Company * Emblem for the III-FSR

3rd CIS Operations Support Battalion (3. CISOPSBTN) ** Insigne incognitum

Implementation ** Insigne incognitum

Frequency Section ** Insigne incognitum

Joint Communication ** Insigne incognitum

CIS Operations Centre ** Insigne incognitum

Federated Mission Networking ** Insigne incognitum

Training * Insigne incognitum

Command Support Battalion, in Ādaži ** Insigne incognitum

Multinational Staff, in Ādaži ** Insigne incognitum

Command Support Company (Royal Danish Army), in Karup ** Insigne incognitum

Force Protection Company (

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) **

Real Life Support Company (

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), in Ādaži * Emblem for the GSE-FSR

Garrison Support Unit Disband units: * Coat of arms for Signal School (Denmark)

The Army Command & Control Support School (Hærens Føringsstøtte Skole)(now part of 3rd Battalion)

Garrison

The regiment is

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ed in the towns of

and

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Names of the regiment

References

* {{Military of Denmark Danish Army regiments Military units and formations established in 1951 1951 establishments in Denmark

History

Structure

Garrison

Names of the regiment

See also

References