The Western Regional Command ( da, Vestre Landsdelskommando) (known until 1923 as 2nd General Command ( da, 2. Generalkommando)) was the overall command of all

Royal Danish Army The Royal Danish Army ( da, Hæren, fo, Herurin, kl, Sakkutuut) is the land-based branch of the Danish Defence, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures ...

units in

Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

and on

Funen Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...

. It was split into four military regions, and was responsible for the regional defence. In 1990, the Regional Commands were disbanded and control was collected at the newly created Army Operational Command.

History

Originally named the General Command Northern Jutland, it was one of five General Commands. In 1855, it absorbed the General Command of Funen and was renamed the 2nd General Command. In 1923, the 2nd General Command was disbanded. Overall command was given to the

Jutland Division The Jutland Division (''Jyske Divisionskommando'') was a mechanized infantry formation of the Danish Army during the Cold War. It was formed during 1951-1952 as 3rd Division from assets of the III Military Region and the division headquarters was i ...

in 1932. In 1950, as part of expansive rebuilding and reorganization of the army, the General Command was revived as the Western Regional Command. In the beginning there was large focus on having a larger defence in Jutland and the 2nd General Command. However, after the

West German rearmament West German rearmament (german: Wiederbewaffnung) began in the decades after the World War II. Fears of another rise of German militarism caused the new military to operate within an alliance framework, under NATO command. The events led to the e ...

, focus was sifted to the Eastern Regional Command. In case of war, the command would be placed under the control of the

Allied Forces Northern Europe Allied Forces Northern Europe (AFNORTH) was the northern Major Subordinate Command of NATO's Allied Command Europe (ACE), located at Kolsås outside Oslo. In the case of war with the Soviet Union, AFNORTH would assume supreme command of all Allie ...

. Following the end of the

Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...

, there was a political wish to reduce military spending along with greater centralization. This led to the Western Regional Command being disbanded in 1990 and control given to the newly created Army Operational Command.

Structure

2nd General Command

Structure in 1870 was: ;Jutland * 6th Battalion in Viborg * 8th Battalion in Viborg * 9th Battalion in Aalborg * 10th Battalion in

Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vejle. It was founded in 16 ...

* 11th Battalion in Aalborg * 12th Battalion in Fredericia * 14th Battalion in Århus * 20th Battalion in Århus * 27th Reserve Battalion in Fredericia * 28th Reserve Battalion in Århus * 29th Reserve Battalion in Viborg * 30th Reserve Battalion in Aalobrg *

3rd Dragoon Regiment Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (disambiguation) * Third Avenue (disambiguation) * Hig ...

in Århus * 5th Dragoon Regiment in Randers ;Funen * 5th Battalion in Odense * 7th Battalion in Nyborg *

16th Battalion 16 (sixteen) is the natural number following 15 and preceding 17. 16 is a composite number, and a square number, being 42 = 4 × 4. It is the smallest number with exactly five divisors, its proper divisors being , , and . In English speech, ...

in Odense * 19th Battalion in Nyborg * 25th Reserve Battalion in Nyborg * 26th Reserve Battalion in Odense * 2nd Dragoon Regiment in Odense

Western Regional Command

The structure in 1950–1990 was: * Coat of arms for Danish Division

in Åbenrå * Coat of arms for the King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot

1st Jutland Brigade in Fredericia * Coat of arms for 10th Regiment (Denmark)

2nd Jutland Brigade in Aalborg * Coat of arms for 3rd Jutland Brigade

3rd Jutland Brigade in Fredericia * Coat of arms for Jutland Battle Group

Jutland battle group * Military Region I, II, III & IV * Coat of arms of Schleswig Foot Regiment

Schleswig Regiment of Foot The Schleswig Regiment of Foot ( da, Slesvigske Fodregiment) is a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001 the regiment was merged with the Queen's Life Regiment, into the Prince's Life Regiment. In 2018 it was announced that the regi ...

in Haderslev * Coat of arms for Prince's Life Regiment

Prince's Life Regiment in Viborg * Coat of arms of Funen Life Regiment

Funen Life Regiment in Odense * Coat of arms for the King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot

Jutlandic Regiment of Foot in Fredericia * Coat of arms for King's Regiment of Foot

King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot The King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot ( da, Kongens Jyske Fodregiment) was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 November 1991, it was merged with the Funen Life Regiment, into Schleswig Regiment of Foot The Schleswig Regiment of Foot ( d ...

in Fredericia * Coat of arms for Queen's Life Regiment

Queen's Life Regiment in Aalborg * Coat of arms for 10th Regiment (Denmark)

Field Lord's regiment of foot in Aalborg * Coat of arms of Jutland Dragoon Regiment

Jutland Dragoon Regiment ( Fortune Favours the Brave) , colours = , colours_label = , march = ''Danmarks Blå Dragoner'' (Denmark's Blue Dragoons) , mascot = , anniversaries = Formation (1 November 1679) The Rytterfægtning by Rosengarten (12 Oktober 1813) Battle of ...

in Holsterbro * Coat of arms for North Jutland Artillery Regiment

North Jutland Artillery Regiment The North Jutland Artillery Regiment ( da, Nørrejyske Artilleriregiment) was an artillery regiment of the Royal Danish Army. On 1 November 2000 it was merged with Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment to form Queen's Artillery Regiment. The regimen ...

in Århus * Coat of arms for Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment

Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment The Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment ( da, Sønderjyske Artilleriregiment) was an artillery regiment of the Royal Danish Army. The regiment was established on November 1, 1951 as 4 Field Artillery Regiment in Aarhus. The regiment is based on t ...

in Varde * Coat of arms for Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment

Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment The Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment ( da, Jyske Luftværnsregiment) was a Danish Army Air defence regiment. On 1 November 1974 it was merged into North Jutland Artillery Regiment. History The regiment was established on 3 November 1951. When 14 ...

in Tønder * Coat of arms for the Jutlandic Logistic Regiment

Jutlandic Logistic Regiment Jutlandic, or Jutish (Danish: ''jysk''; ), is the western variety of Danish language, Danish, spoken on the peninsula of Jutland in Denmark. Generally, Jutlandic can be divided into two different dialects: general or Northern Jutlandic ( ; furt ...

in Aalborg * Coat of arms for the Jutlandic Engineer Regiment

Jutlandic Engineer Regiment in Randers * Coat of arms for the Jutlandic Signal Regiment

Jutlandic Signal Regiment Jutlandic, or Jutish (Danish: ''jysk''; ), is the western variety of Danish, spoken on the peninsula of Jutland in Denmark. Generally, Jutlandic can be divided into two different dialects: general or Northern Jutlandic ( ; further divided into ...

in Århus

Commanders

;General Command Northern Jutland ;General Command Northern Jutland, Funen and Langeland ;2nd General command ;Vestre Landsdelskommando

Names

Notes

References

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