Danish Defence is the unified armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark charged with the defence of Denmark and its self-governing territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The Defence also promote Denmark's wider interests,support international peacekeeping efforts and provide humanitarian aid.
The Norwegian Armed Forces is the military organization responsible for the defence of Norway. It consists of five branches,the Norwegian Army,the Royal Norwegian Navy,which includes the Coast Guard,the Royal Norwegian Air Force,the Home Guard,and Norwegian Cyber Defence Force as well as several joint departments.
Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general,used in a number of Central and Northern European countries.
The Chief of Defence of Denmark,acting under the statutory responsibility of the Minister of Defence,is the chief of defence and commander of the Royal Danish Army,the Royal Danish Navy and the Royal Danish Air Force. The Chief of Defence is the principal military adviser to the Minister of Defence and the head of the Defence Command.
The Royal Danish Air Force ranks follow the NATO system of ranks and insignia,as does the rest of the Danish Defence. The ranks used are based on the Royal Air Force,with some minor changes. For example,three strips in the RAF is an OF-4,while only an OF-3 in Denmark.
Giampaolo Di Paola is an Italian naval officer who served in the government of Italy as minister of defense from November 2011 to April 2013. He was the Italian military's Chief of Staff from 10 March 2004 to 8 February 2008 and served as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2008 to 2011.
The Admiral Danish Fleet (ADMDANFLT) was the operationally supreme organisation of the Royal Danish Navy between 1 January 1991 and 30 September 2014.
Peter Bartram is a former Danish general and Danish Chief of Defence.
De Gyldne Laurbær is a Danish literature award,which was established in 1949. The award is handed by The Committee De Gyldne Laurbær,formerly Boghandlerklubben. The prize is given annually in February or March. Originally the award was a laurel wreath,a golden pin with an inscription,some money and a book gift worth 2500 DKK. Today the award is a laurel wreathe,a diploma and a book gift worth 2500 DKK. The award is handed at a ceremony arranged by the publishing house which has published the winning book and by the Committee De Gyldne Laurbær. Early in January every year the committee sends out ballot to all the Danish bookshops,which then give their vote for a Danish book which was published the year before. An author can only win The Golden Laurel once-in-a-lifetime,so the bookshops can not vote for an author who has already won the prize once before. The winner is usually one of the bestsellers among the Danish books. On the day when it is decided who wins the Golden Laurel,the president of the Committee of The Golden Laurel informs the winner about the award,while journalists follow the event.
Bjørn Ingemann Bisserup is a Danish General,who served as acting Chief of Defence in 2009 and 2012,before becoming Chief of Defence in 2017. He left the role in December of 2020.
Admiral Erhard Jørgen Carl Qvistgaard (1898–1980) was a Danish admiral who was the first Danish Chief of Defence,from 1950 to 1962,and also Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1953 to 1954.
The Royal Danish Navy ranks follows the NATO system of ranks and insignia,as does the rest of the Danish Defence. Outside this ranking system there are physicians,nurses and veterinarians,while priests and judicial personnel wear completely different insignia and are without rank.
Robert Peter Bauer is a Dutch lieutenant admiral in the Royal Netherlands Navy,currently serving as the Chair of the NATO Military Committee since June 2021. He previously served as Chief of Defence from October 2017 to April 2021,and as the Vice Chief of Defence of the Armed forces of the Netherlands from 1 September 2015 to 13 July 2017.
The Chief of the Royal Danish Navy is the professional head of the Royal Danish Navy.
The Chief of the Army Command is the service chief of the Royal Danish Army. The current chief is Major general Gunner Arpe Nielsen.
The Chief of the Air Command is the topmost authority in the Royal Danish Air Force. It can trace its history back to the creation of the Chief for the Naval Air Service,in 1913. The current chief of the Air Force is Major general Jan Dam.
The Army Staff is the name of various military staffs in the Royal Danish Army. At multiple times it was the highest authority within the Army.
Flemming Lentfer is a Danish General and the current Chief of Defence since 1 December 2020. Prior to Lentfer becoming Chief of Defence,he served as Director for the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization and National Armaments Director.
Bengt Holst is a Danish biologist who,until his retirement at the end of 2020,was scientific director at Copenhagen Zoo.
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