Army Staff (Denmark)

Army Staff, Defence Command Denmark
Hærstaben
Coat of Arms of the Army Staff
Active	1 October 2014 (2014-10-01)
Country	Denmark
Branch	Royal Danish Army
Size	90^[1]
Part of	Defence Command
Headquarters	Karup
Nickname(s)	HST
Website	Official Website
Commanders
Chief of the Army Staff	Major General Hans Christian Mathiesen^[2]

The Army Staff, Defence Command Denmark is the Royal Danish Army's top authority, and directly under the Defence Command. It was created as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2013–17, which called for major restructuring within the Danish military.^[2] It is the successor to Army Operational Command.

Subordinate units to the Army Staff

The Army Staff controls the Army authorities.^[3]

Danish Division – Army Tactical Staff (Haderslev)
1st Brigade – Army International Center (Haderslev)
- Combat Battalion (Holstebro)
- Reconnaissance Battalion (Bornholm)
- Cadre Battalion (Holstebro)
- Training Battalion (Holstebro)
2nd Brigade – Army Combat Center (Slagelse)
- Combat Battalion (Høvelte)
- Combat Battalion (Slagelse)
- Cadre Battalion (Høvelte)
- Cadre Battalion (Slagelse)
- Training Battalion (Slagelse)
Service Branch Centers:
Schools
- Army NCO School (Varde)
- Royal Danish Military Academy (Copenhagen)
Other units:
- Den Kongelige Livgarde (Høvelte)
  - Training Battalion (Høvelte)
  - Guard Company (Høvelte)
  - Royal Life Guards' Music Corps (Copenhagen)
- Gardehusarregimentet (Slagelse)
  - Mounted Squadron (Slagelse)
- Jydske Dragonregiment (Holstebro)
  - The Prince's Music Corps (Skive)

↑ "Army". Forsvaret.dk. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
1 2 Forsvaret. "Army Staff". forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
↑ "Army Organization". Forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 February 2016.

Military of Denmark

Services	Royal Danish Army Royal Danish Navy Royal Danish Air Force Danish Home Guard

Command organisations	Defence Command Army Staff Arctic Command Home Guard Command Special Operations Command

Joint Service	Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization Defence Personnel Service The Ark Project Defence Property Management Agency Defence Intelligence Service Judge Advocate Corps Danish Armed Forces Health Services Defence Internal Auditor Defence Financial Management Agency Emergency Management Agency Administration of Conscientious Objector

Higher education facilities	Royal Danish Defence College Royal Danish Military Academy Royal Danish Naval Academy Royal Danish Air Force Officers School

Army units	1st Danish Artillery Battalion Engineer Regiment Guard Hussar Regiment Jutland Dragoon Regiment Royal Life Guards Signal Regiment Train Regiment

Navy units	1st Squadron 2nd Squadron Naval Air Squadron Sirius Dog Sled Patrol Danish Task Group

Air Force units	Air Squadron 515 Air Squadron 660 Air Squadron 690 Air Squadron 721 Air Squadron 722 Air Squadron 723 Air Squadron 724 Air Squadron 727 Air Squadron 730 Mobile Air Control Centre Control and Reporting Centre Karup Combat Support Wing

Special Force units	Danish Huntsmen Corps Danish Frogman Corps Sirius Dog Sled Patrol

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