The Jutland Division () was a mechanized infantry formation of the Danish Army during the Cold War. It was formed during 1951 to 1952 as 3rd Division from assets of the III Military Region and the division headquarters was initially located in Aabenraa. As initially formed, the division had only one active brigade (1st Brigade) and two reserve brigades (the 2nd and 3rd Brigades).www.artilleriet.dk The division changed its name to "Jutland Division" in 1961. In 1975, the division headquarters was moved to Fredericia and the 2nd and 3rd Brigades received full equipment sets. By 1979, each brigade was made up of two mechanized infantry battalions, a tank battalion, a self-propelled artillery battalion, and an armored reconnaissance squadron (company).Keegan, p. 171 In 1981 the three armored reconnaissance squadron was merged into V/JDR Reconnaissance Battalion.
In the event of war with the Soviet Union, the division would have defended Jutland against Soviet thrusts intended to sever Denmark from the rest of NATO. The division was part of the LANDJUT command and ultimately subordinated to NATO's AFNORTH command. With the end of the Cold War, the Danish Army reorganized, and the Jutland Division transformed into the Danish Division on 1 January 1997.
Units The division in the 1980s before it changed to Danish Division 1 January 1997.
Jutland Division (HQ Fredericia) 3rd Signal Battalion (support and run Division HQ) 1st Jyske Brigade (HQ Fredericia) 1st Staff Company/KJFR, I/FLR MechInfantry Battalion II/PLR MechInfantry Battalion I/JDR Armoured Battalion 6th Artillery Battalion/NJAR (Armoured/Selfpropelled) 1st Armoured Engineer Company 7th Logistic Battalion 1st MP detachment 2nd Jyske Brigade (HQ Skive) 2nd Staff Company/NJAR I/DRLR MechInfantry Battalion II/DRLR MechInfantry Battalion II/JDR Armoured Battalion 3rd Artillery Battalion/NJAR (Armoured/Selfpropelled) 2nd Armoured Engineer Company 5th Logistic Battalion 2nd MP detachment 3rd Jyske Brigade (HQ Haderslev) 3rd Staff Company/SLFR I/PLR MechInfantry Battalion I/KJFR MechInfantry Battalion III/JDR Armoured Battalion 7th Artillery Battalion/SJAR (Armoured/Selfpropelled) 3rd Armoured Engineer Company 4th Logistic Battalion 3rd MP detachment V/JDR Reconnaissance Battalion (Armoured) VI/JDR Anti-tank Battalion IV/FLR Motorized infantry Battalion Patrol Company/DRLR (Long Range/Light Reconnaissance) Division Artillery (HQ Skive) Staff&Target-Acquisition Battery/NJAR 23rd Artillery Battalions/NJAR (towed) 24th Artillery Battalions/SJAR (towed) 18th Heavy Battery/NJAR (Towed) 19th Heavy Battery/NJAR (Towed) 14th Anti-aircraft rocket Battalion/SJAR 3rd Engineering Battalion 3rd Electronic Warfare Company 3rd Logistic Support Battalion 10th Supply Battalion Transport Company (Heavy transport) 2nd Military Police Company
Commanders First iteration (1932–1951) Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office 1 Major GeneralKaj Lauge Lasson 1 November 1932 31 July 1937 2 Major General 1 August 1937 1941 years 3 Major GeneralKristian Knudtzon 8 October 1941 31 January 1946 4 Major GeneralA. H. M. Wulff Have 1 February 1946 1 October 1950 5 Major GeneralRichard Allerup 1 October 1950 1 August 1951
Second iteration (1952–1997) Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office 1 Major GeneralRichard Allerup 1 June 1952 30 April 1955 2 Major GeneralAksel Dahlberg 1 May 1955 30 September 1959 3 Major General 1 October 1959 31 August 1961 4 Major GeneralJens Christian Skriver Jensen 1 September 1961 30 June 1968 5 Major General 1 July 1968 28 February 1975 6 Major GeneralP. O. W. Thorsen 1 March 1975 30 September 1976 7 Major GeneralHieronymus Thomassøn Havning 1 October 1976 31 March 1982 8 Major GeneralHolger Dencker 1 April 1982 30 September 1987 9 Major GeneralWagn Andersen 1 October 1987 31 March 1988 10 Major General 1 April 1988 31 August 1989 11 Major GeneralClaus Christian Ahnfeldt-Mollerup 1 September 1989 31 July 1990 12 Major GeneralOle Larsen Kandborg 1 August 1990 13 Major GeneralHans Georg Gustav Grüner 1991 14 Major General 1991 1995 years 15 Major GeneralJan Scharling 1995 31 December 1996 years Changed to Danish Division
Names Names Jutlandic Division 1932 – 1943 Jutlandic-Funen Command 1945 – 1946 Jutlandic Division 1946 – 1951 3rd Division 1952 – 1961 Jutlandic Divisional Command 1961 – 1985 Jutlandic Division 1985 – 1997
References
John Keegan, World Armies, New York: Facts on File, 1979, www.artilleriet.dk