The Danish Defence Staff () is a senior command authority within the Danish Defence, responsible for leadership, administration, and staff support.
Role
The Defense Staff is part of the Defense Command and supports the Chief of Defence with operational management and administration of the defense. There are five department within the Defense Staff:
Executive Office Plans and Capability Joint Operations Finance and Management Executive Office
Chief of the Defense Staff The Chief of the Defense Staff reports directly to the Chief of Defense and serves as his deputy. The person in question is also responsible for ensuring that the Armed Forces 'resources are utilized optimally, so that the Armed Forces' tasks are solved in the best possible way. The Chief of the Defense Staff, together with the Chief of Defense, constitutes the top management of the Defense.
List Portrait Name Term of office Defence branch Took office Left office Time in office 1 Major generalEinar M. Nordentoft 13 October 1950 30 September 1956 Army 2 Major generalPoul Vilhelm Hammershøy 1 October 1956 30 September 1959 Army 3 Major generalErik Rasmussen 1 October 1959 30 September 1962 Air force 4 Major generalSvend Børge Reimert Helsø 1 October 1962 30 November 1970 Army 5 Major general 1 January 1970 30 November 1972 Army 6 Major general 1 December 1972 30 April 1977 Air force 7 Lieutenant general 1 May 1977 30 April 1983 Army 8 Vice admiral 1 May 1983 30 November 1985 Navy 9 Lieutenant generalJørgen Lyng 1 December 1985 31 October 1989 Army 10 Vice admiralJørgen Garde 1 November 1989 31 March 1996 Navy 11 Lieutenant general 1 April 1996 20 August 1996 Air force 12 Lieutenant general 20 August 1996 29 February 2000 Army 13 Lieutenant generalHans Jesper Helsø 1 March 2000 1 October 2002 Army 14 Vice admiralTim Sloth Jørgensen 1 October 2002 31 July 2008 Navy 15 Lieutenant generalBjørn Bisserup 31 July 2008 1 October 2014 Army 16 Lieutenant general 1 October 2014 1 November 2017 Army 17 Lieutenant general 1 November 2017 1 September 2019 Air force – Rear admiralFrank Trojahn 1 September 2019 15 November 2019 Navy 18 Lieutenant general 15 November 2019 1 August 2025 Army 19 Lieutenant generalHenrik Berg 1 December 2025 Incumbent Army
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