Danish Armed Forces

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The Danish Armed Forces are the unified military organization of the Kingdom of Denmark, responsible for national defense, international missions, and support to civil authorities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
alliance European Union missions
NATO
United Nations
alsoKnownAs Danish Defence
Forsvaret
budgetCurrency Danish krone
commanderTitle Chief of Defence
controlledBy Government of Denmark
country Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark
foundedBy Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark
hasBranch Alaskan Command
surface form: Arctic Command

Danish Special Operations Command
Home Guard
Royal Danish Air Force
Danish Army
surface form: Royal Danish Army

Danish Navy
surface form: Royal Danish Navy
hasComponent conscripts
professional soldiers
reservists
volunteer Home Guard members
headquartersLocation Copenhagen
language Danish
legalBasis 1953 Constitution of Denmark
surface form: Danish Constitution

Danish Defence Agreement
operatesIn Denmark
Faroe Islands
Greenland
overseenBy Folketing
participatedIn NATO missions
surface form: NATO operations in Afghanistan

KFOR mission in Kosovo
surface form: NATO operations in Kosovo

UN peacekeeping missions
coalition operations in Iraq
partOf Danish Ministry of Defence
surface form: Ministry of Defence of Denmark
primaryMission defense of Denmark
defense of Greenland
defense of the Faroe Islands
responsibleFor Arctic sovereignty enforcement
aid to civil power
airspace protection
disaster relief support
maritime security
search and rescue operations
territorial defense
role international missions
national defense
support to civil authorities
supremeCommander Danish monarchy
surface form: Monarch of Denmark
usesConscription yes

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Operation Weserübung opponent Danish Armed Forces
Operation Weser Exercise opposedBy Danish Armed Forces
Danish Navy partOf Danish Armed Forces
Danish Army partOf Danish Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Armed Forces of Denmark
Danish Army motto Danish Armed Forces
this entity surface form: For Forsvaret og Danmark
Royal Danish Air Force memberOf Danish Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Danish Defence Command
Government of Denmark oversees Danish Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Danish armed forces
Danish Defence alsoKnownAs Danish Armed Forces
Naval Base Frederikshavn partOfDefense Danish Armed Forces
C8 carbine usedBy Danish Armed Forces
Danish Ministry of Defence responsibleFor Danish Armed Forces
Chief of the Army partOf Danish Armed Forces
subject surface form: Chief of the Army (Denmark)
Chief of the Army usedBy Danish Armed Forces
subject surface form: Chief of the Army (Denmark)
Danish Special Operations Command partOf Danish Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Royal Danish Armed Forces
Danish Defence Agreement appliesTo Danish Armed Forces
MG 3 usedBy Danish Armed Forces
Thule Air Base usedBy Danish Armed Forces
Bådsmandsstræde Barracks usedBy Danish Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Danish military
Flyvevåbnet militaryBranchOf Danish Armed Forces
Danish Army Air Corps branchOfService Danish Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Danish armed forces
Royal Danish Navy Air Service countryMilitary Danish Armed Forces