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.


Statements (50)
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 Kingdom of Denmark
foundedBy Kingdom of Denmark
hasBranch Arctic Command
Danish Special Operations Command
Home Guard
Royal Danish Air Force
Royal Danish Army
Royal Danish Navy
hasComponent conscripts
professional soldiers
reservists
volunteer Home Guard members
headquartersLocation Copenhagen
language Danish
legalBasis Danish Constitution
Danish Defence Agreement
operatesIn Denmark
Faroe Islands
Greenland
overseenBy Folketing
participatedIn NATO operations in Afghanistan
NATO operations in Kosovo
UN peacekeeping missions
coalition operations in Iraq
partOf 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 Monarch of Denmark
usesConscription yes

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