Admiral Danish Fleet | |
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Søværnets Operative Kommando | |
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Active | 1 June 1961–30 September 2014 |
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The Admiral Danish Fleet (ADMDANFLT) (Danish: Søværnets Operative Kommando lit. 'The Navy's Operational Command') was the operationally supreme organisation of the Royal Danish Navy between 1 January 1991 and 30 September 2014.
History
[edit]In 1961, following major restructuring of the Danish Navy, it was decide to collect all daily operational tasks under one command.[1]
Following the 1988 Defence Commission, it was decided that the positions of Inspector of the Navy would be removed and the chief of the Admiral Danish Fleet would become the new Chief of the Royal Danish Navy.[2][3]
Commanders
[edit]No. | Portrait | Chief of the Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Aage Linde (1904–1980) | Rear admiral1 June 1961 | 31 March 1965 | 3 years, 303 days | [4] | |
2 | Adam Helms (1912–2011) | Rear admiral1 April 1965 | 31 December 1969 | 4 years, 274 days | [4] | |
3 | Ole Brinck-Lund (1918–2008) | Rear admiral1 January 1970 | 30 April 1973 | 3 years, 119 days | [4] | |
4 | Niels Færgemann Lange (1919–2006) | Rear admiral1 May 1973 | 30 September 1974 | 1 year, 153 days | [4] | |
5 | Henrik Marius Petersen (1919–1978) | Rear admiral1 October 1974 | 2 May 1978 † | 3 years, 213 days | [4] | |
– | Helge Nielsen (officer) (1921–2013) Acting | Commodore2 May 1978 | 31 May 1978 | 29 days | [4] | |
6 | Fritz Carl Heisterberg-Andersen (1918–1984) | Rear admiral1 June 1978 | 30 September 1979 | 1 year, 121 days | [4] | |
– | Tage Nikolaj Laursen (1920–?) Acting | Commodore1 October 1979 | 31 October 1979 | 30 days | [4] | |
– | Niels Færgemann Lange (1919–2006) Acting | Rear admiral1 November 1979 | 31 January 1980 | 91 days | [4] | |
7 | Sven Eigil Thiede (1924–2005) | Rear admiral1 February 1980 | 30 April 1983 | 3 years, 88 days | [4] | |
8 | Johan Olfert Fischer (1925–?) | Rear admiral1 May 1983 | 30 September 1984 | 1 year, 153 days | [4] | |
9 | Jørgen Frits Bork (1927–2017) | Rear admiral1 October 1984 | 31 March 1988 | 3 years, 182 days | [4][5] | |
10 | Jørgen Garde (1939–1996) | Rear admiral1 April 1988 | 31 October 1989 | 1 year, 213 days | [4] | |
11 | Knud Erik Johan Borck (1940–2011) | Rear admiral1 November 1989 | 30 April 1995 | 5 years, 119 days | [4][6] | |
12 | Kristen Husted Winther (born 1946) | Rear admiral1 May 1995 | 30 June 2000 | 5 years, 60 days | [4] | |
13 | Tim Sloth Jørgensen (born 1951) | Rear admiral1 July 2000 | 31 July 2002 | 2 years, 30 days | [4] | |
14 | Kurt Birger Jensen (born 1949) | Rear admiral1 August 2002 | 31 July 2005 | 2 years, 364 days | [4] | |
15 | Nils Christian Wang (born 1958) | Rear admiral1 August 2005 | 31 August 2010 | 5 years, 30 days | [4][7] | |
16 | Finn Hansen (born 1957) | Rear admiral1 September 2010 | 1 April 2013 | 2 years, 212 days | [4][8] | |
– | Jan Leisborch (born 1954) Acting | Flotilla admiral1 April 2013 | 15 April 2013 | 14 days | [9] | |
17 | Frank Trojahn (born 1963) | Rear admiral15 April 2013 | 30 September 2014 | 1 year, 168 days | [4][9] |
References
[edit]- Citations
- ^ Elbro & Kristensen 1986, p. 8.
- ^ Folketinget 1990.
- ^ Forsvaret 1989.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Balsved 2013.
- ^ Jensen, Henrik Dannemand (4 December 2017). "Viceadmiralen er gået fra borde". Berlingske (in Danish). Berlingske Media. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ gravsted.dk (2013). "Knud Erik Johan Borck". Gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Kristeligt Dagblad (6 May 2005). "Aktuelle navne". kristeligt-dagblad.dk (in Danish). Kristeligt Dagblad. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Hansen, Michelle (10 April 2013). "Ny chef for Søværnet". soefart.dk (in Danish). Nordiske Medier. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b Søværnets Operative Kommando (16 April 2013). "Ny chef for Søværnets Operative Kommando" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- Bibliography
- Balsved, Johnny (30 May 2008). "Mærkedage - 1800-tallet". navalhistory.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- Balsved, Johnny E. (27 September 2013). "Chefer for Kystflåden og Søværnets operative Kommando" [Chiefs for the Coastal Navy and Navy Operational Command]. navalhistory.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- Bjerg, Hans Christian (31 December 1990). "Marinestaben nedlægges". Søvernsorintering (in Danish). 15: 10–13.
- Elbro, H.; Kristensen, V., eds. (May 1986). 25 år: 1961 - 1.juni - 1986 (in Danish). Århus: Admiral Danish Fleet.
- Folketinget (25 April 1990). "1989/1 LSF 189" (in Danish). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- Forsvaret (1989). "Forsvaret i 90'erne". Beretning fra Forsvarskommissionen af 1988 (PDF) (in Danish). Schultz Grafisk A/S. ISBN 978-87-503-8209-6. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- Topsøe-Jensen, T.A.; Marquard, Emil, eds. (1935a). Officerer i Den dansk-norske Søetat 1660-1814 og Den danske Søetat 1814-1932 (in Danish). Vol. I. Copenhagen: Pedersen & Lefevre.
- Topsøe-Jensen, T.A.; Marquard, Emil, eds. (1935b). Officerer i Den dansk-norske Søetat 1660-1814 og Den danske Søetat 1814-1932 (in Danish). Vol. II. Copenhagen: Pedersen & Lefevre.
External links
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