Ranks and insignia of Home Guard (Denmark)

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The Ranks and insignia of Home Guard follows the NATO system of ranks and insignia, as does the rest of the Danish Defence.

Historic[]

With the creation of the Home Guard in 1949, it adopted its own rank system, which was also used by the (Danish: Lottekorpset).

NATO Code OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OR-5 OR-4 OR-1
Insignia[1] Danish-HomeGuard-OF-5 (1949).svg Danish-HomeGuard-OF-4 (1949).svg Danish-HomeGuard-OF-3b (1949).svg Danish-HomeGuard-OF-3a (1949).svg Danish-HomeGuard-OR-5 (1949).svg Danish-HomeGuard-OR-4 (1949).svg No insignia
Danish
(Lottekorpset) 		Regionsleder
(Lottechef) 		Regionsleder
(Regionslotte) 		Distriktsleder
(Distriktslotte) 		Kompagnichef
(Seniorlotte) 		Delingsfører
(Juniorlotte) 		Gruppefører Frivillig
English
(Women's Army Corps) 		Regional leader
(Lotte Chief) 		Regional leader
(Regional lotte) 		District leader
(District lotte) 		Company commander
(Senior lotte) 		Platoon commander
(Junior lotte) 		Group commander Private

Current[]

On 1 June 1962, the Home Guard adopted the ranks of the rest of the Danish Defence.[1][2] However, only up to OF-7.[3] In 2018, new ranks were created for the Menig (Volunteer) rank, as to better differentiate between Home Guard and standard forces.[4]

Officers[]

NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) Student officer
Denmark Army
Home Guard 		No equivalent
 Denmark-Army-OF-7-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OF-6-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OF-5-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OF-4-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OF-3-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OF-2-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OF-1b-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OF-1a-M11.svg No equivalent
Major general
Generalmajor 		Brigadier general
Brigadegeneral 		Colonel
Oberst 		Lieutenant colonel
Oberstløjtnant 		Major
Major 		Captain
Kaptajn 		First lieutenant
Premierløjtnant 		Lieutenant
Løjtnant
Denmark Naval
Home Guard 		No equivalent
 Generic-Navy-O9.svg Generic-Navy-O8.svg Generic-Navy-O7.svg Generic-Navy-O6.svg Generic-Navy-O5.svg Generic-Navy-O4.svg Generic-Navy-O3.svg Generic-Navy-O2.svg No equivalent
Rear admiral
Kontreadmiral 		Commodore
Flotilleadmiral 		Captain
Kommandør 		Commander
(senior grade)
Kommandørkaptajn 		Commander
Orlogskaptajn 		Lieutenant commander
Kaptajnløjtnant 		Lieutenant
Premierløjtnant 		Lieutenant
(junior grade)
Løjtnant
Denmark Air Force
Home Guard 		No equivalent
 RDAF Maj Gen.svg RDAF Brig Gen.svg RDAF Col.svg RDAF Lt Col.svg RDAF Maj.svg RDAF Capt.svg RDAF 1st Lt.svg RDAF Fly Off.svg No equivalent
Major general
Generalmajor 		Brigadier general
Brigadegeneral 		Colonel
Oberst 		Lieutenant colonel
Oberstløjtnant 		Major
Major 		Captain
Kaptajn 		First lieutenant
Premierløjtnant 		Flying officer
Løjtnant

Enlisted[]

NATO code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
Denmark Army
Home Guard 		Denmark-Army-OR-9c-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OR-8a-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OR-7-M11.svg No equivalent Denmark-Army-OR-5-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OR-4-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OR-3-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OR-2-M11.svg Denmark-Army-OR-1-M11.svg Denmark-HGArmy-OR-1.svg

Hjemmeværnets chefsergent 		Warrant officer class I
Chefsergent 		Warrant officer class II
Seniorsergent 		Sergeant first class
Oversergent 		Sergeant
Sergent 		Corporal
Korporal 		Lance corporal
Overkonstabel af 1. grad 		Private first class
Overkonstabel 		Private
Konstabel 		Volunteer
Menig
Denmark Naval
Home Guard 		Rank insignia of Søværnschefsergent of the Royal Danish Navy.svg Rank insignia of chefsergent of the Royal Danish Navy.svg Rank insignia of seniorsergent of the Royal Danish Navy.svg Rank insignia of oversergent of the Royal Danish Navy.svg No equivalent Rank insignia of sergent of the Royal Danish Navy.svg Rank insignia of korporal of the Royal Danish Navy.svg Rank insignia of marinespecialist of the Royal Danish Navy.svg Rank insignia of marineoverkonstabel of the Royal Danish Navy.svg Rank insignia of marinekonstabel of the Royal Danish Navy.svg Denmark-HGNavy-OR-1.svg

Marinehjemmeværnets Chefsergent 		Master chief petty officer
Chefsergent 		Senior chief petty officer
Seniorsergent 		Chief petty officer
Oversergent 		Petty officer
Sergent 		Leading seaman
Korporal 		Able seaman
Marinespecialist 		Able seaman
Marineoverkonstabel 		Junior seaman
Marinekonstabel 		Volunteer
Menig
Denmark Air Force
Home Guard 		Denmark-AirForce-OR-9a.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-8.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-7.svg No equivalent Denmark-AirForce-OR-5.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-4.svg Danish-Airforce-OR-3.svg Danish-Airforce-OR-2.svg Danish-Airforce-OR-1.svg Denmark-HGAirForce-OR-1.svg
Warrant officer class I
Chefsergent 		Technical sergeant
Seniorsergent 		Flight sergeant
Oversergent 		Sergeant
Sergent 		Corporal
Korporal 		Lance corporal
Flyverspecialist 		Junior technician
Flyveroverkonstabel 		Aircraftman
Flyverkonstabel 		Volunteer
Menig
Specialist

Along with the Menig rank, Specialist ranks were also introduced. These ranks were created to remove the need for leadership training at the lower ranks, as the selected functions no longer require actual leadership.[4]

Specialist rank insignia
Army Denmark-HGArmy-SPC1.svg Denmark-HGArmy-OR-2.svg
Navy Denmark-HGNavy-SPC2.svg Denmark-HGNavy-SPC1.svg
Air Force Denmark-HGAirForce-SPC2.svg Denmark-HGAirForce-SPC1.svg
Danish Hjemmeværnsspecialist 2 Hjemmeværnsspecialist 1
English Home Guard specialist 2 Home Guard specialist 1

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Asmussen 1999, p. 301.
  2. ^ Retsinformation 2010.
  3. ^ Asmussen 1999, p. 304-306.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Hjemmeværnskommandoen (17 August 2018). "Nye distinktioner til specialister og menige på vej". hjv.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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