Western Regional Command (Denmark)

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Western Regional Command
Vestre Landsdelskommando
Coat of arms for the Danish Army Staff.svg
Coat of arms for the Western Regional Command
Active1801–1923[1]
1950–1990[2]
Disbanded31 December 1990
Country Denmark
Branch Royal Danish Army
Part ofNATO AFNORTH
Garrison/HQViborg
Århus
Insignia
FlagFlag of the Western Regional Command.svg

The Western Regional Command (Danish: Vestre Landsdelskommando) (known until 1923 as 2nd General Command (Danish: 2. Generalkommando)) was the overall command of all Royal Danish Army units in Jutland and on Funen. It was split into four military regions, and was responsible for the regional defence.[3] In 1990, the Regional Commands were disbanded and control was collected at the newly created Army Operational Command.

History[]

Originally named the General Command Northern Jutland, it was one of five General Commands.[a] In 1855, it absorbed the General Command of Funen and was renamed the 2nd General Command.[5] In 1923, the 2nd General Command was disbanded. Overall command was given to the Jutland Division in 1932.[1]

In 1950, as part of expansive rebuilding and reorganization of the army, the General Command was revived as the Western Regional Command. In the beginning there was large focus on having a larger defence in Jutland and the 2nd General Command. However, after the West German rearmament, focus was sifted to the Eastern Regional Command.[3] In case of war, the command would be placed under the control of the Allied Forces Northern Europe.[3] Following the end of the Cold War, there was a political wish to reduce military spending along with greater centralization. This led to the Western Regional Command being disbanded in 1990 and control given to the newly created Army Operational Command.[6]

Structure[]

2nd General Command[]

Structure in 1870 was:[7]

Jutland
  • 6th Battalion in Viborg
  • 8th Battalion in Viborg
  • 9th Battalion in Aalborg
  • 10th Battalion in Fredericia
  • 11th Battalion in Aalborg
  • 12th Battalion in Fredericia
  • 14th Battalion in Århus
  • 20th Battalion in Århus
  • 27th Reserve Battalion in Fredericia
  • 28th Reserve Battalion in Århus
  • 29th Reserve Battalion in Viborg
  • 30th Reserve Battalion in Aalobrg
  • in Århus
  • in Randers
Funen

Western Regional Command[]

The structure in 1950–1990 was:[8][9]

Commanders[]

General Command Northern Jutland
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Adam Ludvig Moltke.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1743–1810) 		13 February 1801 March 1808 7 years [12][13]
2 Johan Friderich Bardenfleth.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1740–1811) 		12 March 1808 4 January 1809 298 days [14][15]
[13]
3 Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1738–1817) 		January 1809 April 1812 3 years, 3 months [13]
– Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1754–1823)
Acting 		2 April 1812 3 June 1813 1 year, 62 days [16]
4  [da]
(1752–1819) 		June 1813 8 March 1819 † 5 years, 9 months [17]
5 Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1754–1823) 		March 1819 16 January 1823 3 years, 10 months [13]
General Command Northern Jutland, Funen and Langeland
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Frederik Castonier.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1761–1838) 		17 January 1823 20 May 1838 15 years, 123 days [18][13]
2 Arveprins Ferdinand.jpg Lieutenant general
Hereditary Prince Ferdinand
(1792–1863) 		21 May 1838 13 December 1839 1 year, 206 days [19][13]
3 Crown Prince Frederick (VII) of Denmark by Christian Edvard Fortling.jpg Lieutenant general
Crown Prince Frederick
(1808–1863) 		14 December 1839 20 January 1848 8 years, 37 days [20][13]
4 Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1777–1867) 		2 March 1848 18 April 1848 47 days [13][21]
[22]
5 Carl Frederik Moltke by Bærentzen.jpg Major general
 [da]
(1784–1863) 		18 April 1848 3 September 1848 138 days [13]
6 Gerhard Christoph von Krogh.jpg Major general
Gerhard Christoph von Krogh
(1785–1860) 		4 September 1848 27 March 1849 204 days [23][13]
– Cai Pram Astrup.jpg Colonel
Cai Pram Astrup
(1785–1863)
Acting 		27 March 1849 9 August 1849 135 days [13]
7 Bülow.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1791–1858) 		9 August 1849 21 September 1849 43 days [13]
(5) Carl Frederik Moltke by Bærentzen.jpg Major general
 [da]
(1784–1863) 		21 September 1849 24 May 1850 245 days [13]
(6) Christoph von Krogh.jpg Lieutenant general
Gerhard Christoph von Krogh
(1785–1860) 		25 May 1850 30 June 1850 36 days [23][13]
– Colonel
 [da]
(1794–1879)
Acting 		1 July 1850 1 February 1851 215 days [24][25]
2nd General command
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Carl Frederik Moltke by Bærentzen.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1784–1863) 		9 February 1851 23 April 1858 7 years, 73 days [26][27]
2 De Meza.jpg Lieutenant general
Christian de Meza
(1792–1865) 		23 April 1858 3 September 1863 5 years, 133 days [28]
3 Hans Nicolai Thestrup by Rudolph Striegler 01.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1794–1879) 		4 September 1863 27 June 1864 297 days [25][29]
[30]
Disbanded
27 June 1864–1 December 1864
4 Peter Frederik Steinmann 1812-1894 by Eduard Hansen.jpg General
Peter Frederik Steinmann
(1812–1894) 		1 December 1864 25 August 1874 9 years, 267 days [31]
5 Ernst Wilster.jpg General
 [da]
(1808–1881) 		25 August 1874 14 December 1877 3 years, 111 days [32]
(4) Peter Frederik Steinmann 1812-1894 by Eduard Hansen.jpg General
Peter Frederik Steinmann
(1812–1894) 		14 December 1877 3 April 1882 4 years, 110 days [31][33]
6 Christian Bauditz by Pacht & Crone.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1815–1909) 		3 April 1882 29 January 1885 2 years, 301 days [20]
7 Stefan Ankjær by V.E. Svendsen.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1820–1892) 		31 January 1885 15 October 1888 3 years, 258 days [34]
8 Ludolph Fog by Ludvig Kjær.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1825–1897) 		15 October 1888 14 October 1895 6 years, 364 days [35][25]
9 Agathon Nickolin 1896.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1826–1910) 		14 October 1895 21 November 1896 1 year, 38 days [36]
10 Johannes Zeuthen Schroll by Carl Sonne.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1831–1916) 		27 November 1896 18 November 1897 356 days [37][25]
11 Johan Frederik Lorenzen by A. Gylstorff.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1831–1907) 		18 November 1897 25 February 1901 3 years, 99 days [25]
12 Carl Meldahl by Eckardt.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1835–1926) 		25 February 1901 2 March 1905 4 years, 5 days [25]
13 Mauritz Leschly 1903 by Juncker-Jensen.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1841–1930) 		2 March 1905 7 October 1911 6 years, 219 days [38][25]
14 August Peder Tuxen.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1853–1929) 		7 October 1911 6 August 1917 5 years, 303 days [39]
15 Palle Berthelsen 1910 by Juncker-Jensen.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1857–1920) 		7 August 1917 7 November 1918 1 year, 92 days [40][25]
16 Immanuel Lembcke by Carl Sonne.jpg Lieutenant general
 [da]
(1854–1932) 		7 November 1918 31 March 1923 4 years, 144 days [41][25]
Vestre Landsdelskommando
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 A. H. Wulff Have.png Major general

(1888–1967) 		1 October 1950 14 July 1951 286 days [42]
2 Major general
 15 July 1951 31 August 1960 9 years, 47 days [42]
3 Major general
 [da]
(1901–1961) 		1 September 1960 10 August 1961 † 343 days [42]
4 Major general
 [da]
(1903–2000) 		1 September 1961 31 January 1968 6 years, 152 days [42]
5 Major general
 1 February 1968 28 February 1975 7 years, 27 days [42]
6 Major general

(1911–1986) 		1 March 1975 31 July 1976 1 year, 152 days [42]
7 Major general

(1920–1996) 		1 August 1976 1982 5–6 years [42]
8 Major general

(1925–?) 		1982 1984 1–2 years
9 Major general

(1928–2005) 		1984 1987 2–3 years
10 Major general
 1987 1987 0 years
11 Major general

(1932–2020) 		1987 1989 1–2 years [43]

Names[]

Names[44][45]
Generalkommando Nørrejylland General Command Northern Jutland 1801 – 1839
Generalkommando Nørrejylland, Fyn og Langeland General Command Northern Jutland, Funen and Langeland 1839 – 1855
2. Generalkommando 2nd General command 1855-10-17 – 1923
Disbandment 1923 – 1925
Disbanded Disbanded 1925 – 1950
Vestre Landsdelskommando Western Regional Command 1950-10-01 – 1990-12-31

Notes[]

  1. ^ The others being the General Command in Norway and in the Duchies (1772–1848), the General Command of Funen (1801–1855), the General Command for Langeland, Ærø and Tåsinge (1807–1814) & the General Command for Zealand (1807, 1839-1854)[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Clemmesen 1982, p. 5.
  2. ^ Petersen 1984, p. 49.
  3. ^ a b c Nielsen 2019.
  4. ^ Petersen 1984, pp. 45–50.
  5. ^ Petersen 1984, p. 46.
  6. ^ Volden 2007, p. 79.
  7. ^ Klint 1971, p. 108.
  8. ^ Volden 2007, pp. 31–32.
  9. ^ Chefen for Hæren 1972, p. 31.
  10. ^ a b c d Volden 2007, p. 31.
  11. ^ Volden 2007, p. 61.
  12. ^ Bricka 1898g, p. 392.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n VLK 1981, p. 3-1.
  14. ^ Bricka 1898a, p. 526.
  15. ^ Richter 1977a, p. 23.
  16. ^ Hennings 1925, p. 177.
  17. ^ Richter 1977b, p. 217.
  18. ^ Bricka 1898b, p. 431.
  19. ^ Bricka 1898c, p. 126.
  20. ^ a b Richter 1977a, p. 27.
  21. ^ Bricka 1898e, pp. 286–287.
  22. ^ Richter 1977a, p. 200.
  23. ^ a b Danske Gardehusarforeninger 2010, p. 19.
  24. ^ Bricka 1898d, p. 535.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i VLK 1981, p. 3-2.
  26. ^ Rockstroh 2011a.
  27. ^ Richter 1977b, p. 62.
  28. ^ Liebe & Borgstrøm 1978a, p. 683.
  29. ^ Bricka 1898d, p. 181.
  30. ^ Richter 1977b, p. 190.
  31. ^ a b Liebe & Borgstrøm 1978, p. 938.
  32. ^ Richter 1977b, p. 225.
  33. ^ Richter 1977b, p. 177.
  34. ^ Richter 1977a, p. 10.
  35. ^ Richter 1977a, p. 125.
  36. ^ Richter 1977b, p. 78.
  37. ^ Richter 1977b, p. 156.
  38. ^ Clemmesen 1982, pp. 3–11, III-2.
  39. ^ Clemmesen 1982, pp. 3–11, 6–9, III-3.
  40. ^ Clemmesen 1982, pp. 6–9, III-1.
  41. ^ Clemmesen 1982, p. III-2.
  42. ^ a b c d e f g VLK 1981, p. 3-3.
  43. ^ Nielsen 2020.
  44. ^ "2. Generalkommando". sa.dk/daisy (in Danish). The Danish National Archives. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  45. ^ "Vestre Landsdelskommando". sa.dk/daisy (in Danish). The Danish National Archives. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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