Although small the everyday soldier of the Danish Armed Forces
Remain, well trained individuals who are versatile in their professional fields of defense and today here on FTD facts
We are going to continue to learn more about the military of Denmark and find out what is great about it. Hey everybody
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My name's Dave Walpole. The channel where I talk about people cultures and places from all around the world now welcome to this episode
I'm pretty excited for it
because today we're gonna be looking at the army the army of
Denmark or the Danish army
If you would prefer to say it that way now
The reason we're talking about that is because we just did a video talking about how powerful the entire Armed Forces
and the Defense Forces of
Denmark is and you know that video just got a lot of love and a lot of appreciation from you guys
So we decided you know what we're gonna continue to learn more about Denmark's military
And today we're learning about the army, which is specifically the ground forces
We're not talking about air and we're not talking about sea with that in mind. Let's get started
but before we do
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Let's roll. So the Danish army, how are they different from other armies around the world?
Well, first of all, they have an extensive history
But as for today the Army's main mission states that the army guarantees that Denmark can at any time
provide a robust reaction camp group in
International operations and solved the necessary tasks at home
So it is known as the Danish army and it has been around for a long long
Time and it's got a history
as a matter of fact
It's one of the longest standing armies in today's world as it was originally founded on November 17
1614 when a conflict between Denmark Norway and
Sweden was happening at the time
Although the country and region of Denmark had its own armies long before this and during Viking times
It also did have several conflicts with Sweden even in the 1400s
but as for the modernized version of this army
it was formed pretty much after the Kalmar war which was between
Denmark norway and the country of Sweden now
The reason this new army was formed was simply out of the lessons that they learned from the Kalmar war
they learned that they needed a more unified army that was designed to protect Denmark's interests and
Prevent war and because of that it was established by King Christian the fourth who actually served as commander-in-chief of this new army
Which as of today is over 400 years old. That is an old army
So for this newly formed army of Denmark one of its first major
Engagements was during the 30-year war which was a war between many of these Central European countries that began in
1618 although the war did begin in 1618 Denmark didn't mobilize and enter the war until about
1625 this is when Danish forces had been
Mobilized and sent to Lutheran communities of what is now Lower Saxony in Germany
and it was during that time when Denmark made its point during the war as it defended these Lutheran communities against the Imperial forces of
Course throughout history Denmark has been a part of many major conflicts such as the northern war the day. No Sweden war of
1657 and 1658 the Napoleonic war and of course the first and second war of Schleswig and many more
To go a little further into this. The second war of Schleswig is a very important war for Denmark because although it ended in
1864 it was the last time for a long time that Denmark had ever committed the Danish army to any form of combat
but now it's the
1900s and Denmark
Actually remained very quiet for the early turn of that century and although the Danish army kept its nose out of many other
Conflicts the Second World War was just booming around the corner
so the one thing was when it came to Denmark and it's sort of positioned during the Second World War is they really didn't have
Much of a position because they were occupied very quickly because on April 9th of 1940 Germany had began its occupation of Denmark
It was in the early morning around 4:50 a.m
That the Danish army had first come into conflict with the German military just outside lintel bjorg
Which was one of the first major battles that began the occupation of Denmark
now compared to other countries around the world for Denmark a lot of historians actually argue over the amount of
casualties that happened during the war because it's estimated that anywhere between
20 to 40 Danish soldiers were lost or wounded with about 20 Germans who were also lost or wounded
But either way guys that is just a brief brief brief look and history at the Danish army
because I want to jump into the modern world because
There's some interesting facts about what it is today because it's interesting to know that in 1995
The Danish army was a part of an operation in Bosnia known as Operation bola bank or an English
Operation hooligan bashing should also be mentioned
This is also linked to operation Amanda in which Danish forces were heavily a part of the United Nations
protection force also known as u and Pro 4 it should be noted that on April of
1994 during Operation Pola Bank
It was the first
conflict that Denmark had ever been a part of since the Second World War and even so it's interesting to know and a lot of
people kind of just say this it's not
Realistically historically proven but during these two operations
It was the first time that Denmark or any country ever in the world used the leopard 1 tanks in a form of
offensive combat
Which I do find it kind of hard to believe that the leopard 1 hadn't seen any major form of hostile
engagement because the tank had been around since the
1960s I believe and it's a very old tank
however
Whether or not you want to give that one to the danish army or not
One thing that is known is it has been the largest battle with the u and pro 4
During the bosnian forces and although it might seem like a very small
Battle because the danish forces only had three leopard tanks the truth is it's one of the largest
Battles that you know denmark ever was a part of since the war
But now let's fast forward just a little bit more to actual to day and find out what it's all about
For example, as of right now, the chief of Defense is General Bjorn basura as for today
They say the army itself is believed to have approximately
12,500 active personnel and of this active personnel, they say on an average that there's approximately
6,500 soldiers and approximately
4,000 a six thousand conscripts every single year, of course within the army. It's not that small
They also have a reserve personnel of at least
63,000 individuals
Should also mention that when it comes to women they are allowed to serve in all forms of the army and that became a rule
in
1974 so how does the hierarchy work and how does this army break down?
Well, let's take a little look unlike some other armies around the world
Denmark is said to only have one division called the Danish division in which under there
There are two brigades as well. These three major units are located in two areas of the country
for example
the Danish division and first Brigade operates out of hotter sleve and of course the second brigade operates out of silikal's to the east
Under all of this
There is several different types of services such as the army combat fire and support which is basically your artillery
There's also the Engineer Regiment the Signal Regiment
Logistics battalion and of course Army Intelligence. Also I should mention that there is a special Calvary unit called the Guard's hussars
I always thought that that was a really cool name and under this there is a regiment also called the ute
Landrigan regiment now
this is a very important regiment because they are the only
armored battalion and they use the main battle tanks and I should also mention that it was this particular regiment that was used during
Operation bull Bank and to break down some of the equipment that this army uses in the Dragoon regiment
they use the leopard 2a5 s which have a
120 millimeter cannon currently according to the danish army website
they say they have fifty one of these tanks other reports also say they do have those but about
38 of them are only an active service and the rest are in storage as for infantry fighting vehicles
They use the swedish-made cb90 in which they say they have approximately
45 of them for the danish army when it comes to the main rifles
They use the Canadian c7 and the Canadian c8 I'm Canadian. So I'm proud that you guys are using our rifles
Yeah, they're good as well for machine guns
They use the German made em g3 and the American m60 and of course
We can't finish this video off without talking about metals because that's very important as well
because the highest form of respect and honor that one can achieve when it comes to metals is
One can get the valor cross and believe it or not. This is a rather new metal as well as it was established on November
14th of 2011 and to date only one soldier has received the valor cross and that is
sergeant Caspar westfalen Matheson who on February 19
2010 held his position until
Reinforcements came and even used his own body to block his wounded fellow soldiers from incoming fire
So with all these forces I should also mention that Denmark has one very interesting thing that not many other
Countries have when it comes to training its officers
And that is the fact that when it comes to the Royal Danish military academy
it is one of the few countries and militaries that train their officers in a palace, which is the
Fredericksburg palace and they have been training there since 1869, but beforehand it was a summer residence for the royal family
So there you go guys. That is us taking a look at the army
specifically of
Denmark sure
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That's probably not your own or maybe if you are watching it you're getting an opportunity to learn about your own country's military
My name is Dave Wawa
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but today you I learned of the great army of
Denmark one that has a very extensive history and has been around for a long time
Sure, the Danish army may not have been in many conflicts like other countries around the world
but it doesn't remove the fact that these soldiers of the denmark army are a
Lethally trained force and no matter where these soldiers are in the world and no matter what job they do
they are always there for peace prosperity and
protection
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