Chief of the Royal Danish Air Force

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Chief of the Air Command
Chef for Flyverkommandoen
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Incumbent
Major General Jan Dam
since 15 May 2021
Flag of Denmark (state).svg  Royal Danish Air Force
Member of Defence Command of Denmark
Reports toStandard of the Chief of the Defense Staff of Denmark.svg Chief of Defence
Term length No fixed length
PrecursorChief of the Tactical Air Command
FormationFebruary 1913 (historical)
1 October 2014 (current)
Website Official Website

The Chief of the Air Command is the topmost authority in the Royal Danish Air Force. It can trace its history back to the creation of the Chief for the Naval Air Service, in 1913. The current chief of the Air Force is Major general Jan Dam. [1]

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History

On 14 December 1911, the Naval Air Service was established. On 25 March 1912, the Royal Danish Navy received its first airplane the Kite , in 1913 the first chief was named. [2] In 1912, the Army Air Corps was established. The first chief was named in 1917. Following the destruction of the air forces during World War II, it was decided that the two forces should be collected under one force. From 1947 till the creation of the RDAF, Torben Ørum served as Combined Army and Naval Air Corps Chief. In 1950, the Air Command and the position of Chief of the Air Force was created. With the creation of the Defence Staff and Chief of Defence, in 1970, the Chief of the Air Force was subjugated to the CoD. [3] In 1982, the title of Chief of the Air Force was changed to become Inspector of the Air Force. [4] Following the 1988 Defence Commission, it was decided that the Air Staff and the positions of Inspector would be removed and then create the Tactical Air Command. [5] [6] Following the Danish Defence Agreement 2013–17, the Tactical Air Command was disbanded and reorganised into the Air Staff. On 1 January 2019, as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2018–23, the Danish name was changed Air Command. [7]

List of chiefs

No.PictureChief for the Naval Air ServiceTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Ulrik Birch in airplane - Holger Damgaard (cropped).jpg
Birck, UlrikUlrik Birch
(1883–1913)
[lower-alpha 1] 		February 1913October 1913 †8 months [2]
2
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Hoeck, AxelFirst lieutenant
Axel Hoeck
(?–1915)
[lower-alpha 1] 		14 April 191427 July 1915 †1 year, 3 months [2]
3
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Laub, FrederkFirst lieutenant
Frederik W. H. Laub
(1887–1945)		27 July 1915March 19182 years, 7 months [8]
4
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Grandjean, AsgerCommodore
Asger Grandjean
(1889–1948)		March 191831 October 194123 years, 7 months [9] [10] [11]
5
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Scheibel, PovlCommodore
Povl Scheibel
(1893–?)		31 October 19411 December 19476 years, 1 month [12]

Army Aviation Troops (1917–1947)

No.PictureChief for the Army Aviation TroopsTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Johan Peter Koch - Sophus Juncker-Jensen.jpg
Koch, JohanColonel
Johan Peter Koch
(1870–1928)		191713 January 1928 †10–11 years [13]
2
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Hansen, HansColonel
Hans Oluf Hansen
(1879–1967)		192819323–4 years [14]
3
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Førslev, ChristianColonel
Christian Førslev  [ da ]
(1891–1959)		1 November 193219457–8 years [15]
4
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Andersen, TageColonel
Tage Andersen
(1899–1965)		194519471–2 years [16]

Combined Army and Naval Air Corps (1947–1950)

No.PictureChief for the Combined Army and Naval Air CorpsTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
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Ørum, TorbenColonel
Torben Ploug Aagesen Ørum
(1901–1999)		1 December 19471 October 19502 years, 304 days [17] [18]

Air Command (1950–1969)

No.PictureChief of the Air CommandTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Kapten Beskow Christian Forslev Folke Ramstrom (cropped).jpg
Førslev, ChristianLieutenant general
Christian Førslev  [ da ]
(1891–1959)		1 October 195031 October 19555 years, 30 days [19]
2
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Førslev, ChristianLieutenant general
Tage Andersen
(1899–1965)		1 November 195515 June 19593 years, 226 days [20]
3
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Ramberg, KurtLieutenant general
Kurt Ramberg  [ da ]
(1908–1997)		15 June 195930 September 19623 years, 107 days [21]
4
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Pagh, HLieutenant general
H. J. Pagh		1 October 196231 December 19697 years, 91 days–

Air Staff (1970–1990)

No.PictureChief of the Air StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
Chief of the Air Force
1
Niels Holst-Sorensen 1946.jpg
Førslev, ChristianMajor general
Niels Holst-Sørensen
(born 1922)		1 January 197026 May 198212 years [22]
Inspector of the Air Force
2
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Thorsen, P.Major general
P. Thorsen		26 May 198219841–2 years–
3
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Larsens, BentMajor general
Bent Vilhelm Larsens
(1930–2014)		198419905–6 years [23]

Tactical Air Command (1990–2014)

No.PictureChief of Tactical Air CommandTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
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Fogh, OleMajor general
Ole Fogh  [ da ]
(born 1934)		199019943–4 years [24]
2
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Tophøj, LauritsMajor general
Laurits Tophøj
(born 1940)		199419972–3 years [25]
3
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Rosgaard, KurtMajor general
Kurt Ebbe Rosgaard
(born 1946)		199720002–3 years [26]
4
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Simonsen, LeifMajor general
Leif Simonsen  [ da ]
(born 1945)		200020054–5 years [27]
5
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Nielsen, StigMajor general
Stig Østergaard Nielsen
(born 1954)		200520093–4 years [28]
6
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Nielsen, StigMajor general
Henrik Røboe Dam 		200930 September 20144–5 years [29]

Air Staff (2014–2018)

No.PictureChief of Air StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
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Nielsen, MaxMajor general
Max A.L.T. Nielsen
(born 1963)		1 October 201431 October 20173 years, 30 days [30]
2
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Rex, AndersMajor general
Anders Rex
(born 1970)		1 November 201731 December 20181 year, 60 days [31]

Air Command (2019–present)

No.PortraitName
(born–died)		Term of officeRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Danish Air Chief visits 48th Fighter Wing - group photo (cropped).jpg Major general
Anders Rex
(born 1970)		1 January 20191 May 20212 years, 120 days [32]
– Major General Jan Dam (7610458) (cropped).jpg Major general
Jan Dam
(born 1964)		1 May 202115 May 202114 days [32]
215 May 2021Incumbent2 years, 356 days [1]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Died in a plane crash

Citations

  1. 1 2 Forsvarskommandoen 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Probst 1998, p. 5.
  3. ↑ Schrøder, Hans A. (31 January 2009). "Flyverkommandoen". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Schrøder, Hans A. (31 January 2009). "Flyvevåbnet". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Folketinget (25 April 1990). "1989/1 LSF 189" (in Danish). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Danish Defence (1989). "Forsvaret i 90'erne". Beretning fra Forsvarskommissionen af 1988 (PDF) (in Danish). Schultz Grafisk A/S. ISBN   978-87-503-8209-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Forsvarschefen om implementeringen af Forsvarsforliget". DSM (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. ↑ Probst 1998, p. 8.
  9. ↑ Balsved, Johnny E. (1 April 2009). "Marinens Flyvevæsen - Søværnets Flyvetjeneste". navalhistory.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Bjerg, Hans Christian (18 July 2011). "Asger Grandjean". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (3rd ed.). Gyldendal. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  11. ↑ Probst 1998, p. 10.
  12. ↑ Probst 1998, p. 35.
  13. ↑ "Hærens Flyvertropper 1912-1943". Flyvevåbnets Historiske Samling (in Danish). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Hærordning 1922 - 1932". arma-dania.dk (in Danish). 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  15. ↑ Fogh, Ole (18 July 2011). "Christian Førslev". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (3rd ed.). Gyldendal. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Blaa Bog 1949" (in Danish). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  17. ↑ Alsøer, Dolleris & Ege 1975, p. 25.
  18. ↑ Wolff, E. H. (18 July 2011). "T.P.A. Ørum". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (3rd ed.). Gyldendal. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  19. ↑ Wolff, E. H. "Christian Førslev". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish) (3rd ed.). Gyldendal. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  20. ↑ "Hærloven af 18. Juni 1951". Arma-Dania.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  21. ↑ Hillingsø, Kjeld. "Kurt Ramberg". denstoredanske.dk/ (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  22. ↑ Harding, Merete; Vangdrup, Arne. "Niels Holst-Sørensen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish) (3rd ed.). Gyldendal. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  23. ↑ "Bent Vilhelm Larsen". gravsted.dk/ (in Danish). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  24. ↑ "Pilot med handelstalent". viborg-folkeblad.dk (in Danish). Viborg Stifts Folkeblad. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  25. ↑ "Rundt i morgen". Kristeligt-Dagblad.dk (in Danish). Kristeligt Dagblad. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  26. ↑ "Lieutenant General Kurt Ebbe Rosgaard". nato.int. NATO. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  27. ↑ Stenstrup, Mads (11 April 2005). "40 år som sendt fra himlen". jyllands-posten.dk (in Danish). JP/Politikens Hus A/S. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  28. ↑ Boddum, Dorte Ipsen (31 August 2014). "Flyverchefen fløj mod nord". jyllands-posten.dk (in Danish). JP/Politikens Hus A/S. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  29. ↑ Brøndum, Christian (16 February 2013). "Flyvevåbnets chef stod til degradering". berlingske.dk. Berlingske Media. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  30. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  31. ↑ "Nye chefer for Marinestaben og Flyverstaben". fmn.dk (in Danish). Forsvarsministeriet. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  32. 1 2 Rasmussen 2021.

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