Intelligence Regiment (Denmark)
Military unit
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The Intelligence Regiment (Danish: Efterretningsregimentet, EFR) is an army intelligence regiment of the Royal Danish Army.
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| Intelligence Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Efterretningregimentet | |
Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1 March 2014 |
| Country |  Denmark |
| Branch |  Royal Danish Army |
| Type | Army intelligence |
| Role | Civil–military co-operation Counterintelligence Electronic warfare HUMINT ISTAR Military intelligence Psychological warfare |
| Size | 457[1] |
| Part of | Army Staff |
| Garrison/HQ | Varde |
| Nickname | EFR |
| Motto | Viden er styrke (Knowledge is strength) |
| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Ceremonial chief | HM The King |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Lars Christian Küseler [2] |
| Insignia | |
| Regimental belt |  |
| Colours |  |
It was originally created as the Army Intelligence Centre (Danish: Hærens Efterretnings Center), and was a collection of all intelligence units, created by the Danish Defence Agreement 2013-2017 on the basis of lessons learned in Afghanistan and Iraq.[3]
Following the Danish Defence Agreement 2018–23, the centre was upgraded to a regiment and the name was changed.
Structure
Today the Intelligence Regiment has 2 battalions:[4]
Names of the regiment
| Hærens Efterretnings Center | Army Intelligence Centre | 2014-04-01 | – | 2018-12-31 |
| Efterretningsregimentet | Intelligence Regiment | 2019-01-01 | – |
