Chief of the Royal Danish Air Force

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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]

Member ofDefence Command of Denmark
Reports toChief of Defence
Term lengthNo fixed length
PrecursorChief of the Tactical Air Command
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Chief of the Air Command
Chef for Flyverkommandoen
Incumbent
Major General Jan Dam
since 15 May 2021
 Royal Danish Air Force
Member ofDefence Command of Denmark
Reports toChief of Defence
Term lengthNo fixed length
PrecursorChief of the Tactical Air Command
FormationFebruary 1913 (historical)
1 October 2014 (current)
WebsiteOfficial Website
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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

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

Army Aviation Troops (1917–1947)

No.Picture Chief for the Army Aviation TroopsTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Johan Peter Koch
Koch, JohanColonel
Johan Peter Koch
(1870–1928)		191713 January 1928 †10–11 years[13]
2
Hans Oluf Hansen
Hansen, HansColonel
Hans Oluf Hansen
(1879–1967)		192819323–4 years[14]
3
Christian Førslev [da]
Førslev, ChristianColonel
Christian Førslev [da]
(1891–1959)		1 November 193219457–8 years[15]
4
Tage Andersen
Andersen, TageColonel
Tage Andersen
(1899–1965)		194519471–2 years[16]
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Combined Army and Naval Air Corps (1947–1950)

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No.Picture Chief for the Combined Army and Naval Air CorpsTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Torben Ploug Aagesen Ørum
Ørum, TorbenColonel
Torben Ploug Aagesen Ørum
(1901–1999)		1 December 19471 October 19502 years, 304 days[17][18]
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Air Command (1950–1969)

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No.Picture Chief of the Air CommandTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Christian Førslev [da]
Førslev, ChristianLieutenant general
Christian Førslev [da]
(1891–1959)		1 October 195031 October 19555 years, 30 days[19]
2
Tage Andersen
Førslev, ChristianLieutenant general
Tage Andersen
(1899–1965)		1 November 195530 June 19593 years, 241 days[20]
3
Kurt Ramberg [da]
Ramberg, KurtLieutenant general
Kurt Ramberg [da]
(1908–1997)		1 July 195930 September 19623 years, 107 days[20][21]
4
Hans Jjørgen Pagh
Pagh, HansLieutenant general
Hans Jjørgen Pagh
(1905–1997)		1 October 196230 April 19707 years, 211 days[20]
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Air Staff (1970–1990)

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No.Picture Chief of the Air StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
Chief of the Air Force
1
Niels Holst-Sørensen
Førslev, ChristianMajor general
Niels Holst-Sørensen
(born 1922)		1 May 197030 June 198212 years[20][22]
Inspector of the Air Force
2
P. Thorsen
Thorsen, P.Major general
P. Thorsen		26 May 198219841–2 years–
3
Bent Vilhelm Larsens
Larsens, BentMajor general
Bent Vilhelm Larsens
(1930–2014)		198419905–6 years[23]
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Tactical Air Command (1990–2014)

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No.Picture Chief of Tactical Air CommandTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Ole Fogh [da]
Fogh, OleMajor general
Ole Fogh [da]
(born 1934)		199019943–4 years[24]
2
Laurits Tophøj
Tophøj, LauritsMajor general
Laurits Tophøj
(born 1940)		199419972–3 years[25]
3
Kurt Ebbe Rosgaard
Rosgaard, KurtMajor general
Kurt Ebbe Rosgaard
(born 1946)		199720002–3 years[26]
4
Leif Simonsen [da]
Simonsen, LeifMajor general
Leif Simonsen [da]
(born 1945)		200020054–5 years[27]
5
Stig Østergaard Nielsen
Nielsen, StigMajor general
Stig Østergaard Nielsen
(born 1954)		200520093–4 years[28]
6
Henrik Røboe Dam
Nielsen, StigMajor general
Henrik Røboe Dam		200930 September 20144–5 years[29]
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Air Staff (2014–2018)

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No.Picture Chief of Air StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Max A.L.T. Nielsen [de]
Nielsen, MaxMajor general
Max A.L.T. Nielsen [de]
(born 1963)		1 October 201431 October 20173 years, 30 days[30]
2
Anders Rex
Rex, AndersMajor general
Anders Rex
(born 1970)		1 November 201731 December 20181 year, 60 days[31]
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Air Command (2019–present)

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No. Portrait Name
(born–died)		 Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Major general
Anders Rex
(born 1970)		 1 January 2019 1 May 2021 2 years, 120 days [32]
– Major general
Jan Dam
(born 1964)		 1 May 2021 15 May 2021 14 days [32]
2 15 May 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 354 days [1]
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Died in a plane crash

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