Western Regional Command (Denmark)

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Active1801–1923[1]
1950–1990[2]
Disbanded31 December 1990
Country Denmark
Branch Royal Danish Army
Western Regional Command
Vestre Landsdelskommando
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
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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.

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
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 Lieutenant general
Adam Ludvig Moltke [da]
(1743–1810)		 13 February 1801 March 1808 7 years [12][13]
2 Lieutenant general
Johan Frederik Bardenfleth
(1740–1811)		 12 March 1808 4 January 1809 298 days [14][15]
[13]
3 Lieutenant general
Carl Tellequist [da]
(1738–1817)		 January 1809 April 1812 3 years, 3 months [13]
– Lieutenant general
Iver Christian Lasson [da]
(1754–1823)
Acting		 2 April 1812 3 June 1813 1 year, 62 days [16]
4 Johann Theodor Wegener [da]
(1752–1819)		 June 1813 8 March 1819 # 5 years, 9 months [17]
5 Lieutenant general
Iver Christian Lasson [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 Lieutenant general
Frederik Castonier [da]
(1761–1838)		 17 January 1823 20 May 1838 15 years, 123 days [18][13]
2 Lieutenant general
Hereditary Prince Ferdinand
(1792–1863)		 21 May 1838 13 December 1839 1 year, 206 days [19][13]
3 Lieutenant general
Crown Prince Frederick
(1808–1863)		 14 December 1839 20 January 1848 8 years, 37 days [20][13]
4 Lieutenant general
Christian Høegh-Guldberg [da]
(1777–1867)		 2 March 1848 18 April 1848 47 days [13][21]
[22]
5 Major general
Carl Frederik Moltke [da]
(1784–1863)		 18 April 1848 3 September 1848 138 days [13]
6 Major general
Gerhard Christoph von Krogh
(1785–1860)		 4 September 1848 27 March 1849 204 days [23][13]
– Colonel
Cai Pram Astrup
(1785–1863)
Acting		 27 March 1849 9 August 1849 135 days [13]
7 Lieutenant general
Frederik Bülow [da]
(1791–1858)		 9 August 1849 21 September 1849 43 days [13]
(5) Major general
Carl Frederik Moltke [da]
(1784–1863)		 21 September 1849 24 May 1850 245 days [13]
(6) Lieutenant general
Gerhard Christoph von Krogh
(1785–1860)		 25 May 1850 30 June 1850 36 days [23][13]
– Colonel
Julius Ferdinand Paludan [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 Lieutenant general
Carl Frederik Moltke [da]
(1784–1863)		 9 February 1851 23 April 1858 7 years, 73 days [26][27]
2 Lieutenant general
Christian de Meza
(1792–1865)		 23 April 1858 3 September 1863 5 years, 133 days [28]
3 Lieutenant general
Hans Nicolai Thestrup [da]
(1794–1879)		 4 September 1863 27 June 1864 297 days [25][29]
[30]
Disbanded
27 June 1864–1 December 1864
4 General
Peter Frederik Steinmann
(1812–1894)		 1 December 1864 25 August 1874 9 years, 267 days [31]
5 General
Ernst Wilster [da]
(1808–1881)		 25 August 1874 14 December 1877 3 years, 111 days [32]
(4) General
Peter Frederik Steinmann
(1812–1894)		 14 December 1877 3 April 1882 4 years, 110 days [31][33]
6 Lieutenant general
Christian Bauditz [da]
(1815–1909)		 3 April 1882 29 January 1885 2 years, 301 days [20]
7 Lieutenant general
Stephan Ankjær [da]
(1820–1892)		 31 January 1885 15 October 1888 3 years, 258 days [34]
8 Lieutenant general
Ludolph Fog [da]
(1825–1897)		 15 October 1888 14 October 1895 6 years, 364 days [35][25]
9 Lieutenant general
Agathon Nickolin [da]
(1826–1910)		 14 October 1895 21 November 1896 1 year, 38 days [36]
10 Lieutenant general
Johannes Zeuthen Schroll [da]
(1831–1916)		 27 November 1896 18 November 1897 356 days [37][25]
11 Lieutenant general
Johan Frederik Lorenzen [da]
(1831–1907)		 18 November 1897 25 February 1901 3 years, 99 days [25]
12 Lieutenant general
Carl Meldahl [da]
(1835–1926)		 25 February 1901 2 March 1905 4 years, 5 days [25]
13 Lieutenant general
Mauritz Leschly [da]
(1841–1930)		 2 March 1905 7 October 1911 6 years, 219 days [38][25]
14 Lieutenant general
August Tuxen [da]
(1853–1929)		 7 October 1911 6 August 1917 5 years, 303 days [39]
15 Lieutenant general
Palle Berthelsen [da]
(1857–1920)		 7 August 1917 7 November 1918 1 year, 92 days [40][25]
16 Lieutenant general
Immanuel Lembcke [da]
(1854–1932)		 7 November 1918 31 March 1923 4 years, 144 days [41][25]

Western Regional Command

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Major general
A. H. M. Wulff Have
(1888–1967)		 1 October 1950 14 July 1951 286 days [42]
2 Major general
Thyge Karl Thygesen
(1895–19??)		 15 July 1951 31 August 1960 9 years, 47 days [42]
3 Major general
Aage Højland Christensen [da]
(1901–1961)		 1 September 1960 10 August 1961 # 343 days [42]
4 Major general
Orla Nørberg [da]
(1903–2000)		 1 September 1961 31 January 1968 6 years, 152 days [42]
5 Major general
H.A.I. Pedersen
(1910–?)		 1 February 1968 28 February 1975 7 years, 27 days [42]
6 Major general
Aage D. Danhuus
(1911–1986)		 1 March 1975 31 July 1976 1 year, 152 days [42]
7 Major general
Georg Asmussen
(1920–1996)		 1 August 1976 1982 5–6 years [42]
8 Major general
H.T. Havning
(1925–?)		 1982 1984 1–2 years
9 Major general
Paul B. Krogen
(1928–2005)		 1984 1987 2–3 years
10 Major general
Holger Dencker
(1923–?)		 1987 1987 0 years
11 Major general
Wagn Andersen
(1932–2020)		 1987 1989 1–2 years [43]

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