This article lists the structure of the Royal Danish Army in 1989 and in November 2025:
Organization 2025 The Army Command () is one of seven staffs of the Danish military's Joint Defense Command in Karup and headed by the Chief of the Army. The command controls all units of the Royal Danish Army and consists of about 110 persons, 40 of which are part of the Army Command's Army Support Unit.
Army Command (Hærkommandoen), in Karup Army Command's Army Support Unit (Hærkommandoens Hærstøtteenhed), in Karup
Multinational Division North The NATO-assigned Multinational Division North is a joint Danish, Estonian and Latvian higher headquarters based in Ādaži near Latvia's capital Riga. In case of a crisis in the Baltic Region the division would take command of NATO reinforcements deployed to the region.
Multinational Division North, in Ādaži (Latvia) Division Staff, in Ādaži Forward HQ Element, in Ādaži Rear HQ Element, in Slagelse Command Support Battalion, Command Support Regiment, in Ādaži and Fredericia Multinational Staff, in Ādaži Command Support Company (Royal Danish Army), in Fredericia Force Protection Company (Estonian Army) Logistic Support Company (Latvian Army), in Ādaži
1st Brigade The 1st Brigade ( - 1 BDE) is based in Holstebro and is the army's reaction force. Assigned to NATO's Response Force the brigade is able to deploy on short notice for international peace-making and peace-keeping operations.
1st Brigade (), in Holstebro 1st Command Support Battalion, Command Support Regiment ( - 1 FOSTBTN), in Fredericia Brigade Staff Company Brigade CIS Company (Communications & Information Systems Company) I Armoured Infantry Battalion, Royal Life Guards (I/LG ), in Høvelte Staff Company 1st Armoured Infantry Company, with CV9035DK infantry fighting vehicles 2nd Mechanized Infantry Company, with Piranha V armored personnel carriers 4th Mechanised Infantry Company (4/I/LG) I Armoured Infantry Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment (I/GHR ), in Slagelse Staff Company 1st Armoured Infantry Company, with CV9035DK infantry fighting vehicles 2nd Mechanized Infantry Company, with Piranha V armored personnel carrier 4th Mechanised Infantry Company (4/I/GHR) II Armoured Infantry Battalion, Jutland Dragoon Regiment (II/JDR ), in Holstebro Staff Company 1st Mechanized Infantry Company, with Piranha V armored personnel carrier 2nd Mechanised Infantry Company (Livkompagniet) 4th Armoured Infantry Company, with CV9035DK infantry fighting vehicles 1st Artillery Battalion, Danish Artillery Regiment ( - 1 AA), in Oksbøl Staff Platoon 1st Fire Support Battery, with 6 × ATMOS 2000 8x8 self-propelled howitzers, 4 × Cardom 10 120 mm mortars mounted on Piranha V 2nd Fire Support Battery, with 6 × ATMOS 2000 8x8 self-propelled howitzers, 4 × Cardom 10 120 mm mortars mounted on Piranha V 3rd Fire Support Battery, with 6 × ATMOS 2000 8x8 self-propelled howitzers, 4 × Cardom 10 120 mm mortars mounted on Piranha V 1st Armoured Engineer Battalion, Engineer Regiment ( - 1 PNIGBTN), in Skive Staff Company 1st Armoured Engineer Company, with 8 × Piranha V, 2 × Leguan/AVLB and 2 × AEV 2nd Armoured Engineer Company, with 8 × Piranha V, 2 × Leguan/AVLB and 2 × AEV 3rd Armoured Engineer Company, with 8 × Piranha V, 2 × Leguan/AVLB and 2 × AEV 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Battalion ( - 1 ISRBTN), in Varde Staff Platoon Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Company, with 8 × Piranha V Electronic Warfare Company, in Fredericia, with 16 × Piranha V 1st Light Reconnaissance Squadron 1st Logistic Battalion, Logistic Regiment ( - 1 LOGBTN), in Aalborg Staff Platoon 1st Supply Company 2nd Medical Company 3rd Maintenance Company 4th Transport Company 1st Military Police Company (allocated from the Military Police)
2nd Brigade The 2nd Brigade ( - 2 BDE) is based in Slagelse and consists of five battalions. The brigade is responsible for the training and tactical development of the army's reconnaissance, tank and light infantry formations, and the training of the army's reserve personnel.
2nd Brigade, in Slagelse I Armoured Battalion, Jutland Dragoon Regiment (I/JDR Panserbataljon), in Holstebro Staff Squadron 1st Tank Squadron, with 14 × Leopard 2A7DK main battle tanks 2nd Tank Squadron, with 14 × Leopard 2A7DK main battle tanks 3rd Tank Squadron, with 14 × Leopard 2A7DK main battle tanks V Training Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment (V/GHR Uddannelsesbataljon), in Slagelse 1st Training Company 2nd Training Company 4th Mechanized Infantry Company, with Piranha III armoured fighting vehicles V Training Battalion, Jutland Dragoon Regiment (V/JDR Uddannelsesbataljon), in Holstebro 1st Training Squadron 2nd Training Squadron 3rd Mechanized Infantry Company, with Piranha III armoured fighting vehicles XIII Light Infantry Battalion, Schleswig Regiment of Foot (XIII/SLFR Lette Infanteribataljon), in Haderslev Staff Company 1st Light Infantry Company 2nd Light Infantry Company 3rd Light Infantry Company 4th Training Company
Danish Artillery Regiment The Danish Artillery Regiment ( - DAR) provides the army with artillery units and manages the ammunition development. The regiment is also developing new air-defense capabilities for the army.
Danish Artillery Regiment, in Oksbøl 1st Artillery Battalion (1. Artilleriafdeling - 1 AA), in Oksbøl — assigned to 1st Brigade 2nd Combat Capacity Battalion (2. Kapacitetsafdeling - 2 KAP), in Oksbøl 1st Training Battery 4th Air-defense Battery 5th Artillery Training Battery Combat and Simulation Section (KAMPSIM) 3rd Safety and Ballistics Battalion (3. Sikkerheds- og Ballistikafdeling - 3 SIKBAL), in Oksbøl Direct Fire Ammunition Section Indirect Fire Ammunition Section Shooting Range Inspectorate 5th Reserve Battalion (5. Reserveafdeling), in Oksbøl Artillery Service Inspector Element Fire Support Coordination Element (Joint terminal attack controller) Garrison Support Unit
Engineer Regiment The Engineer Regiment ( - IGR) trains troops and provides units in the combat engineers, ordnance disposal, construction, geospatial and CBRN Defense specialities.
Engineer Regiment, in Skive 1st Armoured Engineer Battalion (1. Panseringeniørbataljon - 1 PNIGBTN), in Skive — assigned to 1st Brigade 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion (2 EOD–bataljon - 2 EODBTN), in Skive 5th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company 6th Training Company 7th Training Company Engineer Training Company 3rd CBRN & Construction Battalion (3. CBRN- & Konstruktionsbataljon - 3 CBRN & KONSTBTN), in Skive 3rd Construction Company 4th CBRN Defense & Geospatial Company Engineering Service Inspector Element Garrison Support Unit
Command Support Regiment The Command Support Regiment ( - FSR) provides headquarters and communication information system (CIS) capabilities to the Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Air Force, Royal Danish Navy, Joint Arctic Command, Special Operations Command and NATO.
Command Support Regiment, in Fredericia 1st Command Support Battalion (1. Føringsstøttebataljon - 1 FOSTBTN), in Fredericia — assigned to 1st Brigade 2nd Command Support Battalion (2. Føringsstøttebataljon - 2 FOSTBTN), in Fredericia 1st DCM-E Company (Danish Deployable Communications & Information Systems Module, Echo Company) 2nd CIS Company (Communications & Information Systems Company) 3rd Training Company 3rd CIS Operations Support Battalion (3. CIS Operationsstøttebataljon - 3 CISOPSBTN), in Fredericia Implementation Frequency Section Joint Communication CIS Operations Centre Federated Mission Networking Training Command Support Battalion, in Ādaži (Latvia) and Fredericia — assigned to Multinational Division North Command Support Service Inspector Element Garrison Support Unit
Intelligence Regiment The Intelligence Regiment ( - EFR) based in Varde provides the army with military intelligence, and tactical and strategic reconnaissance capabilities.
Intelligence Regiment, in Varde 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Battalion (1. ISR-bataljon - 1 ISRBTN), in Varde — assigned to 1st Brigade 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion (2. Military Intelligence Bataljon - 2 MIBTN), in Varde Information Activities Company (PSYOPS) Human Intelligence Company (HUMINT & CIMIC) Training Company Intelligence Fusion Cell Collection, Coordination & Intelligence Requirements Management section (CCIRM) All Source Analysis Cell (ASAC) Exploitation section (TECHINT) Military Intelligence Service Inspector Element Garrison Support Unit
Logistic Regiment The Logistic Regiment () based in Aalborg is the military logistics regiment of the Royal Danish Army, providing supply, transport, and medical services.
Logistic Regiment, in Aalborg 1st Logistic Battalion (1. Logistikbataljon - 1 LOGBTN), in Aalborg — assigned to 1st Brigade 2nd Logistic Battalion (2. Logistikbataljon - 2 LOGBTN), in Aalborg 1st Training Company 2nd Training Company 3rd Logistic Training Company 4th National Support Battalion (4. Nationale Støttebataljon - 4 NSBTN), in Vordingborg 1st National Support Element 2nd National Support Element 3rd National Support Element 4th National Support Element 5th National Support Element (Training) Military Police (Militærpolitiet - MP), in Aalborg 1st Military Police Company — assigned to 1st Brigade 2nd Military Police Company Military Police School Military Police Guards Defense Traffic Center, in Aalborg Traffic Section Defense Vehicle Inspection Defense Driving School Logistic Service Inspector Element Garrison Support Unit
Royal Life Guards The Royal Life Guards ( - LG) is a regiment based in Høvelte and consists of two battalions and one company. The regiment's I Battalion is operationally assigned to the 1st Brigade, while the II Battalion is a training unit. The regiment's Guard Company is based at the Rosenborg Barracks on Gothersgade street in central Copenhagen and guards the Danish royal family's residences.
Royal Life Guards, in Høvelte I Armoured Infantry Battalion, Royal Life Guards (I/LG Panserinfanteribataljon), in Høvelte — assigned to 1st Brigade II Training Battalion, Royal Life Guards (II/LG Uddannelsesbataljon), in Høvelte 1st Mechanized Infantry Company, with Piranha III armoured fighting vehicles 2nd Training Company 3rd Training Company Guard Company (Vagtkompagniet), in Copenhagen Staff, 4 × guard platoons, a supply platoon, and a drum corps Royal Life Guards Music Corps (Den Kongelige Livgarde Musikkorps - LMUK), in Copenhagen Garrison Support Unit
Guard Hussar Regiment The Guard Hussar Regiment ( - GHR) is based in Slagelse and consists of three battalions, I and II Battalions which are operationally assigned to the 1st Brigade, and V Battalion, which is assigned to the 2nd Brigade. The regiment's III Battalion is the army's only reconnaissance unit. The regiment's Mounted Squadron provides mounted escorts for the Danish royal family and for Royal Danish Army ceremonies.
Guard Hussar Regiment, in Slagelse I Armoured Infantry Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment (I/GHR Panserinfanteribataljon), in Slagelse — assigned to 1st Brigade V Training Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment (V/GHR Uddannelsesbataljon), in Slagelse — assigned to 2nd Brigade Horse Squadron (Hesteskadron - HESK), in Slagelse Garrison Support Unit
Jutland Dragoon Regiment The Jutland Dragoon Regiment ( - JDR) is based in Holstebro and consists of three battalions, which are operationally assigned to 1st Brigade respectively 2nd Brigade. The regiment's I Armoured Battalion is the army's only unit equipped with main battle tanks.
Jutland Dragoon Regiment, in Holstebro I Armoured Battalion, Jutland Dragoon Regiment (I/JDR Panserbataljon), in Holstebro — assigned to 2nd Brigade II Armoured Infantry Battalion, Jutland Dragoon Regiment (II/JDR Panserinfanteribataljon), in Holstebro — assigned to 1st Brigade