Royal Danish Military Academy

The Royal Danish Military Academy (Danish: Hærens Officersskole) educates and commissions all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Academy.

Location

The academy has, since 1869, been located at Frederiksberg Palace in central Copenhagen.^[1]

Other Danish officer academies

• Navy: The Royal Danish Naval Academy located at Svanemøllens Barracks in Copenhagen.
• Air force: The Royal Danish Air Force Academy located at Svanemøllen Barracks in Copenhagen.
• Emergency Management Agency: The Emergency Management Officers School located at Bernstorff Palace in Gentofte

References

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Danish Defence

Royal Danish Army    Royal Danish Navy    Royal Danish Air Force    Danish Home Guard

Command organisations

• Defence Command
• Defence Staff
  • Army Command
  • Naval Command
  • Air Command
• Joint Arctic Command
• Home Guard Command
• Special Operations Command

Leadership

• Chief of Defence
• Chief of the Defense Staff
• Army
  • Chief of the Army
  • Sergeant Major of the Army
• Navy
  • Chief of the Navy
  • Master chief petty officer
• Air Force
  • Chief of the Air Force
  • Chief Master Sergeant of the RDAF
• Home Guard
  • Chief of the Home Guard
  • Command Sergeant Major of the Home Guard

Joint Service

• Acquisition and Logistics Organization
• Administration of Conscientious Objector
• The Ark Project
• Emergency Management Agency
• Estates and Infrastructure Organisation
• Financial Management Agency
• Health Services
• Intelligence Service
• Internal Auditor
• Judge Advocate Corps
• Maintenance Service
• Personnel Service

Higher education facilities

• Royal Danish Defence College
• Royal Danish Military Academy
• Royal Danish Naval Academy
• Royal Danish Air Force Academy

Units

Army	Danish Artillery Regiment Engineer Regiment Guard Hussar Regiment Intelligence Regiment Jutland Dragoon Regiment Royal Life Guards Schleswig Foot Regiment Signal Regiment Logistic Regiment
Navy	1st Squadron 2nd Squadron Sirius Dog Sled Patrol Danish Task Group
Air Force	Air Squadron 515 Air Squadron 660 Air Squadron 690 Air Squadron 721 Air Squadron 722 Air Squadron 723 Air Squadron 724 Air Squadron 727 Air Squadron 730 Mobile Air Control Centre Control and Reporting Centre Karup Combat Support Wing
Special Forces	Jaeger Corps Frogman Corps Sirius Dog Sled Patrol SSR (Home Guard)

Ranks and insignia

• Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army
• Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy
• Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force
• Ranks and insignia of Home Guard
• Badges of the Danish Military