High Command
The high command of the Armed Forces encompasses the Chief of Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff, who are based in the Defence Command in Copenhagen.

Chief of Defence, General Flemming Lentfer. Photo: Sara Skytte.
The current Chief of Defence is Flemming Lentfer. He holds the rank of General and has been Chief of Defence since December 1. 2020.
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Kenneth Pedersen has been Chief of the Defence Staff since 2019. He holds the rank of Lieutenant General and - together with the Chief of Defence – he is part of the high command of the Armed Forces.
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Other high-command officers
Chief of Joint Operations:
Major General Ulrich Johan Hellebjerg
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Chief of Plans and Capabilities (acting):
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Commander, Army Command:
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Admiral Danish Fleet, Royal Danish Navy Command:
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Commander, Air Command:
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Commander, Joint Arctic Command:
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Commander, Special Operations Command:
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Director Executive Office:
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Commander of the Royal Danish Defence College:
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Commander of the Danish Armed Forces Health Services:
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Commander of the Danish Defence Maintenance Agency:
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