Ranks and insignia of Home Guard (Denmark)

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The Ranks and insignia of Home Guard follows the NATO system of ranks and insignia, as does the rest of the Danish Defence.

Historic

With the creation of the Home Guard in 1949, it adopted its own rank system, which was also used by the Women's Army Corps (Lottekorpset).

NATO Code OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OR-5 OR-4 OR-1
Insignia[1] No insignia
Danish
(Lottekorpset) 		Regionsleder
(Lottechef) 		Regionsleder
(Regionslotte) 		Distriktsleder
(Distriktslotte) 		Kompagnichef
(Seniorlotte) 		Delingsfører
(Juniorlotte) 		Gruppefører Frivillig
English
(Women's Army Corps) 		Regional leader
(Lotte Chief) 		Regional leader
(Regional lotte) 		District leader
(District lotte) 		Company commander
(Senior lotte) 		Platoon commander
(Junior lotte) 		Group commander Private

Current

On 1 June 1962, the Home Guard adopted the ranks of the rest of the Danish Defence.[1] However, only until OF-7.[2] In 2018, new ranks were created for the Menig (Volunteer) rank, as to better differentiate between Home Guard and standard forces.[3]

Officers

NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) Student officer
Denmark Army
Home Guard 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Generalmajor Brigadegeneral Oberst Oberstløjtnant Major Kaptajn Premierløjtnant Løjtnant Sekondløjtnant
Denmark Naval
Home Guard 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Kontreadmiral Flotilleadmiral Kommandør Kommandørkaptajn Orlogskaptajn Kaptajnløjtnant Premierløjtnant Løjtnant
Denmark Air Force
Home Guard 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Generalmajor Brigadegeneral Oberst Oberstløjtnant Major Kaptajn Premierløjtnant Løjtnant Sekondløjtnant

Enlisted

NATO code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
Denmark Denmark No equivalent
Hjemmeværnets
Chefsergent 		Chefsergent Seniorsergent Oversergent Sergent Officerselev
Sergent 		Korporal Overkonstabel af 1. grad Overkonstabel Konstabel Menig
Denmark Denmark No equivalent
Søværnschefsergent Chefsergent Seniorsergent Oversergent Sergent Sergent SØ Korporal Marinespecialist Marineoverkonstabel Marinekonstabel Menig
Denmark Denmark No equivalent
Flyvevåbnets Chefsergent Chefsergent Seniorsergent Oversergent Sergent Værnepligtig Sergent Korporal Flyverspecialist Flyveroverkonstabel Flyverkonstabel Menig
Specialist

Along with the Menig rank, Specialist ranks were also introduced. These ranks were created to remove the need for leadership training at the lower ranks, as the selected functions no longer require actual leadership.[3]

Specialist rank insignia
Army
Navy
Air Force
Danish Hjemmeværnsspecialist 2 Hjemmeværnsspecialist 1
English Home Guard specialist
2nd class 		Home Guard specialist
1st class

References

  1. ^ a b Asmussen 1999, p. 301.
  2. ^ Asmussen 1999, p. 304-306.
  3. ^ a b Hjemmeværnskommandoen (17 August 2018). "Nye distinktioner til specialister og menige på vej". hjv.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  • Asmussen, A. S. (1999). Træk af historien om Hjemmeværnet på Sydfyn 1949-1999 (in Danish). Hjemmeværnsdistrikt Sydfyns Støtteforening. ISBN 87-987249-0-8.
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