Peter Bartram

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Peter Bartram
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General Peter Bartram
Born (1961-05-04) 4 May 1961 (age 54)
Aarhus, Denmark
Allegiance Denmark
Service/branch Army
Years of service 1981 –
Rank General
Commands held Chief of Defence (Denmark)
Awards Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
25 Years Good Service Medal

Peter Bartram (4 May 1961 in Aarhus) is a Danish general.[1]

Bartram is the Danish Chief of Defence and was appointed on 20 March 2012.[2] He succeeded Lieutenant General Bjørn Ingemann Bisserup.

As the Danish Chief of Defence, general Peter Bartram is the military advisor to the Minister of Defence. He is responsible for the organisation, training and operations of the Defence.

The Chief of Defence is responsible for approximately 93 percent of the Defence budget. He gives certain directives to the Defence Intelligence Service, the Home Guard and the Defence Construction Service, and will assume command over the Home Guard in times of tension and war.

Defence Command Denmark subordinated authorities are the operational commands, materiel command, Defence Health Service and the Defence Academy, and some minor joint service institutions.

Awards and Decorations[edit]

General Peter Bartram has been awarded several medals including[3]

DNK Order of Danebrog Commander 1st Degree BAR.png Commander 1. class of the Order of Dannebrog
DK Haederstegn for god tjeneste.png 25 Years of Good Service (Denmark)
BF HT Ribbon.png Badge of Honor of the League of Civil Defense (Denmark)
DK Medal INTOPS R 1948-2009.png Defence Medal for International Service 1948 - 2009
The Nordic Blue Berets Medal of Honour ribbon.png The Nordic Blue Berets Medal of Honour
Medaille de la Defense Nationale Or ribbon.svg French Defence medal in Gold
POL Brązowy Medal Wojska Polskiego BAR.svg The Polish Army Medal in Bronze
NATO-medaljen KFOR.svg NATO Medal for KFOR

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Military offices
Preceded by
Bjørn Bisserup
Chief of Defence (Denmark)
2012-
Incumbent