Signal Regiment (Denmark)
Command Support Regiment | |
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Føringsstøtteregimentet | |
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Active | 1951–present |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Support |
Role | Communication, (two battalions) HQ (two battalion) |
Size | four battalions |
Part of | Army Staff |
Garrison/HQ | Fredericia |
Motto(s) | Celeriter et secure (Fast and secure) |
Website | Official website |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Henrik Graven Nielsen |
Ceremonial chief | HM The King |
Insignia | |
Regimental belt | ![]() |
Colours | ![]() |
The Command Support Regiment (
History
The history of the signal regiment dates back to 1867, when the first Danish signal unit was formed; the 4th Engineering Coy. On January 1, 1914 the company gained status of a battalion in the Engineering Regiment. On November 1, 1947 the Ministry of Defence decided to move the signal battalion from the engineering regiment to serving directly under the Generalkommandoen. The result was the world's first independent signal unit. The signal battalion was later split into two battalions. On November 1, 1951 the two battalions were given regimental status and named Zealandic Signal Regiment and Jutlandic Signal Regiment.
The Zealandic Signal Regiment was attached to LANDZEALAND with 1st TGBTN(BALTAP) and 4th TGBTN(COMLANDZEALAND) and EW Coy/east. The Jutlandic Signal Regiment was attached to LANDJUT with 2nd TGBTN(BALTAP), 5th TGBTN(COMLANDJUT) and 3rd TGBTN(JDIV) and EW Coy/west.
In 1989, as the

Structure
The regiment is composed of four battalions:[1]
1st Command Support Battalion, Command Support Regiment (1. FOSTBTN), in Fredericia
2nd Command Support Battalion, Command Support Regiment (2. FOSTBTN)
3rd CIS Operations Support Battalion (3. CISOPSBTN)
Command Support Battalion, in Ādaži (Latvia) and Fredericia[2]
Multinational Staff, in Ādaži
Command Support Company (Royal Danish Army), in Fredericia
- Estonian Army)
- Latvian Army), in Ādaži
Garrison Support Unit
Disband units:
Garrison
The regiment is garrisoned in the towns of Fredericia and Haderslev. In Fredericia, the regiment has Ryes Kaserne. Haderslev Kaserne is home to a company from the regiment.
Besides the two bases, the regiment operates Hyby Fælled Proving Ground outside Fredericia. The proving ground is open for the public.[3]
Names of the regiment
Telegrafregimentet | Signal Regiment | 1992-01-01 | – | 2018-12-31 |
Føringsstøtteregimentet | Joint Signals Regiment[5] | 2019-01-01 | – |
See also
- Signals (military)
- C4ISTAR
References
- ^ Lindholm, Leon (March 2019). Thestrup, Capt. Kristian (ed.). "Føringsstøtteregimentet - en realitet". Telegrafen (in Danish). 7 (2). Telegrafens Venner: 14–17. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Multinational Division North". Multinational Division North. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ Danish Forestry Agency Site about Hyby Fælled Proving ground Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
- ^ Rasmussen, Peter Ernstved (30 April 2018). "FC: "Det her er ikke nogen navneleg"" (in Danish). OLFI. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Telegrafens Venner (1 March 2019). Thestrup, Kristian (ed.). "Telegrafen". 2. 7. Telegrafens Venner: 17. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- Official website (in Danish)