Structure of the Royal Danish Army

Therefore, the island was only guarded by one Battle Group with a single active light infantry battalion.

However, during the transition to war this Battle Group would have been augmented and reinforced by local reservists.

[2] The NATO-assigned Multinational Division North is a joint Danish, Estonian and Latvian higher headquarters based in Ādaži near Latvia's capital Riga.

Assigned to NATO's Response Force the brigade is able to deploy on short notice for international peace-making and peace-keeping operations.

[29] The Royal Life Guards (Danish: Den Kongelige Livgarde - LG) is a regiment based in Høvelte and consists of two battalions and one company.

The regiment's I Armoured Battalion is the army's only unit equipped with main battle tanks.

[33] The Schleswig Regiment of Foot (Danish: Slesvigske Fodregiment - SLFR) was reactivated on 1 January 2019 to manage the military base in Haderslev, home of the regiment's XIII Battalion, which is operationally assigned to the 2nd Brigade.