| Unit Name: | Defence Staff |
| Native Name: | Forsvarsstaben |
| Command Structure: | Defence Command |
| Garrison: | Holmen Naval Base |
| Garrison Label: | Headquarters |
| Commander1: | Lieutenant general Kenneth Pedersen |
| Commander1 Label: | Chief of the Defence Staff |
The Danish Defence Staff (Danish: Forsvarsstaben) is a senior command authority within the Danish Defence, responsible for leadership, administration, and staff support.
The Defense Staff is part of the Defense Command and supports the Chief of Defence with operational management and administration of the defense. There are four department within the Defense Staff:[1]
The Chief of the Defense Staff reports directly to the Chief of Defense and serves as his deputy. The person in question is also responsible for ensuring that the Armed Forces 'resources are utilized optimally, so that the Armed Forces' tasks are solved in the best possible way. The Chief of the Defense Staff, together with the Chief of Defense, constitutes the top management of the Defense.
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Defence branch | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Major general Einar M. Nordentoft | 1 October 1950 | 30 September 1956 | Army | ||||
| 2 | Major general Poul Vilhelm Hammershøy | 1 October 1956 | 30 September 1959 | Army | ||||
| 3 | Major general Erik Rasmussen | 1 October 1959 | 30 September 1962 | Air force | ||||
| 4 | Major general Svend Børge Reimert Helsø | 1 October 1962 | 1970 | years | Army | |||
| 5 | Major general | 1970 | 30 November 1972 | years | Army | |||
| 6 | Major general | 1 December 1972 | 30 April 1977 | Air force | ||||
| 7 | Lieutenant general | 1 May 1977 | 30 April 1983 | Army | [2] | |||
| 8 | Vice admiral | 1 May 1983 | 30 November 1985 | Navy | ||||
| 9 | Lieutenant general Jørgen Lyng | 1 December 1985 | 31 October 1989 | Army | ||||
| 10 | Vice admiral Jørgen Garde | 1 November 1989 | 31 March 1996 | Navy | ||||
| 11 | Lieutenant general | 1 April 1996 | 20 August 1996 | Air force | ||||
| 12 | Lieutenant general | 20 August 1996 | 2000 | years | Army | |||
| 13 | Lieutenant general Hans Jesper Helsø | 27 September 2000 | 1 October 2002 | Army | ||||
| 14 | Vice admiral Tim Sloth Jørgensen | 1 October 2002 | 31 July 2008 | Navy | ||||
| 15 | Lieutenant general Bjørn Bisserup | 31 July 2008 | 1 October 2014 | Army | ||||
| 16 | Lieutenant general | 1 October 2014 | 1 November 2017 | Army | ||||
| 17 | Lieutenant general | 1 November 2017 | 1 September 2019 | Air force | ||||
| – | Rear admiral Frank Trojahn | 1 September 2019 | 15 November 2019 | Navy | ||||
| 18 | Lieutenant general | 15 November 2019 | Incumbent | Army | ||||