List of Danish full generals explained

This is a list of full generals in the Royal Danish Army and Air Force. The rank of general (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank currently achievable by serving officers. It ranks above lieutenant general and was prior to 1842 below general field marshal.

List of generals

Portrait	Name	Appointed	Retired	Branch
	Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn	1738	27 February 1740 †
		1763	25 January 1771
		17 January 1772
	Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen	1763	3 July 1765
	Friedrich August von Finck	21 October 1764	24 February 1766 †
		21 October 1774	19 May 1782 †
		11 October 1791	17 April 1800 †
	Ernst Peymann	2 January 1795	18 January 1809
	Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark		3 December 1839 †	Royalty
		22 February 1808	1808
		1 April 1808	11 March 1808
	Prince Frederik of Hesse	1808	1842	Royalty
	Prince Christian of Hesse	1 January 1812	14 November 1814 †	Royalty
	Crown Prince Christian of Denmark	28 January 1812	20 January 1848 †	Royalty
		31 July 1815	?
		1815	?
	Joachim Castenschiold	5 November 1809
	Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark	1 August 1829	29 June 1863 †	Royalty
		1 January 1840
	Otto von Blome	27 February 1841	?
		1 July 1842
	Frederick VII of Denmark	20 January 1848	15 November 1863 †	Royalty
	Prince William of Hesse-Kassel	28 February 1848	5 September 1867 †	Royalty
	Christian IX of Denmark	15 November 1863	29 January 1906 †	Royalty
	Christian de Meza	19 December 1864	1 April 1865
		18 September 1867	3 April 1882
		18 September 1867	8 August 1885
		18 September 1867	31 March 1881
		18 September 1867	?
		18 September 1867	1 January 1879
		18 September 1867	14 December 1877
		18 September 1867	1 April 1881
		18 September 1867	21 April 1879
	Peter Frederik Steinmann	18 September 186714 December 1877	11 June 18753 April 1882
		18 September 1867	21 April 1879
		18 September 1867	26 August 1885 †
		18 September 1867	14 December 1877
		18 September 1867	2 April 1874
	Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark	18 September 1867	14 May 1912 †	Royalty
		24 September 1870
	Edvard Valentin Schreiber	8 October 1870	13 November 1889
	Wolfgang von Haffner	30 August 1871 (À la suite)	23 December 1872
		22 April 1874
		23 April 1874	29 January 1885
		16 July 1874 Out of number	?
		16 July 1874	15 October 1888
		17 December 1876
		31 July 1877	21 July 1890
		1 January 1879	18 March 1891
		10 January 1879	29 January 1885
		21 April 1879	9 February 1882
		21 April 1879	1895
		15 December 1879
		1880	5 September 1893 †	Royalty
	Gustaf V of Sweden	20 December 1907	29 October 1950 †	Royalty
	Edward VII of England	22 April 1908	6 May 1910 †	Royalty
	Franz Joseph I of Austria	11 May 1908	21 November 1916 †	Royalty
	Christian X of Denmark	15 May 1912	20 April 1947 †	Royalty
	Frederick Francis IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	19 July 1913	17 November 1945 †	Royalty
	George VI of the United Kingdom	13 December 1937	6 February 1952 †	Royalty
	Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden	24 March 1952	15 September 1973 †	Royalty
	Frederik IX of Denmark	20 April 1947	14 January 1972 †	Royalty
		1 October 1962	30 November 1973
		1 December 1972	30 April 1977
		1 May 1977	30 September 1984
	Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark	1981	13 February 2018 †	Royalty	^[1]
	Otto K. Lind	1 October 1984	30 November 1985
	Jørgen Lyng	1 November 1989	31 March 1996
		20 August 1996	30 September 2002
	Hans Jesper Helsø	1 October 2002	31 July 2008
	Knud Bartels	16 November 2009	15 July 2015
	Peter Bartram	20 March 2012	10 January 2017
	Bjørn Bisserup	10 January 2017	1 December 2020
	Flemming Lentfer	1 December 2020	3 April 2024
	Frederik X of Denmark	14 January 2024		Royalty	^[2]
		3 April 2024			^[3] ^[4]

See also

• General (Denmark)

References

Citations

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1. Web site: Prins Henrik af Danmark . kongehuset.dk . 25 March 2021 . da.
2. Web site: Hans Majestæt Kong Frederik 10. udnævnt til admiral og firestjernet general . HRH King Frederik X is made admiral and four-star general . fmn.dk . Ministry of defence . 14 January 2024 . da . 14 January 2024.
3. Web site: Forsvarsministeren hjemsender forsvarschefen . Forsvaret . 3 April 2024 . da . 3 April 2024.
4. News: Just . Andreas Nygaard . Dall . Anders . Ny forsvarschef på kajen i Korsør: Vi skal arbejde bedre sammen . 11 August 2024 . DR Nyheder . 4 April 2024 . da.