| Unit Name: | Western Regional Command |
| Native Name: | Vestre Landsdelskommando |
| Dates: | 1801–1923 1950–1990 |
| Disbanded: | 31 December 1990 |
| Country: |  Denmark |
| Command Structure: | AFNORTH |
| Garrison: | Viborg Århus |
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| Identification Symbol Label: | Flag |
The Western Regional Command (da|Vestre Landsdelskommando) (known until 1923 as 2nd General Command (da|2. Generalkommando)) was the overall command of all Royal Danish Army units in Jutland and on Funen. It was split into four military regions, and was responsible for the regional defence. In 1990, the Regional Commands were disbanded and control was collected at the newly created Army Operational Command.
Originally named the General Command Northern Jutland, it was one of five General Commands. In 1855, it absorbed the General Command of Funen and was renamed the 2nd General Command. In 1923, the 2nd General Command was disbanded. Overall command was given to the Jutland Division in 1932.
In 1950, as part of expansive rebuilding and reorganization of the army, the General Command was revived as the Western Regional Command. In the beginning there was large focus on having a larger defence in Jutland and the 2nd General Command. However, after the West German rearmament, focus was sifted to the Eastern Regional Command. In case of war, the command would be placed under the control of the Allied Forces Northern Europe.Following the end of the Cold War, there was a political wish to reduce military spending along with greater centralization. This led to the Western Regional Command being disbanded in 1990 and control given to the newly created Army Operational Command.
Structure in 1870 was:
The structure in 1950–1990 was:
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Lieutenant general | 13 February 1801 | March 1808 | ||||
| 2 | Lieutenant general | 12 March 1808 | 4 January 1809 | ||||
| 3 | Lieutenant general | January 1809 | April 1812 | ||||
| – | Lieutenant general | 2 April 1812 | 3 June 1813 | ||||
| 4 | June 1813 | 8 March 1819 † | |||||
| 5 | Lieutenant general | March 1819 | 16 January 1823 | ||||
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Lieutenant general | 17 January 1823 | 20 May 1838 | ||||
| 2 | Lieutenant general Hereditary Prince Ferdinand | 21 May 1838 | 13 December 1839 | ||||
| 3 | Lieutenant general Crown Prince Frederick | 14 December 1839 | 20 January 1848 | ||||
| 4 | Lieutenant general | 2 March 1848 | 18 April 1848 | ||||
| 5 | Major general | 18 April 1848 | 3 September 1848 | ||||
| 6 | Major general Gerhard Christoph von Krogh | 4 September 1848 | 27 March 1849 | ||||
| – | Colonel Cai Pram Astrup | 27 March 1849 | 9 August 1849 | ||||
| 7 | Lieutenant general | 9 August 1849 | 21 September 1849 | ||||
| (5) | Major general | 21 September 1849 | 24 May 1850 | ||||
| (6) | Lieutenant general Gerhard Christoph von Krogh | 25 May 1850 | 30 June 1850 | ||||
| – | Colonel | 1 July 1850 | 1 February 1851 | ||||
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Lieutenant general | 9 February 1851 | 23 April 1858 | ||||
| 2 | Lieutenant general Christian de Meza | 23 April 1858 | 3 September 1863 | ||||
| 3 | Lieutenant general | 4 September 1863 | 27 June 1864 | ||||
| Disbanded | |||||||
| 4 | General Peter Frederik Steinmann | 1 December 1864 | 25 August 1874 | ||||
| 5 | General | 25 August 1874 | 14 December 1877 | ||||
| (4) | General Peter Frederik Steinmann | 14 December 1877 | 3 April 1882 | ||||
| 6 | Lieutenant general | 3 April 1882 | 29 January 1885 | ||||
| 7 | Lieutenant general | 31 January 1885 | 15 October 1888 | ||||
| 8 | Lieutenant general | 15 October 1888 | 14 October 1895 | ||||
| 9 | Lieutenant general | 14 October 1895 | 21 November 1896 | ||||
| 10 | Lieutenant general | 27 November 1896 | 18 November 1897 | ||||
| 11 | Lieutenant general | 18 November 1897 | 25 February 1901 | ||||
| 12 | Lieutenant general | 25 February 1901 | 2 March 1905 | ||||
| 13 | Lieutenant general | 2 March 1905 | 7 October 1911 | ||||
| 14 | Lieutenant general | 7 October 1911 | 6 August 1917 | ||||
| 15 | Lieutenant general | 7 August 1917 | 7 November 1918 | ||||
| 16 | Lieutenant general | 7 November 1918 | 31 March 1923 | ||||
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Major general A. H. M. Wulff Have | 1 October 1950 | 14 July 1951 | ||||
| 2 | Major general Thyge K. Thygesen | 15 July 1951 | 31 August 1960 | ||||
| 3 | Major general | 1 September 1960 | 10 August 1961 † | ||||
| 4 | Major general | 1 September 1961 | 31 January 1968 | ||||
| 5 | Major general H.A.I. Pedersen | 1 February 1968 | 28 February 1975 | ||||
| 6 | Major general Aage D. Danhuus | 1 March 1975 | 31 July 1976 | ||||
| 7 | Major general Georg Asmussen | 1 August 1976 | 1982 | years | |||
| 8 | Major general H.T. Havning | 1982 | 1984 | years | |||
| 9 | Major general Paul B. Krogen | 1984 | 1987 | years | |||
| 10 | Major general Holger Dencker | 1987 | 1987 | years | |||
| 11 | Major general Wagn Andersen | 1987 | 1989 | years | |||
| Generalkommando Nørrejylland | General Command Northern Jutland | 1801 | – | 1839 | |
| Generalkommando Nørrejylland, Fyn og Langeland | General Command Northern Jutland, Funen and Langeland | 1839 | – | 1855 | |
| 2. Generalkommando | 2nd General command | 1855-10-17 | – | 1923 | |
| Disbandment | 1923 | – | 1925 | ||
| Disbanded | Disbanded | 1925 | – | 1950 | |
| Vestre Landsdelskommando | Western Regional Command | 1950-10-01 | – | 1990-12-31 |