Home Guard (Denmark)
volunteer reserve branch of Denmark's military
The Danish Home Guard (Danish: Hjemmeværnet) (HJV) is the fourth service of the Danish Armed Forces. It was formerly concerned only with the defence of Danish territory, but since 2006, it has also supported the Danish military efforts in Afghanistan and Kosovo. The Danish Home Guard has also provided training to Ukrainian soldiers in Ukraine, prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Service is voluntary and unpaid, though members' loss of income from time taken off work, transport expenses and other basic expenses are compensated. However, workshop and depot staff plus clerks and senior officers are all paid. The unarmed Women's Army Corps (Lottekorpset) was merged in 1989 with the then all-male Home Guard to form the present, armed unisex Home Guard.
Its top authority is the Home Guard Command (HJK) which is managed directly by the Danish Ministry of Defence. Only in times of tension and war will the Danish Defence Command assume command over the Home Guard.
The Danish Home Guard is jointly headed by Major General Gunner Arpe Nielsen and a political leader (The Commissioner) who is usually a member of the Danish Parliament. As of February 1, 2024, MF Hans Andersen was named as the new political leader.
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