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| Danish Home Guard | |
|---|---|
| Hjemmeværnet | |
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| Founded | 11 June 1945 |
| Country |  Denmark |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Denmark |
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| Size | 15,600 active volunteers (2016) 30,000 reserve volunteers 550 employees |
| Part of | Home Guard Command |
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| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| General of the Home Guard | Major General Jens Garly |
| Commissioner of the Home Guard | MP Torsten Schack Pedersen (V) |
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 2008, 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.[1] 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 General Command (HJK) which is managed directly by the Danish Ministry of Defence (FMN). Only in times of tension and war will the Danish Defence Command (VFK) assume command over the Home Guard.
The Danish Home Guard is jointly headed by Major General Jens Garly (since August 2017) and a political leader (The Commissioner) who is usually a member of the Danish Parliament. On 1 March 2023 MP Torsten Schack Pedersen was named as the new political leader.[2]
- ^ "Hjemmeværnet sender seks soldater til Ukraine".
- ^ "Torsten Schack Pedersen er ny Kommitteret for Hjemmeværnet". www.hjv.dk. Retrieved 2023-03-05.