# Western Regional Command (Denmark)

The Western Regional Command (Danish: Vestre Landsdelskommando) (known until 1923 as 2nd General Command (Danish: 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.

## History

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
### 2nd General Command

Structure in 1870 was:

#### Jutland

* 6th Battalion in Viborg
* 8th Battalion in Viborg
* 9th Battalion in Aalborg
* 10th Battalion in Fredericia
* 11th Battalion in Aalborg
* 12th Battalion in Fredericia
* 14th Battalion in Århus
* 20th Battalion in Århus
* 27th Reserve Battalion in Fredericia
* 28th Reserve Battalion in Århus
* 29th Reserve Battalion in Viborg
* 30th Reserve Battalion in Aalobrg
* 3rd Dragoon Regiment in Århus
* 5th Dragoon Regiment in Randers

#### Funen

* 5th Battalion in Odense
* 7th Battalion in Nyborg
* 16th Battalion in Odense
* 19th Battalion in Nyborg
* 25th Reserve Battalion in Nyborg
* 26th Reserve Battalion in Odense
* 2nd Dragoon Regiment in Odense

### Western Regional Command

The structure in 1950–1990 was:
* Jutland Division in Åbenrå (added in 1960)
* 1st Jutland Brigade in Fredericia (added in 1960)
* 2nd Jutland Brigade in Aalborg (added in 1960)
* 3rd Jutland Brigade in Fredericia (added in 1960)
* Jutland battle group (added in 1982)
* Military Region I, II, III & IV
* Schleswig Regiment of Foot in Haderslev
* Prince's Life Regiment in Viborg
* Funen Life Regiment in Odense
* Jutlandic Regiment of Foot in Fredericia (Disbanded in 1961)
* King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot in Fredericia
* Queen's Life Regiment in Aalborg
* Field Lord's regiment of foot in Aalborg (Disbanded in 1961)
* Jutland Dragoon Regiment in Holsterbro
* North Jutland Artillery Regiment in Århus
* Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment in Varde
* Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment in Tønder
* Jutlandic Logistic Regiment in Aalborg
* Jutlandic Engineer Regiment in Randers
* Jutlandic Signal Regiment in Århus

## Commanders
### General Command Northern Jutland

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
| 1 | | Lieutenant general Adam Ludvig Moltke [da] (1743–1810) | 13 February 1801 | March 1808 | 7 years | |
| 2 | | Lieutenant general Johan Frederik Bardenfleth (1740–1811) | 12 March 1808 | 4 January 1809 | 298 days | [14][15] [13] |
| 3 | | Lieutenant general Carl Tellequist [da] (1738–1817) | January 1809 | April 1812 | 3 years, 3 months | |
| – | | Lieutenant general Iver Christian Lasson [da] (1754–1823) Acting | 2 April 1812 | 3 June 1813 | 1 year, 62 days | |
| 4 | | Johann Theodor Wegener [da] (1752–1819) | June 1813 | 8 March 1819 † | 5 years, 9 months | |
| 5 | | Lieutenant general Iver Christian Lasson [da] (1754–1823) | March 1819 | 16 January 1823 | 3 years, 10 months | |

### General Command Northern Jutland, Funen and Langeland

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
| 1 | | Lieutenant general Frederik Castonier [da] (1761–1838) | 17 January 1823 | 20 May 1838 | 15 years, 123 days | |
| 2 | | Lieutenant general Hereditary Prince Ferdinand (1792–1863) | 21 May 1838 | 13 December 1839 | 1 year, 206 days | |
| 3 | | Lieutenant general Crown Prince Frederick (1808–1863) | 14 December 1839 | 20 January 1848 | 8 years, 37 days | |
| 4 | | Lieutenant general Christian Høegh-Guldberg [da] (1777–1867) | 2 March 1848 | 18 April 1848 | 47 days | [13][21] [22] |
| 5 | | Major general Carl Frederik Moltke [da] (1784–1863) | 18 April 1848 | 3 September 1848 | 138 days | |
| 6 | | Major general Gerhard Christoph von Krogh (1785–1860) | 4 September 1848 | 27 March 1849 | 204 days | |
| – | | Colonel Cai Pram Astrup (1785–1863) Acting | 27 March 1849 | 9 August 1849 | 135 days | |
| 7 | | Lieutenant general Frederik Bülow [da] (1791–1858) | 9 August 1849 | 21 September 1849 | 43 days | |
| (5) | | Major general Carl Frederik Moltke [da] (1784–1863) | 21 September 1849 | 24 May 1850 | 245 days | |
| (6) | | Lieutenant general Gerhard Christoph von Krogh (1785–1860) | 25 May 1850 | 30 June 1850 | 36 days | |
| – | | Colonel Julius Ferdinand Paludan [da] (1794–1879) Acting | 1 July 1850 | 1 February 1851 | 215 days | |

### 2nd General command

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
| 1 | | Lieutenant general Carl Frederik Moltke [da] (1784–1863) | 9 February 1851 | 23 April 1858 | 7 years, 73 days | |
| 2 | | Lieutenant general Christian de Meza (1792–1865) | 23 April 1858 | 3 September 1863 | 5 years, 133 days | |
| 3 | | Lieutenant general Hans Nicolai Thestrup [da] (1794–1879) | 4 September 1863 | 27 June 1864 | 297 days | [25][29] [30] |
| Disbanded 27 June 1864–1 December 1864 |||||||
| 4 | | General Peter Frederik Steinmann (1812–1894) | 1 December 1864 | 25 August 1874 | 9 years, 267 days | |
| 5 | | General Ernst Wilster [da] (1808–1881) | 25 August 1874 | 14 December 1877 | 3 years, 111 days | |
| (4) | | General Peter Frederik Steinmann (1812–1894) | 14 December 1877 | 3 April 1882 | 4 years, 110 days | |
| 6 | | Lieutenant general Christian Bauditz [da] (1815–1909) | 3 April 1882 | 29 January 1885 | 2 years, 301 days | |
| 7 | | Lieutenant general Stephan Ankjær [da] (1820–1892) | 31 January 1885 | 15 October 1888 | 3 years, 258 days | |
| 8 | | Lieutenant general Ludolph Fog [da] (1825–1897) | 15 October 1888 | 14 October 1895 | 6 years, 364 days | |
| 9 | | Lieutenant general Agathon Nickolin [da] (1826–1910) | 14 October 1895 | 21 November 1896 | 1 year, 38 days | |
| 10 | | Lieutenant general Johannes Zeuthen Schroll [da] (1831–1916) | 27 November 1896 | 18 November 1897 | 356 days | |
| 11 | | Lieutenant general Johan Frederik Lorenzen [da] (1831–1907) | 18 November 1897 | 25 February 1901 | 3 years, 99 days | |
| 12 | | Lieutenant general Carl Meldahl [da] (1835–1926) | 25 February 1901 | 2 March 1905 | 4 years, 5 days | |
| 13 | | Lieutenant general Mauritz Leschly [da] (1841–1930) | 2 March 1905 | 7 October 1911 | 6 years, 219 days | |
| 14 | | Lieutenant general August Tuxen [da] (1853–1929) | 7 October 1911 | 6 August 1917 | 5 years, 303 days | |
| 15 | | Lieutenant general Palle Berthelsen [da] (1857–1920) | 7 August 1917 | 7 November 1918 | 1 year, 92 days | |
| 16 | | Lieutenant general Immanuel Lembcke [da] (1854–1932) | 7 November 1918 | 31 March 1923 | 4 years, 144 days | |

### Vestre Landsdelskommando

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
| 1 | | Major general A. H. M. Wulff Have (1888–1967) | 1 October 1950 | 14 July 1951 | 286 days | |
| 2 | | Major general Thyge K. Thygesen | 15 July 1951 | 31 August 1960 | 9 years, 47 days | |
| 3 | | Major general Aage Højland Christensen [da] (1901–1961) | 1 September 1960 | 10 August 1961 † | 343 days | |
| 4 | | Major general Orla Nørberg [da] (1903–2000) | 1 September 1961 | 31 January 1968 | 6 years, 152 days | |
| 5 | | Major general H.A.I. Pedersen | 1 February 1968 | 28 February 1975 | 7 years, 27 days | |
| 6 | | Major general Aage D. Danhuus (1911–1986) | 1 March 1975 | 31 July 1976 | 1 year, 152 days | |
| 7 | | Major general Georg Asmussen (1920–1996) | 1 August 1976 | 1982 | 5–6 years | |
| 8 | | Major general H.T. Havning (1925–?) | 1982 | 1984 | 1–2 years | |
| 9 | | Major general Paul B. Krogen (1928–2005) | 1984 | 1987 | 2–3 years | |
| 10 | | Major general Holger Dencker | 1987 | 1987 | 0 years | |
| 11 | | Major general Wagn Andersen (1932–2020) | 1987 | 1989 | 1–2 years | |