page_title: Erhard J.C. Qvistgaard
hierarchical_section_title: Erhard J.C. Qvistgaard
caption_attribution_description: English: Denmark's first-ever Chief of Defence, Admiral E.J.C. Qvistgaard (1898-1980).Dansk: Admiral E.J.C. Qvistgaard (1898-1980).
context_page_description: Admiral Erhard Jørgen Carl Qvistgaard was a Danish admiral who was the first Danish Chief of Defence and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1953 to 1954.
  Qvistgaard was given the job as the first Danish Chief of Defence in 1950. He was given the task of collecting the armed forces after the war, where there had been major friction between the three branches. He is the longest serving CoD to date.
context_section_description: Admiral Erhard Jørgen Carl Qvistgaard (1898–1980) was a Danish admiral who was the first Danish Chief of Defence and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1953 to 1954.
  Qvistgaard was given the job as the first Danish Chief of Defence in 1950. He was given the task of collecting the armed forces after the war, where there had been major friction between the three branches. He is the longest serving CoD to date.
caption: Qvistgaard in 1952
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