page_title: Allied Forces Baltic Approaches
section_title: Commander, Allied Land Forces Zealand
hierarchical_section_title: Allied Forces Baltic Approaches / Organization 1989 / Commander, Allied Land Forces Zealand
caption_attribution_description: English: Structure of NATO's Allied Land Forces Zealand in 1989
context_page_description: Allied Forces Baltic Approaches was a Principal Subordinate Command of the NATO Military Command Structure, with responsibility for the Baltic Sea area. It was in existence from 1962 to 2002 and consisted of the Danish Armed Forces, units of the West German Bundeswehr and allied wartime reinforcements.
  The NATO command Baltic Approaches was created on 8 January 1962, with headquarters in Karup, Denmark. It was created at Germany's urging, in order to end the previous separation of the German naval forces between the NATO commands Northern Europe and Central Europe. After the changes in the international security situation in 1990, the command was restructured in 1993 and deactivated in 2002.
  The area of responsibility of BALTAP comprised the territory of Denmark, the German states Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein and the eastern North Sea, the Baltic approaches with Skagerrak, Kattegat, the Danish straits, and the Baltic Sea. One peculiarity was the responsibility for air defence over the German part of the BALTAP area. Until 1990, the western Allies were responsible for air defence over the whole Federal Republic of Germany on the basis of the occupation statute.
context_section_description: LANDZEALAND was tasked with defending the Danish Isles incl. Bornholm and preventing Warsaw Pact troops from amphibious landings. Order of battle in 1988.
  Commander, Allied Land Forces in Zealand (ELK), Ringsted, commanded by a Danish lieutenant general:
  1st Signal Battalion
  1st Engineer Battalion
  3rd Btn, Gardehusarregimentet, (Reconnaissance: 18x M41 DK-1, 12x M113, 9x M125)
  Electronic Warfare Company
  LRRP Company (SEP/ELK (Homeguard))
  9th Logistic Battalion
  1st Zealand Brigade
  4th Brigade Staff Company (5x M113, 8x TOW on Land Rover)
  1st Btn, Gardehusarregimentet, (30x Centurion Mk5/2.DK(105mm L7 gun), 25xM113(incl 4 with TOW), 2xM125)
  2nd Btn, Danske Livregiment,(Mechanised Infantry)(10x Centurion Mk5/2.DK(105mm L7 gun), 34xM113(incl 4 with TOW), 4xM125, 4xTOW on Land Rover)
  1st Btn, Sjællandske Livregiment,(Mechanised Infantry)(10x Centurion Mk5/2.DK(105mm L7 gun), 34x M113(incl 4 with TOW), 4xM125, 4xTOW on Land Rover)
  1st Btn, Kongens Artilleriregiment, (12x M109A3, 8x M114/39, 14xM113 (1 x Kommando(BAO) 6 x Artilleryobserver 4 x SKC and 1xGreenarcher)))
  4th  Armoured Engineer Company
  1st Logistic Battalion
  4th Military Police Detachment
  2nd Zealand Brigade
  5th Brigade Staff Company (5x M113, 8x TOW on Land Rover)
  2nd Btn, Sjællandske Livregiment, (30x Centurion Mk5/2.DK(105mm L7 gun), 25xM113(incl 4 with TOW), 2xM125)
  1st Btn, Danske Livregiment,(Mechanised Infantry)(10x Centurion Mk5/2.DK(105mm L7 gun), 45xM113 (incl 4 with TOW), 6xM125, 4xTOW on Land Rover)
  1st Btn, Den Kongelige Livgarde,(Motorised infantry)(8xTOW on Land Rover)
  5th Btn, Kongens Artilleriregiment, (12x M109A3, 8x M114/39, 14xM113 (1 x Kommando(BAO) 6 x Artillery observer 4 x SKC and 1xGreenarcher)))
  5th Armoured Engineer Company
  2nd Logistic Battalion
  5th Military Police Detachment
  1st Zealand Battle Group (Reserve)
  Staff Company, (Den Kongelige Livgarde)
  1st Antitank Squadron Gardehusarregimentet, (8x Centurion MkV (84 mm gun))
  2nd Btn, Den Kongelige Livgarde, (Infantry)
  3rd Btn, Den Kongelige Livgarde, (Infantry)
  16th Artillery Battalion, (16x M101) (Forkert antal alle 4 105mm afdelinger havde enten 18 eller 24 rør 3 x 6 /3 x 8)
  Logistic Company
  2nd Zealand Battle Group (Reserve)
  Staff Company, (Gardehusarregimentet)
  2nd Antitank Squadron, Gardehusarregimentet, (8x Centurion MkV (84 mm gun))
  2nd Btn, Gardehusarregimentet, (Infantry)
  4th Btn, Gardehusarregimentet, (Infantry)
  22nd Artillery Battalion, (16x M101)
  3rd Zealand Battle Group (Reserve)
  Staff Company, (Danske Livregiment)
  3rd Antitank Squadron Gardehusarregimentet, (8x Centurion MkV (84 mm gun))
  3rd Btn, Danske Livregiment, (Infantry)
  4th Btn, Danske Livregiment, (Infantry)
  21st Artillery Battalion, (16x M101)
  Logistic Company
  4th Zealand Battle Group (Reserve)
  4th Antitank Squadron, Gardehusarregimentet, (8x Centurion MkV (84 mm gun))
  Staff Company, (Sjællandske Livregiment)
  3rd Btn, Sjællandske Livregiment, (Infantry)
  4th Btn, Sjællandske Livregiment, (Infantry)
  4th Artillery Battalion, (16x M101)
  Logistic Company
  Corps Artillery
  Staff and Target Acquisition Battery
  2nd Artillery Battalion, (18x M114/39 155 mm howitzer)
  32nd Artillery Battalion, (18x M114/39 155 mm howitzer)
  17th Heavy Battery, (4x M115 203mm howitzer)
  13th Air Defence Battalion, (Stinger)
  Corps Logistic  
  6th Logistic Battalion
  6th Military Police Company
caption: Structure of Allied Land Forces Zealand in 1989 (click to enlarge)
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