This is a list of full generals in the Royal Danish Army and Air Force. The rank of general (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank currently achievable by serving officers. It ranks above lieutenant general and was prior to 1842 below general field marshal.
List of generals
1700 Portrait Name Appointed Retired Service 1707 10 June 1708 Infantry Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn 1738 27 February 1740 Cavalry 1763 25 January 1771 Cavalry 17 January 1772 Infantry Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 1763 3 July 1765 Infantry Friedrich August von Finck 21 October 1764 24 February 1766 Infantry 21 October 1774 19 May 1782 Infantry 11 October 1791 17 April 1800 Cavalry Ernst Peymann 2 January 1795 18 January 1809 Infantry
1800 Portrait Name Appointed Retired Branch Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark 3 December 1839 Royalty 22 February 1808 1808 1 April 1808 11 March 1808 Prince Frederik of Hesse 1808 1842 Royalty Joachim Castenschiold 5 November 1809 Prince Christian of Hesse 1 January 1812 14 November 1814 Royalty Crown Prince Christian of Denmark 28 January 1812 20 January 1848 Royalty 31 July 1815 ? 1815 ? Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1 August 1829 29 June 1863 Royalty 1 January 1840 Otto von Blome 27 February 1841 ? 1 July 1842 Frederick VII of Denmark 20 January 1848 15 November 1863 Royalty Prince William of Hesse-Kassel 28 February 1848 5 September 1867 Royalty Christian IX of Denmark 15 November 1863 29 January 1906 Royalty Christian de Meza 19 December 1864 1 April 1865 18 September 1867 3 April 1882 18 September 1867 8 August 1885 18 September 1867 31 March 1881 18 September 1867 ? 18 September 1867 1 January 1879 18 September 1867 14 December 1877 18 September 1867 1 April 1881 18 September 1867 21 April 1879 Peter Frederik Steinmann 18 September 186714 December 1877 11 June 18753 April 1882 18 September 1867 21 April 1879 18 September 1867 26 August 1885 18 September 1867 14 December 1877 18 September 1867 2 April 1874 Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark 18 September 1867 14 May 1912 Royalty 24 September 1870 Edvard Valentin Schreiber 8 October 1870 13 November 1889 Wolfgang von Haffner 30 August 1871(À la suite) 23 December 1872 22 April 1874 23 April 1874 29 January 1885 16 July 1874Out of number ? 16 July 1874 15 October 1888 17 December 1876 31 July 1877 21 July 1890 1 January 1879 18 March 1891 10 January 1879 29 January 1885 21 April 1879 9 February 1882 21 April 1879 1895 15 December 1879 1880 5 September 1893 Royalty
1900 Portrait Name Appointed Retired Branch Gustaf V of Sweden 20 December 1907 29 October 1950 Royalty Edward VII of England 22 April 1908 6 May 1910 Royalty Franz Joseph I of Austria 11 May 1908 21 November 1916 Royalty Christian X of Denmark 15 May 1912 20 April 1947 Royalty Frederick Francis IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 19 July 1913 17 November 1945 Royalty George VI of the United Kingdom 13 December 1937 6 February 1952 Royalty Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden 24 March 1952 15 September 1973 Royalty Frederik IX of Denmark 20 April 1947 14 January 1972 Royalty 1 October 1962 30 November 1973 1 December 1972 30 April 1977 1 May 1977 30 September 1984 Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark 1981 13 February 2018 Royalty Otto K. Lind 1 October 1984 30 November 1985 Jørgen Lyng 1 November 1989 31 March 1996 20 August 1996 30 September 2002
2000 Portrait Name Appointed Retired Branch Hans Jesper Helsø 1 October 2002 31 July 2008 Knud Bartels 16 November 2009 15 July 2015 Peter Bartram 20 March 2012 10 January 2017 Bjørn Bisserup 10 January 2017 1 December 2020 Flemming Lentfer 1 December 2020 3 April 2024 Frederik X of Denmark 14 January 2024 Royalty Michael Hyldgaard 3 April 2024
See also General (Denmark)
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