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The Command Support Regiment () is a
regiment A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, military service, service, or administrative corps, specialisation. In Middle Ages, Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of l ...
of the
Royal Danish Army The Royal Danish Army (; ; ) is the land-based branch of the Danish Armed Forces, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods ...
. It was established in 1951 with the purpose of training and equipping units to support the Danish army with wartime Command, Control and Communications. Until 1 January 2019 the unit was known as Signal Regiment ). Today the battalions filled by the regiment set up the command, control and communications infrastructure of the army by setting up a
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-based
microwave radio relay Microwave transmission is the Data transmission, transmission of information by electromagnetic waves with wavelengths in the microwave frequency range of 300 MHz to 300 GHz (1 m - 1 mm wavelength) of the electromagnetic spectrum ...
network in a mesh topology. The network is designed to be secure, encrypted and difficult to neutralize. Besides the radio network, the regiment also establishes mobile military headquarters to be used by the army.


History

The history of the signal regiment dates back to 1867, when the first Danish signal unit was formed; the 4th Engineering Coy. On January 1, 1914 the company gained status of a
battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers. A battalion is commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into several Company (military unit), companies, each typically commanded by a Major (rank), ...
in the Engineering Regiment. On November 1, 1947 the
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decided to move the signal battalion from the engineering regiment to serving directly under the Generalkommandoen. The result was the world's first independent signal unit. The signal battalion was later split into two battalions. On November 1, 1951 the two battalions were given regimental status and named Zealandic Signal Regiment and Jutlandic Signal Regiment. The Zealandic Signal Regiment was attached to LANDZEALAND with 1st TGBTN(BALTAP) and 4th TGBTN(COMLANDZEALAND) and EW Coy/east. The Jutlandic Signal Regiment was attached to LANDJUT with 2nd TGBTN(BALTAP), 5th TGBTN(COMLANDJUT) and 3rd TGBTN( JDIV) and EW Coy/west. In 1989, as the
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drew to a close,
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decided to merge the two regiments, garrisoning the resulting unit in
Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region Denmark, Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vej ...
. This decision was effected on January 1, 1992 and the new regiment was named Signal Regiment.


Structure

The regiment is composed of four
battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers. A battalion is commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into several Company (military unit), companies, each typically commanded by a Major (rank), ...
s: * 1st Command Support Battalion, Command Support Regiment (1. FOSTBTN), in
Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region Denmark, Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vej ...
** Brigade Staff Company ** Brigade CIS Company (Communications & Information Systems Company) * 2nd Command Support Battalion, Command Support Regiment (2. FOSTBTN) ** 1st DCM-E Company (Danish Deployable Communications & Information Systems Module, Echo Company) ** 2nd CIS Company (Communications & Information Systems Company) ** 3rd Basic Training Company * 3rd CIS Operations Support Battalion (3. CISOPSBTN) ** Implementation ** Frequency Section ** Joint Communication ** CIS Operations Centre ** Federated Mission Networking ** Training * Command Support Battalion, in
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(
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) and Fredericia ** Multinational Staff, in Ādaži ** Command Support Company (Royal Danish Army), in
Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region Denmark, Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vej ...
** Force Protection Company (
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) ** Logistic Support Company (
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), in Ādaži * Garrison Support Unit Disband units: * The Army Command & Control Support School (Hærens Føringsstøtte Skole)(now part of 3rd Battalion)


Garrison

The regiment is
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ed in the towns of
Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region Denmark, Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vej ...
and
Haderslev Haderslev (; ) is a Denmark, Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,405 (1 January 2025).Danish Forestry Agency Site about Hyby Fælled Proving ground


Names of the regiment


See also

*
Signals (military) Military communications or military signals involve all aspects of communications, or conveyance of information, by armed forces. Examples from '' Jane's Military Communications'' include text, audio, facsimile, tactical ground-based communica ...
* C4ISTAR


References

* {{Military of Denmark Danish Army regiments Military units and formations established in 1951 1951 establishments in Denmark