Signal Regiment (Denmark)

Command Support Regiment
Føringsstøtteregimentet
Insignia
Active1951–present
Country Kingdom of Denmark
BranchDanish Realm Royal Danish Army
TypeSupport
RoleCommunication, (two battalions)
HQ (two battalion)
Sizefour battalions
Part ofArmy Staff
Garrison/HQFredericia
Motto(s)Celeriter et secure
(Fast and secure)
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Henrik Graven Nielsen
Ceremonial chiefHM The King
Insignia
Regimental beltStable belt Signal Reg
Colours

The Command Support Regiment (Danish: Føringsstøtteregimentet) is a regiment of the Royal Danish Army. 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 Danish: Telegrafregimentet). Today the battalions filled by the regiment set up the command, control and communications infrastructure of the army by setting up a vehicle-based microwave radio relay 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 in the Engineering Regiment. On November 1, 1947 the Ministry of Defence 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 Cold War drew to a close, Parliament decided to merge the two regiments, garrisoning the resulting unit in Fredericia. This decision was effected on January 1, 1992 and the new regiment was named Signal Regiment.

Radio Relay node in 2002

Structure

The regiment is composed of four battalions:[1]

  • 1st Command Support Battalion, Command Support Regiment (1. FOSTBTN), in Fredericia
    • 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 Ādaži (Latvia) and Fredericia[2]
    • Multinational Staff, in Ādaži
    • Command Support Company (Royal Danish Army), in Fredericia
    • Force Protection Company (Estonian Army)
    • Logistic Support Company (Latvian Army), 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 garrisoned in the towns of Fredericia and Haderslev. In Fredericia, the regiment has Ryes Kaserne. Haderslev Kaserne is home to a company from the regiment.

Besides the two bases, the regiment operates Hyby Fælled Proving Ground outside Fredericia. The proving ground is open for the public.[3]

Names of the regiment

Names[4]
Telegrafregimentet Signal Regiment 1992-01-01 – 2018-12-31
Føringsstøtteregimentet Joint Signals Regiment[5] 2019-01-01 –

See also

References

  1. ^ Lindholm, Leon (March 2019). Thestrup, Capt. Kristian (ed.). "Føringsstøtteregimentet - en realitet". Telegrafen (in Danish). 7 (2). Telegrafens Venner: 14–17. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Multinational Division North". Multinational Division North. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ Danish Forestry Agency Site about Hyby Fælled Proving ground Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
  4. ^ Rasmussen, Peter Ernstved (30 April 2018). "FC: "Det her er ikke nogen navneleg"" (in Danish). OLFI. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  5. ^ Telegrafens Venner (1 March 2019). Thestrup, Kristian (ed.). "Telegrafen". 2. 7. Telegrafens Venner: 17. Retrieved 5 February 2020.