Special Operations Command (Denmark)

Special Operations Command
Specialoperationskommandoen
Active1 September 2014; 10 years ago (2014-09-01)
Country Kingdom of Denmark
BranchDanish Defence
TypeSpecial operations
Part ofDefence Command
HeadquartersAalborg Air Base
Nickname(s)SOKOM
Motto(s)Styrke Gennem Fælles Indsats
(Strength Through Joint Effort)
Commanders
Chief of SOKOMMajor general Michael Wiggers Hyldgaard
Chief of Jaeger CorpsLieutenant colonel Jens P Blomqvist
Chief of Frogman CorpsCommander Jens Bach

The Special Operations Command (Danish: Specialoperationskommandoen; SOKOM) is a command of the Danish Armed Forces and a part of the Defence Command. SOKOM was established in 2014 to bring the Jaeger Corps (Danish: Jægerkorpset) and the Frogman Corps (Danish: Frømandskorpset) under one command. It is based at Aalborg Air Base.

Role

SOKOM was established on 1 September 2014 as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2013-2017; Major General Jørgen Høll was appointed its first chief. SOKOM was created with the aim of "strengthening and increasing the future capabilities within special operations, including capabilities of the Air Force".[1]

On 1 July 2015, the Jaeger Corps was transferred from the Royal Danish Army and the Frogman Corps from the Royal Danish Navy to SOKOM.[2]

SOKOM is tasked with working with national and international partners, where SOKOM will be able to offer a special operations alternative to conventional military solutions and to be able to deploy a headquarters element to support special operations on foreign soil.[1]

Divisions

Commanding officer

No. Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Major general
Jørgen Høll
(born 1958) 		1 September 2014 21 March 2018 3 years, 201 days [2][3]
2 Major general
Peter Harling Boysen
(born 1963) 		21 March 2018 1 July 2023 5 years, 102 days [3]
3 Major general
Michael Hyldgaard [da]
(born 1964) 		1 July 2023 3 April 2024 277 days [4][5]
Vacant
3 April 2024–present

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Special Operations Command" (PDF) (in Danish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Jægerkorpset og Frømandskorpset overdrages til Specialoperationskommandoen [Jaegercorps and Frogman Corps transferred to Special operations command]". Danish Defence (Press release) (in Danish). 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b Laursen, Mathias Majlund (21 March 2018). "Danmarks elitesoldater har fået ny chef". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Generals- og admiralsrokade". forsvaret.dk (in Danish). 24 May 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Forsvarsministeren hjemsender forsvarschefen". Forsvaret (in Danish). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.