Danish Special Operations Forces and Patrol / LRS-units
patruljelinks
På Dansk
JGK - Army SOF
FKP - Navy SOF
Sirius-patrol (PGN)
PTL COY / DDIV
PTL COY / AOC
SSR
AKS
Danish Special Operations Forces and LRRP/LRS-units
The NATO-country Denmark has 5 military special operations and LRRP-units. They are:
* Jægerkorpset (JGK) : The HunterCorps are the Danish Army Special Forces (SOF)

*
Frømandskorpset (FKP) : The Frogmancorps are the Danish Navy SEALs (SOF)

*
Sirus-patruljen (PNG) : Patrol Northern Greenland, is a specialised arctic dogsledge patrol (LRRP)

*
Patruljekompagni / Danske Division : PTL COY / DDIV is a Army Reserve LRRP-coy (LRRP)

*
Patruljekompagni / Hærens Operative Kommando : PTL COY / AOC is a Danish National Guard / Territorial Army
LRRP-coy that operats for the Danish Army Operations Command during war. (LRRP). The Unit has changed name, and it is now known as Special Support and Reconnasaince unit (
SSR)
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Beside these 5 national units, the danish armed forces has a varraity of patroling, recon and scout units in the Army, Local Defence Regions and in the Local Homeguard.

The units can be categorised by their Tasks, Capacities, Insertion methods, Operational range and time behind enemy lines.

Note: Anti-terrorist tasks are carried out by the Danish Police special reaction force AKS (Aktionsstyrken).
Defence units may only assist under the command of the Police.
SOF
Unit type:
LRRP / LRS
PTL / Scout / Recon
LRRP
Special Recon (SR)
Direct Action (DA)
CSAR

CQB / CT / AT

VIP Protection Teams

km 0 - 1000


? months


Paracute (HALO/HAHO)
Helicopter
Small Boats
Scout/
Combat swimmer
SCUBA
Foot-patrol
Skiin
LRRP / LRS
intelligence gathering
Recognition

Limited Direct Action


km 50 - 200


up to 2 weks, without re-supply


Paracute (static line)
Helicopter
Small Boats
Surface/
Combat swimmer
Stay-Behind
Foot patrol
Dogsledge/Skiiing (Sirius)
Tasks:


Capacities:



Ops Range:


Ops duration:


Insertion:


Survaliance and area recce
of own area (AOR) and up to
10 km behind enemy lines.

Basic Infantry Combat (limited)


km 0 - 10


up to 48 hours, without re-surpply.


Foot-patrolling
Scout-veicles
(e.g. Merceds GD MD110-270)
Eagle amoured scout-car
Units:
Sirius-patrol
PTLCOY/DDIV

PTLCOY/AOC
SSR
Jægerkorpset (JGK)
Frømandskorpset (FKP)
Scout/Recce platoon
Patrol platoon
Homeguard scout/patrol platoons
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