Allegiance Denmark Name Peter Bartram Rank General officer | Years of service 1981 – Spouse Lene Ostrup Service/branch Royal Danish Army | |
Born 4 May 1961 (age 62)
Aarhus, Denmark ( 1961-05-04 ) Commands held Chief of Defence (Denmark) Awards Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
25 Years Good Service Medal | ||
Interview med forsvarschef peter bartram
Peter Bartram (4 May 1961 in Aarhus) is a Danish general.
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Bartram is the Danish Chief of Defence and was appointed on 20 March 2012. He succeeded Lieutenant General Bjorn Ingemann Bisserup.
As the Danish Chief of Defence, general Peter Bartram is the military advisor to the Minister of Defence. He is responsible for the organisation, training and operations of the Defence.
The Chief of Defence is responsible for approximately 93 percent of the Defence budget. He gives certain directives to the Defence Intelligence Service, the Home Guard and the Defence Construction Service, and will assume command over the Home Guard in times of tension and war.
Defence Command Denmark subordinated authorities are the operational commands, materiel command, Defence Health Service and the Defence Academy, and some minor joint service institutions.
Awards and Decorations
General Peter Bartram has been awarded several medals including