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22-604: Vordingborg is situated on the southern coast of the island of Zealand. It lies adjacent to the Storstrømmen , a strait separating the island of Zealand from the island of Falster . It is uncertain when the oldest castle was built on the castle hill in Vordingborg, but King Valdemar the Great built a castle on the site in 1157. From Valdemar the Great's founding of the castle until King Valdemar Atterdag 's death in 1375,

44-972: A 34-year-old Lance Corporal with the Jutland Dragoon Regiment , became the first coalition soldier not from the United States or Britain to die in the Iraq War . Starting in 2001, the Royal Danish Army was also involved in the War in Afghanistan and the Royal Danish Army and the British Army have been involved in heavy clashes with the Taliban in the Helmand Province , where about 760 Danish soldiers controlled

66-424: A kitchen manufacturer. Udbetaling Danmark, a public institution under ARP, has one of its five regional centres in the town. On 1 January 2007, the old Vordingborg municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) , merged with Langebæk , Møn , and Præstø municipalities to form an enlarged Vordingborg municipality. Vordingborg is served by Vordingborg railway station which

88-692: A large battlegroup. The Danish army withdrew its combat forces from Afghanistan in May 2014. After the Afghan National Army took responsibility for the security in Afghanistan in 2015, the Danish army has provided training, advisory and security support as part of Resolute Support Mission . In an effort to relieve police officers in Copenhagen and at the border control, Danish soldiers replaced police officers in 2017 at different locations, marking

110-597: A war funding bill. Founded in 1614, in the wake of the Kalmar War , the Royal Danish Army was originally designed to maintain Denmark's sovereignty and protect her interest. With time, these goals have developed into also encompassing the need to protect freedom and peaceful development in the world with respect for human rights. The Danish King remained commander in chief throughout the Early Modern period, in

132-615: Is a strait in Denmark separating the island Falster from the island Zealand . Its maximum depth is approximately 36 metres (118 ft) and the length is around 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). Smålandsfarvandet sound is situated to the west and Grønsund lies to the east. Storstrøm Bridge crosses Storstrømmen between the islands of Falster and Masnedø . The southernmost of the Farø Bridges crosses Storstrømmen between Falster and Farø . This Danish location article

154-679: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Danish Army The Royal Danish Army ( Danish : Hæren ; Faroese : Herurin ; Greenlandic : Sakkutuut ) 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, abandoning its traditional role of anti-invasion defence, and instead focusing on out of area operations by, among other initiatives, reducing

176-778: Is located on the South Line which connects Copenhagen with the islands of Falster and Lolland . It offers direct regional rail services to Copenhagen and Nykøbing Falster . From the station there is also bus connection to the towns of Stege , Præstø , Næstved and Maribo , as well as city bus lines. Vordingborg is located on European route E47 connecting Lübeck in Germany to Helsingborg in Sweden via Copenhagen . Danish national road 22 connects Vordingborg with Kalundborg by way of Næstved and Slagelse , and Danish national road 59 connects Vordingborg with Stege on

198-802: Is the home of the South Zealand Museum ( Sydsjællands Museum ). The city holds an annual festival, Vordingborg Fest Week ( Vordingborg Festuge ) in July. The Vordingborg Transmitter is one of the tallest towers in Denmark. The Danish Army operates a barracks facility on the edge of town, known as Vordingborg Kaserne . Vordingborg is twinned with: [REDACTED] Media related to Vordingborg at Wikimedia Commons 55°00′00″N 11°54′00″E  /  55.00000°N 11.90000°E  / 55.00000; 11.90000 Storstr%C3%B8mmen Storstrømmen ( Danish pronunciation: [ˈstoɐ̯ˌstʁɶmˀm̩] ; lit. The Great Stream )

220-584: The General Command over Funen , General Command of the Duchies and General Command for Langeland, Ærø and Tåsinge. The Royal Danish Army has historically been an integral part of the defence of Denmark and thus involved in warfare, skirmishes and battles continuously to protect her interests. Most notably various territorial wars with Sweden , Russia and Prussia , the Napoleonic Wars on

242-772: The Thirty Years' War , the Dano-Swedish War (1657–58) and the Scanian War (1675–1679), the Great Northern War (1700–1721), the Theatre War of 1789/9 and the Napoleonic Wars . In 1815, however, as a result of continued evolution and division of command, four general commands were created with the King as the supreme authority: the General Command over Zealand, Lolland-Falster, Møn and Bornholm ,

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264-684: The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), together with the Danish Home Guard . In addition, the Royal Danish Army was involved in the War in Iraq from 2003 to 2007 with a significant contingent of soldiers responsible for creating and maintaining peace in the province of Basra , together with the British. Denmark lost its first soldier in Iraq on 17 August 2003 when Preben Pedersen,

286-923: The Royal Army Aircraft Factory at Værløse . As a result of the establishment of the Royal Danish Air Force in 1950, the Army Aviation Troops were disbanded and activities transferred to the new service. During the Cold War the Army created the Royal Danish Army Air Corps ( Hærens Flyvetjeneste ) in 1971 with 12 Hughes OH-6 Cayuse light observation helicopters. In 1974, an additional 4 Hughes OH-6 Cayuse were added. The Army bought 12 Eurocopter Fennec as anti-tank helicopters in 1990. But with

308-884: The end of the Cold War and the reduction of forces, the 12 Eurocopter Fennec AS 550 and 10 Hughes OH-6 Cayuse (both as utility helicopters) were transferred to the Squadron 724 of the Air Force in 2003, and the Army Air Service disbanded. Each regiment and corps has distinctive insignia, such as a cap badge , berets , Formation patchs or stable belt . The rank insignia of commissioned officers . The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel . The Army has throughout its long history had many different regiments that have either changed names, been disbanded, or been amalgamated or merged. Since

330-411: The first time in 86 years soldiers were used to keep order in cities. The structure of the Danish army changed in 2015, leaving Danish Division without brigades or support troops directly under its command. The two brigades had only command over combat battalions, as combat support and logistic support units were grouped under various support centres. 1st Brigade consisted of four combat battalions and

352-456: The island of Møn . The ruins of Vordingborg Castle , the old royal castle which was built around 1364, is the town's most famous attraction. The only fully remaining part of the castle, the 26 meter tall Goose Tower ( Gåsetårnet ), is the symbol of the city. It is the largest of King Valdemar Atterdag's nine main castle towers. The name comes from the golden goose perched on top of the tower's spire. Legend has it that Valdemar Atterdag used

374-456: The kings often stayed at the castle and Vordingborg was at the center of Denmark's foreign policy. King Valdemar the Great died at his castle in Worthing in 1182. The town of Vordingborg itself probably emerged at the beginning of the 12th century, but only gained significant importance with the construction of the castle. In 1415, during the reign of Eric of Pomerania , Vordingborg was given

396-544: The side of France. The Royal Danish Army has been committed to a number of United Nations and NATO peacekeeping and unconventional warfare operations since becoming involved in the Yugoslav Wars under UN mandate in 1994, most notably in the famous Operation Bøllebank . The Royal Danish Army was also engaged in the Kosovo War and continues to this day to maintain peacekeeping operations in Kosovo as part of

418-525: The size of the conscripted and reserve components and increasing the active (standing army) component, changing from 60% support structure and 40% operational capability, to 60% combat operational capability and 40% support structure. When fully implemented, the Danish army will be capable of deploying 1,500 troops permanently on three different continents continuously, or 5,000 troops for a shorter period of time, in international operations without any need for extraordinary measures such as parliamentary approval of

440-434: The status of a market town . Vordingborg is situated 37 km from Nykøbing Falster , roughly 50 km from Gedser , and roughly 100 km from Copenhagen and Odense . The town is situated on the island of Zealand and is linked to the island of Falster with Farø Bridges and Storstrøm Bridge . Vordingborg Municipality is home to 9,500 jobs. Companies headquartered in Vordingborg include Vordingborg Køkkener,

462-470: The symbol to taunt the Hanseatic League . The current goose was put there in 1871. It is not certain what was on top of the tower before 1871 and maybe it was just a weather vane made of gold. The tower was transferred into the national trust on 24 December 1808 and is thus the first protected historic monument in Denmark. A historic garden is also located on the site of the ruin. Vordingborg

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484-761: Was tasked with providing troops for international deployments. 2nd Brigade consisted of five battalions and was tasked with the defence of the Danish territory. Support centres contained the army's combat support, combat logistic and general support units. This structure was changed in The Danish Army Aviation Troops ( Hærens Flyvertropper ) were established in 1923 following the rapid development of military aircraft technology. The Aviation Troops flew two squadrons of Fokker C.V reconnaissance aircraft from 1923 to 1932, when 17 Gloster Gauntlet fighters were purchased to form two new squadrons. In 1937, ten Fokker D.XXI fighters were built on licence in

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