Ranks and insignia of Home Guard (Denmark)

The Ranks and insignia of Home Guard follows the NATO system of ranks and insignia, as does the rest of the Danish Defence.

Historic

With the creation of the Home Guard in 1949, it adopted its own rank system, which was also used by the Women's Army Corps (Danish: Lottekorpset).

NATO Code	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3		OR-5	OR-4	OR-1
Insignia							No insignia
Danish (Lottekorpset)	Regionsleder (Lottechef)	Regionsleder (Regionslotte)	Distriktsleder (Distriktslotte)	Kompagnichef (Seniorlotte)	Delingsfører (Juniorlotte)	Gruppefører	Frivillig
English (Women's Army Corps)	Regional leader (Lotte Chief)	Regional leader (Regional lotte)	District leader (District lotte)	Company commander (Senior lotte)	Platoon commander (Junior lotte)	Group commander	Private

Current

On 1 June 1962, the Home Guard adopted the ranks of the rest of the Danish Defence. However, only up to OF-7. In 2018, new ranks were created for the Menig (Volunteer) rank, as to better differentiate between Home Guard and standard forces.

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Army Home Guard
							Generalmajor		Brigadegeneral		Oberst		Oberstløjtnant		Major		Kaptajn		Premierløjtnant			Løjtnant
Naval Home Guard
							Kontreadmiral		Flotilleadmiral		Kommandør		Kommandørkaptajn		Orlogskaptajn		Kaptajnløjtnant		Premierløjtnant			Løjtnant
Air Force Home Guard
							Generalmajor		Brigadegeneral		Oberst		Oberstløjtnant		Major		Kaptajn		Premierløjtnant			Løjtnant

Enlisted

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Army Home Guard
	Command sergeant major of the Home Guard Hjemmeværnets chefsergent			Warrant officer class I Chefsergent			Warrant officer class II Seniorsergent		Sergeant first class Oversergent								Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Korporal				Lance corporal Overkonstabel af 1. grad		Private first class Overkonstabel						Private Konstabel	Volunteer Menig
Naval Home Guard
	Warrant officer of the Naval Home Guard Marinehjemmeværnets Chefsergent			Master chief petty officer Chefsergent			Senior chief petty officer Seniorsergent		Chief petty officer Oversergent								Petty officer Sergent						Leading seaman Korporal				Able seaman Marinespecialist		Able seaman Marineoverkonstabel						Junior seaman Marinekonstabel	Volunteer Menig
Air Force Home Guard
	Warrant officer class I Chefsergent						Technical sergeant Seniorsergent		Flight sergeant Oversergent								Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Korporal				Lance corporal Flyverspecialist		Junior technician Flyveroverkonstabel						Aircraftman Flyverkonstabel	Volunteer Menig

Specialist

Along with the Menig rank, Specialist ranks were also introduced. These ranks were created to remove the need for leadership training at the lower ranks, as the selected functions no longer require actual leadership.

Specialist rank insignia
Army
Navy
Air Force
Danish	Hjemmeværnsspecialist 2	Hjemmeværnsspecialist 1
English	Home Guard specialist 2	Home Guard specialist 1

References

Bibliography

• Asmussen, A. S. (1999). Træk af historien om Hjemmeværnet på Sydfyn 1949-1999 [Highlights of the history of the Home Guard on Sydfyn 1949-1999] (in Danish). Hjemmeværnsdistrikt Sydfyns Støtteforening. ISBN 87-987249-0-8.
• "Bekendtgørelse om militære grader mv. for personel i det militære forsvar" [Declaration on military ranks etc. for personnel in the military defence]. retsinformation.dk (in Danish). 24 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2021.