Dancon
Encyclopedia
Dancon, an abbreviation
of Danish Contingent, is the term that comprises all Danish
national forces in a current military mission of the UN, NATO, or national character. Dancon is not a military unit per se, like a brigade
, but rather an organisation in which all military units currently working in a mission are linked together. The commander
of Dancon is usually the commander of the hierarchically biggest military unit associated with the specified mission, and does not have a headquarters of its own, but rather it is that military unit's headquarters.
Because several Dancons can exist at the same time, the mission name is usually added to Dancon, like Dancon/Irak
or Dancon/SFOR.
Abbreviation
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase...
of Danish Contingent, is the term that comprises all Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
national forces in a current military mission of the UN, NATO, or national character. Dancon is not a military unit per se, like a brigade
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
, but rather an organisation in which all military units currently working in a mission are linked together. The commander
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
of Dancon is usually the commander of the hierarchically biggest military unit associated with the specified mission, and does not have a headquarters of its own, but rather it is that military unit's headquarters.
Because several Dancons can exist at the same time, the mission name is usually added to Dancon, like Dancon/Irak
Dancon/Irak
Dancon/Irak is short for Danish Contingent/Irak, and was the designated name for the Danish ground contingent deployed to Iraq from June 2003 to July 2007.-History:...
or Dancon/SFOR.
- Dancon/UNFICYP (early 1964 – 1993)
- Dancon/UNPROFOR (April 1992 – October 1995)
- Dancon/IFOR (December 1995 – December 1996)
- Dancon/SFOR (December 1996 – August 2003)
- Dancon/Albanien (May 1997 - August 1997)
- Dancon/AFOR (June 1999 - September 1999)
- Dancon/KFOR (August 1999 – date)
- Dancon/UNMEE (November 2000 – July 2001)
- Dancon/ISAF (January 2002 – date)
- Dancon/SRO2 (March 2002 / Nato-excise Strong Resolve)
- Dancon/IrakDancon/IrakDancon/Irak is short for Danish Contingent/Irak, and was the designated name for the Danish ground contingent deployed to Iraq from June 2003 to July 2007.-History:...
(May 2003 – July 2007)