Trine Bramsen Morten Bødskov Jakob Ellemann-Jensen Troels Lund Poulsen
Preceded by
Bjørn Bisserup
Succeeded by
Michael Hyldgaard
Personal details
Born
Copenhagen, Denmark
Military service
Allegiance
Denmark
Branch/service
Royal Danish Air Force
Years of service
1983–
Rank
General
Commands
Chief of Defence Director, Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics, Organisation and National Armaments Defence Command, Chief Joint Operations Joint Operations Staff, Defence Command HAWK Battalion West
Awards
Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
Flemming Lentfer is a Danish General, who served as Chief of Defence from 1 December 2020 to 3 April 2024.[1] Prior to Lentfer becoming Chief of Defence, he served as Director for the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization and National Armaments Director.
[2]
^"Denmark fires defense chief after warship malfunctions in Red Sea Houthi battle". POLITICO. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^TV2 (9 October 2020). "Lentfer to Be New Head of Armed Forces" (PDF). tv2.dk. TV2. Retrieved 27 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
FlemmingLentfer is a Danish General, who served as Chief of Defence from 1 December 2020 to 3 April 2024. Prior to Lentfer becoming Chief of Defence...
fired from a malfunctioning launcher aboard the frigate Niels Juel. FlemmingLentfer is dismissed as Chief of Defence for failing to report a malfunctioning...
resolutions at the UN Security Council. On 3 April, Danish chief of defense FlemmingLentfer was fired after failing to report flaws regarding air defenses and...
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years". On 3 April 2024, he fired the Danish defence chief, saying that FlemmingLentfer had failed to keep him informed about weapons failures on board HDMS...
Danish). TV2. Retrieved 10 November 2016. /ritzau/ (9 October 2020). "FlemmingLentfer bliver ny chef for Forsvaret". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved...
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Global Information
Denmark
Royal Danish Air Force