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On 1 July 2015, the Jaeger Corps was transferred from the Royal Danish Army and the Frogman Corps from the Royal Danish Navy to SOKOM. [ 2 ] SOKOM is tasked with working with national and international partners, where SOKOM will be able to offer a special operations alternative to conventional military solutions and to be able to deploy a ...
The Jaeger Corps [1] [2] also known as the Huntsmen Corps (Danish: Jægerkorpset) is an elite special operations force of the Danish Armed Forces part of Special Operations Command, formerly of the Royal Danish Army, based at Aalborg Air Base.
The Frogman Corps trains at the Torpedo Station at Kongsøre [5] and works through a long series of courses, e.g.: Combat swimmer course for three weeks; Advanced scuba diving course; Rescue swimmer course; Survival course; The basic Frogman Course is nine months. Each year 500–600 applicants start the course and less than a dozen complete ...
At the end of 2021, a widely overlooked incident in the Atlantic Ocean showcased the deadly effectiveness of the Fromandskorpset, the Frogman Corps, who are Denmark's equivalent to the US Navy SEALs.
CoA Pre-1961 name Post-1961 name Established Disbanded Notes Ref. Royal Life Guards: 1658 Still active 1st Regiment Danish Life Regiment: 1763 1 January 2001
The Danish intelligence capabilities were also expanded and the Danish submarines trained for very shallow water operations, while a special naval force – the Danish Frogman Corps was created. The naval bases in Frederikshavn and Korsør plus the fortresses at Langeland and Stevns were created through NATO funds in the 1950s.
The Special Support and Reconnaissance Company [1] (Danish: Særlig Støtte- og Rekognosceringskompagni), [2] until 1 January 2007 known as the Patrol Company Army Operational Command [3] (Danish: Patruljekompagniet) [3] is the only remaining Long Range Surveillance Company (LRSC) / Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) Coy) in the Danish Armed Forces.
The men were called the Liên Đoàn Người Nhái (LDNN) or Vietnamese Frogmen, which translates as "Frogmen Team". UDT 11 awarded the Navy Unit Commendation in 1966. Underwater Demolition Team from Task Force 116 returns to the Sea Float base on the Cua Long River after a patrol.