The Armed Strength of Denmark

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Excerpt from The Armed Strength of Denmark: Compiled in the Topographical Branch, Quarter-Master-General's DepartmentTun following account of the Armed Strength of Denmark is compiled on the latest available data, it does not profess to enter into the rather elaborate detail of the similar works already pub lished by this Department on the armies of Russia and Austria, but simply to give a general sketch of the organization, and of the system and principles on which it is based. The object in publish ing this series of volumes, it will be remembered, has been to pre sent to military students in our own language such authentic and comprehensive information on the organization and equipment, &c., , of the foreign armies treated on as is found possible, but not in any way to state personal views or criticisms. It must therefore suffice to say here, that in spite of many shortcomings and defects in the Danish organization, among the chief of which may be men tioned the extremely short period of continuous service, the train ing of the individual soldier is undeniably excellent, and that, in general, the existing military institutions may be regarded as well adapted to the situation and character of the country. Moreover, all the component elements which unite to form the moral force of an army are eminently conspicuous in the Danish soldier, no nationality possesses in a higher degree the characteristics of patriotism, self-sacrifice, honesty, docility and endurance. The Danish army, therefore, though small in numbers, and, when com pared with the standing armies of the chief european Powers, open to the objection of being insufficiently trained, is most certainly well qualified to render valuable service to the country in time of need. The defensive strength is, however, not regarded by the government as equal to the present requirements and in illustration of this it will, I think, be interesting to examine for a moment the rather colossal scheme for the reorganization of the army and the defence of the country presented hythe War Minister to the Folkething, or Lower Chamber, in the 187 2-73 session of the Rigsdag. The same scheme, moreover, though then rejected, was again brought forward, with some minor modifications, in the succeeding session, only to be once more thrust on one side. This fact of pressing the bill a second time shows clearly that the defensive condition of the country is officially acknowledged to be insecure, while its continued rejection illustrates the determined nature of the opposition the government has to combat in carrying out any remediatory measures.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.