Army Combat and Fire Support Centre
Hærens Kamp- og Ildstøttecenter
Active3 March 2014 (2014-03-03)[1]–1 January 2019
CountryDenmarkDenmark
Branch Royal Danish Army
Size520[2]
Part ofArmy Staff
Garrison/HQOksbøl
Nickname(s)HKIC
Motto(s)Styrke ved kvalitet (Strength in quality)
Stable belt
WebsiteOfficial Website
Official Facebook
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Ole Bering

The Army Combat and Fire Support Centre (Danish: Hærens Kamp- og Ildstøttecenter), formerly Army Combat School (Danish: Hærens Kampskole), was a training centre for the Royal Danish Army, with the purpose of developing, educating and training various forms of combat for infantry, armor, reconnaissance and fire support.[3]

History

The centre could trace its history back to 1869, when the Shooting School was created, placed at Panterens Bastion in Christianshavn.[4][5] In 1922 it changed name to Shooting School for Handguns.[4] In 1943 as part of Operation Safari, German forces tried to access the armory at the school, which resulted in a firefight and 3 dead Germans.[5][6]

In 1961 the school changed name to the Infantry School.[4] On 1 March 1974, the Infantry School was amalgamated with the Infantry's Reserveofficer's School and the Armored School in Øksbøl, and was renamed Army Combat School.[7]

In 2014 due to the Danish Defence Agreement 2013-2017, the Army Combat School saw restructuring as parts of the Danish Artillery Regiment were transferred into the school, named 1st Danish Artillery Battalion.[2] It was originally set to be named Army Combat Support Centre, however after a political and logistical discussion, parts of Army Combat Centre were transferred and it was then renamed Army Combat and Fire Support Centre.[8] In 2019, as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2018–23, the Army Combat and Fire Support Centre was closed, and its assets moved to the revived Danish Artillery Regiment.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "HKIC has seen the light of day". artilleriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Combat and fire support gathers in Oksbøl". artilleriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Army Combat and Fire Support Centre". forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Chief of the Army, the Infantry School". sa.dk (in Danish). Royal Archives. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Tender documents for Christian Voldgade 8" (PDF). forsvaret.dk/ (in Danish). Defence Estates and Infrastructure Organisation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Laier, Bengt. "29 August 1943" (PDF). panterensbastion.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Hansen, R.K. "Army Combat Training School In Oksbøllejren". forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Two army centres to Varde Municipality". artilleriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Reintoft, Henrik (20 December 2017). "Oberst forbereder sine ansatte på en lukning af Hærens Kamp- og Ildstøttecenter". jv.dk (in Danish). JydskeVestkysten. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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