| Date of birth: |
8 th April 1952 in Copenhagen |
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| Family: |
Mrs. Inge Vansteenkiste and Lieutenant General Knud Bartels have their home in Belgium. |
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| Military Career: |
1977 |
First Lieutenant |
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1982 |
Captain |
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1987 |
Major |
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1992 |
Lieutenant Colonel |
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1996 |
Colonel |
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2001 |
Brigadier |
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2001 |
Major Gene ral |
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2006 |
Lieutenant General |
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| Assignments: |
1972 - 1973 |
Basic and NCO training |
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1973 - 1977 |
Royal Danish Army Academy |
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1977 - 1980 |
Regimental duty |
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1980 - 1981 |
United Nations Forces Cyprus |
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1981 - 1982 |
Junior Army and Joint Staff Course |
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1982 - 1984 |
Instructor in tactics, Army Combat School |
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1984 - 1986 |
Student Ecole Supérieure de Guerre, Paris |
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1986 - 1987 |
Instructor in tactics/operations, Royal Danish Defence College |
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1987 - 1988 |
Company Commander, II Armoured Battalion Zealand Life Regiment |
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1988 - 1990 |
Instructor in tactics/operations, Royal Danish Defence College |
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1990 - 1992 |
Staff Officer Danish Defence Command |
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1992 - 1993 |
Commanding Officer I Battalion Slesvig Foot Regiment |
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1993 - 1994 |
Student US Army War College, Carlisle |
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1994 - 1996 |
Director Army Command and General Staff Course, Royal Danish Defence College |
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1996 - 1997 |
Commander 3 Jutland Brigade |
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1997 - 1999 |
ACOS Plans Danish Defence Command |
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1999 |
Senior National Representative KFOR and MNB(N) |
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2000 - 2001 |
MA Director International Military Staff |
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2001 |
Deputy Military Representative to NATO Military Committee |
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2002 - 2004 |
Assistant Director for Operations, International Military Staff |
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2004 - 2006 |
General Officer Commanding Danish Division. |
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2006 |
Danish Military Representative to NATO Military Committee and EU Military Committee. |
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| Decorations: |
Commander of the Order of Dannebrog
25 Years Good Service Medal
Knight 1 st Class of the French National Order of Merit
Knight of the French Order of the Legion of Honour
UN Medal, UNFICYP
NATO Medal, KFOR |
