Danish People's Defence

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Danish People's Defence
Active	1943-45
Country	Denmark
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Schalburg Corps
Role	Civilians mostly providing financial backing

The Danish People's Defence (Danish: Dansk Folke Værn or Dansk Folkeværn) was a minor grouping of the Danish Schalburg Corps formed in 1943. It was made up of civilians, some of whom were expected to provide financial backing.

Many of Frits Clausen's former supporters in the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark (DNSAP) were recruited. For example, a large group of Max Arildskov's men, which had broken away from the DNSAP after Clausen's poor results in the March election in 1942. In December, Arildskov put his men at the disposal of the Schalburg Corps as regular soldiers, but only around 50 were accepted. The others were put into the Danish People's Defence.