Peter Bartram

Peter Bartram
General Peter Bartram
Born	(1961-05-04) 4 May 1961 Aarhus, Denmark
Allegiance	Denmark
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1981 –
Rank	General
Commands held	Chief of Defence (Denmark)
Awards	Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog 25 Years Good Service Medal

Peter Bartram (4 May 1961 in Aarhus) is a Danish general.^[1]

Bartram is the Danish Chief of Defence and was appointed on 20 March 2012.^[2] He succeeded Lieutenant General Bjørn Ingemann Bisserup.

As the Danish Chief of Defence, general Peter Bartram is the military advisor to the Minister of Defence. He is responsible for the organisation, training and operations of the Defence.

The Chief of Defence is responsible for approximately 93 percent of the Defence budget. He gives certain directives to the Defence Intelligence Service, the Home Guard and the Defence Construction Service, and will assume command over the Home Guard in times of tension and war.

Defence Command Denmark subordinated authorities are the operational commands, materiel command, Defence Health Service and the Defence Academy, and some minor joint service institutions.

Awards and Decorations

General Peter Bartram has been awarded several medals including^[3]

	Commander 1. class of the Order of Dannebrog
	25 Years of Good Service (Denmark)
	Badge of Honor of the League of Civil Defense (Denmark)
	French Defence medal in Gold
	The Polish Army Medal in Bronze
	NATO Medal for KFOR

References

External links

• Danish Ministry of Defense announcing Peter Bartram as Chief of Defense