Army Combat and Fire Support Center

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Army Combat and Fire Support Center
Hærens Kamp- og Ildstøttecenter
Active 3 March 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03-03)[1]
Country DenmarkDenmark
Branch Flag of Denmark (state).svg Royal Danish Army
Size 520[2]
Part of Army Staff
Garrison/HQ Oksbøl
Nickname(s) HKIC
Motto Styrke ved kvalitet (Strength in quality)
Stable belt 80px
Website Official Website
Official Facebook
Commanders
Current
commander		 Colonel Ole Bering

The Army Combat and Fire Support Center (Danish: Hærens Kamp- og Ildstøttecenter), formerly Army Combat School(Danish: Hærens Kampskole), is a training center 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 center can 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 1944 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.[2] It was originally set to be named Army Combat Support Center, however after a political and logistical discussion, parts of Army Combat Center were transferred and it was then renamed Army Combat and Fire Support Center.[8]

References

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