Erhard J.C. Qvistgaard

Erhard J.C. Qvistgaard
S.K.
Erhard J.C. Qvistgaard S.K.
	Qvistgaard in 1952
Chief of Defence
	In office; 1 October 1950 – 30 September 1962
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Kurt Ramberg
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
	In office; 1953–1954
Preceded by	Charles Foulkes
Succeeded by	Augustin Guillaume
Personal details
Born	Erhard Jørgen Carl Qvistgaard; May 11, 1898; Rorup, Denmark
Died	May 8, 1980 (aged 81); Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting place	Gilleleje Cemetery
Later work	Board member of IBM Denmark
Military service
Allegiance	Denmark
Branch/service	Royal Danish Navy
Years of service	1919–1962
Rank	Admiral

Admiral Erhard Jørgen Carl Qvistgaard (1898–1980) was a Danish admiral who was the first Danish Chief of Defence, from 1950 to 1962, and also Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1953 to 1954.[1]

Qvistgaard was given the job as the first Danish Chief of Defence in 1950. He was given the task of uniting the armed forces after the war, where there had been major friction between the three branches. He is the longest serving CoD to date.[2]

References

Chairmen of the NATO Military Committee. NATO. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
Rasmussen, Peter Ernstved (25 October 2016). "Two Chief of Defence Did it Better Than the Rest". olfi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 September 2017.

External links

http://gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=ejcqvistgaard

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[1] Chairmen of the NATO Military Committee. NATO. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

[2] Rasmussen, Peter Ernstved (25 October 2016). "Two Chief of Defence Did it Better Than the Rest". olfi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 September 2017.