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FrømandsKorpset (Fromandskorpset) 

Overview

Year of foundation: 1957
Area of operation: worldwide
Home-base: Nykobing Själland, Denmark

The FromandsKorpset is the combatant diver unit of the Danish Navy. They are comparable with the Navy Seals. The FromandsKorpset consists of approximately 50 soldiers.




Duty:
Safeguarding of the Danish oil/ gas fields
  • Reconnaissance
  • Hostage-rescue
  • Combatant divers action

Training
Aptitude test
  • Running test: Minimum 2.8 km in 12 minutes
  • 70 km march with 10 kg of weight
  • 300 m swimming in less than 8 minutes
A major part of the training is the orientation and navigation in foreign surroundings.


Equipment:
  • MP 5 +S
  • GV M96
  • G 3 (M/75)
  • GV M 95
  • AT-4 (PVR M98)
  • Carl Gustav 84 mm
  • Claymore Anti-Personenminen
  • Sprengstoff
  • Schlauchbote für Anlandungen und Patrouilleneinsätze
  • spezielle Tauchgeräte
  • Nachsichtgeräte
  • Funkgeräte
  • Sonstige normale Ausrüstungsgegenstände der Special Forces

Previous missions (so far as known)
  • Afghanistan (Operation "Enduring Freedom") since 2002


Link:
  • No official links found


Letztes Update ( Mittwoch, 11 April 2007 )
 
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