Jutland Division up of two mechanized infantry battalion, a tank battalion, a self-propelled artillery battalion, and an armored reconnaissance squadron (company). In the event of war with the Soviet Union, the division would have defended Jutland against Soviet thrusts intended to sever Denmark from the rest of NATO. The division was part of the LANDJUT command and ultimately subordinated to NATO's AFNORTH command. With the end of the Cold War, the Danish Army reorganized, and the Jutland Division transformed into the Danish Division on January 1, 1997. Jutland Division The Jutland Division ("Jyske Divisionskommando") was a mechanized infantry formation of the Danish
HMS Jutland (D62) the disposal list and broken up at Faslane in 1965. HMS Jutland (D62) HMS "Jutland" (D62) was a later or 1943 fleet destroyer of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. She was named after the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the First World War. The first "Jutland" was launched in 1945, but was cancelled that same year. Her sister ship, "Malplaquet" - named after a battle between Britain and France during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1709 - was renamed "Jutland" just prior to her launch on 20 February 1946, and was commissioned on 30 July