Tim Sloth Jørgensen
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Tim Sloth Jørgensen | |
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| File:T.Sloth3.jpg | |
| Born | 21 October 1951 Randers, Denmark |
| Branch | File:Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg Royal Danish Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Other work | Advisor to Terma A/S |
| Chief of Defence of Denmark | |
| In office 1 August 2008 – 4 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Hans Jesper Helsø |
| Succeeded by | Bjørn Bisserup |
Tim Sloth Jørgensen (born 21 October 1951) is a senior officer in the Royal Danish Navy and former Chief of Defence of the Danish Armed Forces.[1] Jørgensen resigned as chief of staff on 4 October 2009 due to his involvement in a controversial fake Arabic translation of Jæger – i krig med eliten, a book by a former special forces member the Danish Army Command tried to suppress.[2] In 2012, he became an advisor to Terma A/S, a Danish defense and aerospace manufacturer.[3][incomplete short citation]
Awards and decorations
- File:DNK Order of Danebrog Commander 1st Degree BAR.png Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
- File:Denmark Medal RHkors.png Queen Ingrid Commemorative Medal
- File:The Nordic Blue Berets Medal of Honour ribbon.png The Nordic Blue Berets Medal of Honour
- File:DK Haederstegn for god tjeneste.png Navy Long Service Medal
- File:NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg NATO medal for the former Yugoslavia
References
- ↑ "Admiral Tim Sloth Jørgensen". NATO. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Danish Military Chief Resigns Amid Book Scandal". CBS News. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ "Tim Sloth Jørgensen takes up post in Terma". www.terma.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28.
