General  Michael Wiggers Hyldgaard

BORN: 18 July 1964

MILITARY EXPERIENCE
2024 -            Acting Chief of Defence, General

2023 - 2024  Commander, Special Operations Command Denmark, Major General

2020-2023    Chief Joint Operations, Defence Command Denmark, Major General

2019 - 2020   Acting Chief Joint Operations, Defence Command Denmark, Colonel

2018 - 2019   Vice Chief Joint Operations, Defence Command Denmark, Colonel

2015 - 2018   Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command Denmark, Colonel

2010 - 2015   Military Assistant, United Nations, New York, Colonel (assigned rank)

2007 - 2010   Commander, Danish Army Special Operations Forces, Lieutenant Colonel

2005 - 2007   Staff Officer, Defence Command Denmark (Plans), Major

2003 - 2005   Staff Officer, Defence Command Denmark (Assets), Major

2001 - 2003   Chief of Staff, Danish Army Special Operations Forces, Major

1998 - 1998   Adjutant and Operations Officer, Allied Land Forces Zealand, Captain

1997 - 1997   Company Commander, Zealand Life Regiment, Captain

1993 – 1997   Danish Army Special Operations Forces, Captain

1988 – 1991   Duty, Zealand Life Regiment, 1st Lieutenant

1983 - 1984    Private, Zealand Life Regiment
 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1999 - 2001  General Staff Officers Course, Royal Danish Defence College
1995 - 1995  Junior Staff Officers Course, Royal Danish Defence College
1991 - 1993  Advanced Officers Training, Royal Danish Defence College
1991 - 1991  Staff Course I, Royal Danish Defence College
1985 - 1988  Basic Officers Training, Royal Danish Military Academy
1984 - 1984  Noncommissioned Officers Training, Royal Danish NCO Academy
1983 - 1983  Enlisted
 

DEPLOYMENTS
2009 - 2009 Commander, Task Group 98 (Danish Army Special Operations Forces) in Afghanistan
2002 - 2002 Chief of Staff, Task Group FERRET (Danish Army Special Operations Forces) in Afghanistan
2001 - 2001 Operations officer, Special Operations, US Central Command
1997 - 1997 Operations officer, J3/5, special operations, SFOR CJSOTF
 

DECORATIONS

• Commander of the Order of Dannebrog
• Badge of Honor for Good Service in the Army, 25 years 
• Danish Defence Medal for Meritious Service
• Danish Defence Medal for International Service, Afghanistan 
• Danish Defence Medal for International Service 1948-2009 
• Medal of the Minister of Defence for Noteworthy Deeds 
• Home Guard Medal of Merit
• NATO Non-article 5 ISAF medal 
• NATO Former Yugoslavia medal 
• The Nijmegen March medal