Tim Sloth Jørgensen
Tim Sloth Jørgensen | |
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| Born | 21 October 1951 Randers, Denmark |
| Branch |  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
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Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
Queen Ingrid Commemorative Medal
The Nordic Blue Berets Medal of Honour
Navy Long Service Medal
NATO medal for the former Yugoslavia
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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