politics
January 19, 2026
Denmark sending large contingent of troops to western Greenland
Chief of the Danish Army Command Peter H. Boysen is also expected to arrive in Greenland
TL;DR
- Danish servicemen are arriving in Kangerlussuaq, western Greenland.
- The deployment is part of Denmark’s military buildup on the island.
- Approximately 100 Danish soldiers have already arrived in Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq.
- These soldiers will participate in the Arctic Endurance drills.
- Greenland and Denmark announced the continuation of military drills amid geopolitical tension in the Arctic.
- Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Finland, and the Netherlands will also send troops.
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