Papers by Michael H Clemmesen
The Armoured Commerce Raider: The Concept that Guided German Naval Lobbying for Control of Norway
Northern European Overture to War, 1939-1941, 2013
Northern European Overture to War offers an international perspective on the diplomatic and milit... more Northern European Overture to War offers an international perspective on the diplomatic and military factors that shaped the course of events in Northern Europe as the region became increasingly drawn into the wider great power war.
Foreign Military Assistance
Bordering Russia, 2018
Historisk Tidsskrift, 1989
The map of the Operational Plan for the Coastal Front, from Poland 1970 forms the basis for this ... more The map of the Operational Plan for the Coastal Front, from Poland 1970 forms the basis for this paper. The map portraits the blueprint of the combined operational war plans for the Polish military in the late 1960’s and 70’s. It details the offensive against NATO countries and their forces in Northern Europe. As such, this map is clearly designed as an operational map produced to outline and regulate, not just the actual plan of the offensive, but also to produce a narrative about the Polish army as capable of undertaking such a massive enterprise. We argue, with a point of departure in this particular map, that the regional, operational scale of military maps can be understood as performative maps, outlining not just plans and structuring space, but often also narratives.
Det er en udbredt forestilling, at demokratiet blev indført i Danmark i 1849. Forestillingen naer... more Det er en udbredt forestilling, at demokratiet blev indført i Danmark i 1849. Forestillingen naeres af hyppige gentagelser i officielle fremstillinger af den politiske styreform, af politikere på grundlovsdage 2 og af historikere, der skriver om 1800tallet. Som et eksempel på de officielle fremstillinger kan naevnes, hvordan Folketinget beskriver vores styreform over for de opvoksende generationer: "Grundloven gav magten til folket. Og Danmark fik folkestyre-blev et demokrati." 3 Som et af de seneste eksempler på den officielle opfattelse kan naevnes Demokratikanonen fra 2008. Her hedder det: "Danmark fik sin første demokratiske grundlov, Danmarks Riges Grundlov, den 5. juni 1849." Det indrømmes dog, at grundloven kun var betinget demokratisk. "Idet det kun var maend over en vis alder, der havde stemmeret." 4 Om den nationalliberale bevaegelse i København hedder det derimod uden modifikationer, at den var "drivkraften bag indførelsen af demokrati i Danmark." 5 Fremtraedende historikere bidrager også til forestillingen om demokratiets indførelse i 1849, for eksempel skriver Claus Bjørn: "De nyindførte staenderforsamlinger udviklede en voksende opposition til enevaelden, og i 1840'erne truedes den bestående orden både af eksplosive modsaetninger mellem dansk og tysk i Slesvig og af bøndernes krav om fortsatte reformer. Borgerkrigen og demokratiet kom i 1848-og Grundloven den 5. juni 1849." 6 Knud J.V. Jespersen, skriver på lignende måde: "Midt under den 1. Slesvigske Krig underskrev kongen 1 Artiklen omfatter dele af min afskedsforelaesning på Aarhus Universitet den 24. august 2012. Den øvrige del af forelaesningen rummede ud fra Robert A. Dahls polyarki-begreb en analyse af, om den indførte styreform i 1849 kan betegnes som et demokrati, forstået som et polyarki. Tesen er her, at der ikke var tale om et polyarki, jf.
Udenrigs, 2020
Michael H. Clemmesen ret- ter i sin artikel en skarp kritik af den ifølge forfatteren udbredte op... more Michael H. Clemmesen ret- ter i sin artikel en skarp kritik af den ifølge forfatteren udbredte opfattelse, at et russisk angreb på de baltiske lande og eventuelt Bornholm er utænkeligt, og han påviser, hvor mange styrker det i virkeligheden ville kræve at forsvare den lange baltiske landgrænse.
4 Not Just a Prelude The First Balkan War Crisis as the Catalyst of Final European War Preparations
Berghahn Books, Dec 31, 2022
Profesionalioji kariuomenė : Vakarų šalių patirtis ir perspektyvos Lietuvoje
Experiences of many countries show that the transformation of armed forces and the transition fro... more Experiences of many countries show that the transformation of armed forces and the transition from conscripts to the professional army is a complicated, time, effort and cost consuming process. Paradigm shift in the concept of security and policy after the Cold War and September 11 placed a priority on the significance of collective security on a global scale, and essentially changed the concept of the mission, structure, formation and the functioning principles of armed forces. These challenges are important for the Lithuanian Army as well. Under new conditions these challenges lead to the search for the most effective model of armed forces and highlight the topicality of the problems in question in the monograph. The book presents not only considerations of Lithuanian authors on the reforms in the armed forces, but also articles written by servicemen and scholars from Denmark, United Kingdom and Germany, introducing the development of armed forces in these countries and allowing t...
En militær krise truer i Østersøen
Skyggerne på væggen: Et forsøg på delvis rekonstruktion af efterretningstjenesten i og fra Sønderjylland fra 1920 til ca. 1950
Artiklen soger at rekonstruere historien om dansk efterretningsvirksomhed i mellemkrigstiden igen... more Artiklen soger at rekonstruere historien om dansk efterretningsvirksomhed i mellemkrigstiden igennem Besaettelsestiden og ved starten af Den Kolde Krig. Dette vanskeliggores af odelaeggelsen af alle Haerens planlaegningsarkivalier rettet mod Tyskland den 9. april 1940. Derfor er forfatterne henvist til dels at forudsaette, at den efterretningsvirksomhed fortsatte, som blev skabt for 1. Verdenskrig, dels udnytte Ole Grons igangvaerende rekonstruktion af hans farfars og fars rolle i efterretningstjeneste i og fra Sonderjylland i perioden. Artiklen sandsynliggor den socialdemokratiske ledelses afgorende, men diskrete, rolle i hele perioden.
The Danish Navy: Expectations, realities and adjustments
Integration of New Alliance Members: The Intellectual-Cultural Dimension
Defense & Security Analysis, 1999
... further language preparation of the candidates is taking place abroad or in their home countr... more ... further language preparation of the candidates is taking place abroad or in their home country ... the same advantage in relation to NATO interoperability as of cers who go through a ... pressure for real – rather than “political” and superficial – co-operation is higher than it would be in ...
When you want to inspire a young man or woman to become a good and motivated professional officer... more When you want to inspire a young man or woman to become a good and motivated professional officer in one of the armed services and then one of their branches, you should use national, service and unit history both as a bait and tool. Thereby you can offer a framework for the junior officer’s initial efforts by presenting the organisation’s roots and highlight the hoped for professional ethos, and it can present a well-illustrated role models copy.
The Danish government let two elements guide its hesitant use of the armed forces. Firstly, it sh... more The Danish government let two elements guide its hesitant use of the armed forces. Firstly, it should be acceptable to Germany. Secondly, a response to violations should never lapse into destructive defensive warfare. These two elements were not necessarily compatible and both were politically controversial. However, Danish neutrality was far more robust than perceived. Until March 1918, the hostile German Imperial Navy was blocked from acting until Denmark was violated by major enemy action. The German army had no troops for sideshows in the north.
Not Just a Prelude:: The First Balkan War Crisis as the Catalyst of Final European War Preparations
Not Just a Prelude:: The First Balkan War Crisis as the Catalyst of Final European War Preparations
The War Room Managed North Sea Trap 1907-1916: The Substance, Roots and Fate of the Secret Fisher-Wilson “War Plan”.Den hemmelige Fisher-Wilson krigsplans indhold, baggrund og skæbne
It is almost an impossible challenge for the military professional to predict how a hypothetical ... more It is almost an impossible challenge for the military professional to predict how a hypothetical future conflict will run and end. When advising politicians, professional leaders will seek to present options that they estimate can bring the relatively cheap, early, and acceptable conclusion that both they and their Government hope for. However, the opponent is an independent actor, and he will do everything possible to avoid or at least delay an unfavourable outcome, and all action and interaction in war is influenced by friction and chance. Another reason why prediction is exceedingly difficult is that even known technologies have not been tested under realistic conditions. If the conflict lasts longer than a few months, latent or immature technologies will be developed to a level where they can influence the outcome of the conflict in a decisive way. It is not only the opponent that is an independent actor, so are allies and formally neutral states, and it is very hard to predict ...
On the Effects of Knavery: From a London Working Lunch to the Danish summer 1916 war scare
On 14 June 1916 the Danish army purchasing officer in London, Cavalry Major Count Frederik ”Fritz... more On 14 June 1916 the Danish army purchasing officer in London, Cavalry Major Count Frederik ”Fritz” Moltke, had a working lunch with his contact in the Admiralty, the Danish language speaking Lieutenant Commander Frank Stagg. From the next table a MI5 counter-intelligence officer monitored the conversation that was meant to expose Moltke as a German spy and pass him incorrect information about the recent naval battle off Jutland. Later that summer Denmark was forced to transfer Moltke to the U.S., but at that time the disinformation passed to him and reinforced by the Danish Minister in London had already worsened a senses in Copenhagen that Denmark was moving closer to involvement in the war. The article follows the chain of disinformation and events.
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