CAOC Finderup 1993 - 2013 - Flyvevåbnets Historiske Samling
CAOC Finderup 1993 - 2013 - Flyvevåbnets Historiske Samling
CAOC Finderup 1993 - 2013 - Flyvevåbnets Historiske Samling
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BackgroundOn the peninsula of Jutland, some 20kilometres west of Viborg, lies a sparselypopulated moor in the middle of the Kingdomof Denmark with just a few villages scatteredaround. One small village became worldfamous, when the Danish King, Erik the Fifth,was killed in the church barn of <strong>Finderup</strong> on22 nd November 1286. The village is still there.Today, the area around <strong>Finderup</strong> is a militarytraining ground, and in 1969 was selected tohouse one of NATO´s static militaryheadquarters.The Kingdom of Denmark, situated on the approaches of the Baltic Sea has, throughout time,been of strategic significance. In 1429 a toll was imposed on all shipping passing the narrowstrait of Øresund. For many years the dues paid represented a major part of the King’srevenues. However, under pressure from many major seafaring nations (England, Russia andthe United States of America) the dues were revoked in 1857.5Back to Tables of Contents