Frank Lynge Lissner

Brigadier General

Brigadier General Frank Lissner assumed duty as the Danish Senior National Representative/Chief of the Danish Liaison Element to CENTCOM 16 august 2013. He was commissioned an Infantry first lieutenant in 1981 upon graduation from the Danish Military Academy at Fredriksberg Castle.

BG Lissner has served in a wide variety of command post during his long career within the Armoured Infantry as well as the Danish Army Special Operations Force to include CO of I Infantry Battalion at the Queens Life Regiment, CO of I Battalion Guards Hussars, CO of the Danish Army Special Operations Force, Jaegerkorpset and recently as CO of the Territorial Defense Region of Zealand. Additionally he has been Course Leader for the Danish Captains Course, Chief Policy and Integration at NATO Land Headquarters Heidelberg and Head of the  Army Tactical Intelligence Branch.

His international deployments include CO of the Danish Joint Special Operations Force Task Group, Task Force KBAR in Afghanistan 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and CO of the Danish Battlegroup, Task Force Helmand, Afghanistan in 2009.

His awards and decorations include Order of Dannebrog,  Badge of Honour for 25 years of Good Service in the Army, United Nations Medal for Service in UNOMIG, Georgia,  NATO Medal for Afghanistan, Danish Medal for Afghanistan , US Presidential Unit Citation, Danish Army Parachutist Free Fall Badge (HAHO/HALO), Danish Army SOF Tab, US Master Parachutist Badge as well as UK and GE Parachutist Badge.

Brigadier General Lissner was born in 1957 in Denmark, he is  married to Susi  and has three daughters age 14, 16 & 28.