List of Danish regiments
Appearance
This is a list of Royal Danish Army regiments that have existed since the 15th century. Most formations have changed names several times during their existence. Listed here are commonly used names.
Infantry
[edit]Regiment disband in the modern era (1951–present) or still present:
CoA | Pre-1961 name | Post-1961 name | Established | Disbanded | Notes | Ref. |
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Royal Life Guards | 1658 | Still active | ||||
1st Regiment | Danish Life Regiment | 1763 | 1 January 2001 | merged into Guard Hussar Regiment | ||
2nd Regiment | Schleswig Regiment of Foot | 1778 2019 |
1 January 2001 | merged into Prince's Life Regiment. Reactivated on 1 January 2019. | ||
3rd Regiment | Prince's Life Regiment | 1657 | 1 August 2005 | merged into Jutland Dragoon Regiment | ||
4th Regiment | Zealand Life Regiment | 1614 | 1 January 2001 | merged into Guard Hussar Regiment | ||
5th Regiment | Falster Regiment of Foot | 1747 | 1 August 1976 | merged into Danish Life Regiment | ||
6th Regiment | Funen Life Regiment | 1614 | 1 November 1991 | merged into Schleswig Regiment of Foot | ||
7th Regiment | Jutlandic Regiment of Foot | 1675 | 1 November 1961 | merged with King's Regiment of Foot into King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot | ||
8th Regiment | Queen's Life Regiment | 1657 | 1 January 2001 | merged into Prince's Life Regiment | ||
9th Regiment | King's Regiment of Foot King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot (from 1961) |
1657 | 1 November 1991 | merged into Schleswig Regiment of Foot | ||
10th Regiment | Field Lord's Regiment of Foot | 1703 | 1 August 1961 | merged into Queen's Life Regiment | ||
Marine Regiment | 1672 | 2000 | three infantry battalions under Bornholm's Værn | |||
Infantry Pioneer Command | 1938 | 1951 | merged into King's Regiment of Foot | [1] |
Regiment disband before the modern era:
Flag | Name | Established | Disbanded | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2nd Danish Recruited Infantry Regiment | 1703 | 1721 | [2] | ||
Copenhagen Infantry Regiment | 1808 | 1816 | [3] | ||
Fyen National Regiment (of foot) | 1733 | 1765 | [4] | ||
Fyen Recruited Infantry Regiment | 1733 | 1789 | merged in the Prince's Life Regiment | [2] | |
Grenadier Guards | 1701 | 1763 | [5] | ||
Halberdier Guard | 1571 | 1763 | [5] | ||
Holstein Infantry Regiment | 1778 | 1951 | [6] | ||
Kiel Infantry Regiment | 1773 | 1773 | [4] | ||
Northern Jutland National Regiment (of foot) | 1733 | 1765 | [7] | ||
Oldenburg Infantry Regiment | 1747 | 1951 | [8] | ||
Oldenburg National Regiment | 1704 | 1765 | [9] | ||
Prince Georg's Regiment | 1658 | 1721 | |||
Plön Recruited Infantry Regiment | 1764 | 1767 | [2] | ||
Southern Jutland National Regiment (of foot) | 1733 | 1765 | [7] | ||
Schleswig National Regiment (of foot) | 1737 | 1765 | [7] | ||
Schleswig-Holstein National Regiment | 1737 | 1765 | [9] | ||
Scanian Regiment | 1614 | 1658 | |||
Viborg Recruited Infantry Regiment | 1703 | 1789 | [5] | ||
Zealand Infantry Regiment | 1675 | 1803 | merged in the Marine Regiment | [2] | |
Zealand National Regiment (of foot) | 1735 | 1765 | [7] |
Cavalry
[edit]Regiment disband in the modern era or still present:
- Jutland Dragoon Regiment (1679–present)[10]
- Guard Hussar Regiment (1762–2000)
- Guard Hussar Regiment (After amalgamation the year from Zealand Life Regiment is used)(1614–present)
Regiment disband before the modern era:
- 1st Dragoon Regiment (1672–1856)[11]
- 2nd Dragoon Regiment (1683–1910)[12]
- 3rd Dragoon Regiment (1670–1932), merged with 5th Dragoon Regiment in 1932 to form the Jutland Dragoon Regiment[13]
- 4th Dragoon Regiment (1670–1923)[13]
- 5th Dragoon Regiment (1679–1932), merged with 3rd Dragoon Regiment in 1932 to form the Jutland Dragoon Regiment
- 6th Dragoon Regiment (1670–1865), merged into 3rd Dragoon Regiment
- 3rd Zealand National Mounted Regiment (1675–1721)[14]
- Holstein's Lancers Regiment (1700–1842)[14]
- Royal Horse Guards (1661–1866)[15]
- Oldenburg Cuirassier Regiment (1703–1767)[16]
- Zealand Cuirassier Regiment (1670–1767)[16]
- Zealand Dragoon Regiment (1670–1789)[16]
- Schleswig's Cuirassier Regiment (1675–1842)[14]
Artillery and other regiments
[edit]Artillery
[edit]- Fortress Artillery Regiment (1892–1922)
- Coastal Artillery Regiment (1909–1932), amalgamated into Royal Danish Navy
- 1st Field Artillery Regiment (Crown's Artillery Regiment), merged with 2nd Field Artillery Regiment in 1982 to form the King's Artillery Regiment.
- 2nd Field Artillery Regiment (Zealand Artillery Regiment), merged with 1st Field Artillery Regiment in 1982 to form the King's Artillery Regiment.
- 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (North Jutland Artillery Regiment), merged with 4th Field Artillery Regiment in 2000 to form the Queen's Artillery Regiment.
- 4th Field Artillery Regiment (Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment), merged with 3rd Field Artillery Regiment in 2000 to form the Queen's Artillery Regiment.
- King's Artillery Regiment (1982–2005), merged with Queen's Artillery Regiment in 2005 to form the Danish Artillery Regiment.
- Queen's Artillery Regiment (2000–2005), merged with King's Artillery Regiment in 2005 to form the Danish Artillery Regiment.
- Danish Artillery Regiment (2005–2014, 2019–), disbanded in 2014 and reformed into 1st Danish Artillery Battalion. Reactivated on 1 January 2019.
Air Defence
[edit]- Zealand Air Defence Regiment (1937–1970), merged into Crown's Artillery Regiment
- Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment (1951–1974), merged into North Jutland Artillery Regiment
Armour
[edit]See under Cavalry units
Aviation
[edit]- Army Aviation Troops (1912–1950).
- Army Air Corps (1971–2003), amalgamated into Squadron 724 of the Royal Danish Air Force.
Engineers
[edit]- Zealandic Engineer Regiment, merged with Jutlandic Engineer Regiment in 1997 to form the Engineer Regiment.
- Jutlandic Engineer Regiment, merged with Zealandic Engineer Regiment in 1997 to form the Engineer Regiment.
- Engineer Regiment (1997–present)
Logistic
[edit]- Army Materiel Command (1602–2007) merged with navy and air force counterpart to form Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization.
- Zealandic Logistic Regiment (1951–1997), merged with Jutlandic Logistic Regiment to form the Train Regiment.
- Jutlandic Logistic Regiment (1951–1997), merged with Zealandic Logistic Regiment to form the Train Regiment.
- Train Regiment (1997–present).
- Danish International Logistical Center (2001–2014), merged into Train Regiment.
Signal
[edit]- Zealandic Signal Regiment, merged with Jutlandic Signal Regiment in 1992 to form the Signal Regiment.
- Jutlandic Signal Regiment, merged with Zealandic Signal Regiment in 1992 to form the Signal Regiment.
- Command Support Regiment (1992–present).
Other
[edit]- Bornholm's Defence , disbanded 2000
- Army Military Police (1947–2014), merged with Navy and Air force Military Police.
- Intelligence Regiment (2014–present).
- Jaeger Corps (1961–2014), Now SOKOM
See also
[edit]- Royal Danish Army
- List of wars involving Denmark
- Military history of Denmark
- Structure of the Royal Danish Army
References
[edit]- ^ Petersen 1984, p. 89.
- ^ a b c d Petersen 1984, p. 72.
- ^ Petersen 1984, pp. 188–189.
- ^ a b Petersen 1984, p. 73.
- ^ a b c Petersen 1984, p. 70.
- ^ Petersen 1984, p. 98.
- ^ a b c d Petersen 1984, p. 75.
- ^ Petersen 1984, p. 99.
- ^ a b Petersen 1984, p. 76.
- ^ Petersen 1984, p. 114.
- ^ Petersen 1984, p. 109.
- ^ Petersen 1984, p. 110.
- ^ a b Petersen 1984, p. 111.
- ^ a b c Petersen 1984, p. 112.
- ^ Petersen 1984, p. 107.
- ^ a b c Petersen 1984, p. 113.
- Petersen, Vagn Aage, ed. (1984). Vejledning og oversigt I: Hæren 1660-1980. Rigsarkivet og hjælpemidlerne til dets benyttelse III (in Danish). Danish National Archives. ISBN 87-7497-073-9.