List of Danish regiments
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[]
Regiment disband in the modern era (1951-present) our still present:
Royal Life Guards
1st Regiment (Danish Life Regiment) merged into Guard Hussar Regiment on 1 January 2001
2nd Regiment (Schleswig Regiment of Foot) merged into Prince's Life Regiment on 1 January 2001. Reactivated on 1 January 2019.
3rd Regiment (Prince's Life Regiment) merged into Jutland Dragoon Regiment on 1 August 2005
4th Regiment (Zealand Life Regiment) merged into Guard Hussar Regiment on 1 January 2001
5th Regiment (Falster Regiment of Foot) merged into Danish Life Regiment on 1 August 1976
6th Regiment (Funen Life Regiment) merged into Schleswig Regiment of Foot on 1 November 1991
7th Regiment (Jutlandic Regiment of Foot) merged with King's Regiment of Foot into King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot on 1 November 1961
8th Regiment (Queen's Life Regiment) merged into Prince's Life Regiment on 1 January 2001
9th Regiment (King's Regiment of Foot from 1961 King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot) merged into Schleswig Regiment of Foot 1 November 1991
10th Regiment (Field Lord's Regiment of Foot) merged into Queen's Life Regiment on 1 August 1961
Marine Regiment, three infantry battalions under , disbanded 2000
(1938-1951) merged into King's Regiment of Foot[1]
Regiment disband before the modern era:
- (1703–1721)[2]
(1808–1816)[3]- (1733-1765)[4]
- (1733–1789) merged in the Prince's Life Regiment[2]
- (1701–1763)[5]
- (1571–1763)[5]
(1778–1951)[6]- (1773–1773)[4]
(1733–1765)[7]
(1747–1951)[8]- (1704–1765)[9]
- (1658–1721)
- (1764–1767)[2]
- (1733–1765)[7]
- (1737–1765)[7]
- (1737–1765)[9]
- Scanian Regiment (1614-1658)
- (1703–1789)[5]
(1675–1803) merged in the Marine Regiment[2]
(1735–1765)[7]
Cavalry[]
Regiment disband in the modern era our 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:
- (1672–1856)[11]
- 2nd Dragoon Regiment (1683–1910)[12]
- (1670–1932), merged with 5th Dragoon Regiment in 1932 to form the Jutland Dragoon Regiment[13]
- (1670–1923)[13]
- (1679–1932), merged with 3rd Dragoon Regiment in 1932 to form the Jutland Dragoon Regiment
- (1670–1865), merged into 3rd Dragoon Regiment
- (1675–1721)[14]
- (1700–1842)[14]
- Royal Horse Guards (1661–1866)[15]
- (1703–1767)[16]
- (1670–1767)[16]
- (1670–1789)[16]
- (1675–1842)[14]
Artillery and other regiments[]
Artillery[]
- (1892-1922)
- (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), disbanded in 2014 and reformed into 1st Danish Artillery Battalion. Reactivated on 1 January 2019.
Air Defence[]
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[]
See under Cavalry units
Aviation[]
Army Aviation Troops (1912–1950).
Army Air Corps (1971–2003), amalgamated into Squadron 724 of the Royal Danish Air Force.
Engineers[]
, merged with Jutlandic Engineer Regiment in 1997 to form the Engineer Regiment.
, merged with Zealandic Engineer Regiment in 1997 to form the Engineer Regiment.
Engineer Regiment (1997–present)
Logistic[]
Army Materiel Command (1602–2007) merged with and counterpart to form Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization.
(1951–1997), merged with Jutlandic Logistic Regiment to form the Train 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[]
, merged with Jutlandic Signal Regiment in 1992 to form the Signal Regiment.
, merged with Zealandic Signal Regiment in 1992 to form the Signal Regiment.
Command Support Regiment (1992–present).
Other[]
, disbanded 2000
(1947–2014), merged with Navy and Air force Military Police.
Intelligence Regiment (2014–present).
Jaeger Corps (1961–present).
See also[]
- Royal Danish Army
- List of wars involving Denmark
- Military history of Denmark
- Structure of the Royal Danish Army
References[]
- ^ 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.
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