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:
- 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 Bornholm's Værn, disbanded 2000
- Infantry Pioneer Command (1938–1951) merged into King's Regiment of Foot[1]
Regiment disband before the modern era:
- 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.