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Queen's Life Regiment

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Queen's Life Regiment
Dronningens Livregiment
BERJAYA
Coat of arms
Active1657 – 2000
CountryBERJAYA Denmark
BranchBERJAYA Royal Danish Army
TypeMechanized infantry
SizeRegiment
Garrison/HQÅlborg Barracks
MottoStærk for retfærdighed.
Stable beltBERJAYA

The Queen's Life Regiment (Danish: Dronningens Livregiment) was a mechanized infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001, it was amalgamated with the Prince's Life Regiment.

History

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After the siege and storming of Copenhagen, on 16 October 1659, King Frederick III honored the regiment with the name "Queen's Life Regiment" for the regiment's courage.

The regiment was in foreign war service (mostly British) around 1700. It participated in the Great Nordic War and in the 1864 campaign, when it participated with particular energy and contempt for death in the defense of Dybøl on 18 April 1864. It was almost wiped out.[1]

On 1 November 1961 the Field Lord's Regiment of Foot was merged into the Queen's Life Regiment.

On October 25, 1994 a tank platoon from the regiment's 3rd Tank Squadron/1st Battalion conducted Operation Amanda as part of UNPROFOR.

Structure

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  • BERJAYA 1st battalion (I/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion.
    • BERJAYA Saff Company (Oldenborske)
    • BERJAYA 1st Armored Infantry Company (Livkompagniet)
    • BERJAYA 2nd Armored Infantry Company (Hans Schack)
    • BERJAYA 3rd Tank Squadron (Blyw wé)
    • BERJAYA 4th Motorised Infantry Company (Bernstorff)
  • BERJAYA 2nd battalion (II/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion from 1979.
    • BERJAYA Saff Company
    • BERJAYA 1st Armored Infantry Company
    • BERJAYA 2nd Armored Infantry Company
    • BERJAYA 3rd Tank Squadron
    • BERJAYA 4th Motorised Infantry Company
  • BERJAYA 3rd battalion (III/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion 1991–1996.
    • BERJAYA Saff Company
    • BERJAYA 1st Infantry Company
    • BERJAYA 2nd Infantry Company
    • BERJAYA 3rd Infantry Company
  • BERJAYA 4th battalion (IV/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion 1991–1996.
    • BERJAYA Saff Company
    • BERJAYA 1st Infantry Company
    • BERJAYA 2nd Infantry Company
    • BERJAYA 3rd Infantry Company
  • BERJAYA 5th battalion (V/DRLR), raised in 1990 and disbanded in 1996.
    • BERJAYA Saff Company
    • BERJAYA 1st Infantry Company
    • BERJAYA 2nd Infantry Company
    • BERJAYA 3rd Infantry Company
  • BERJAYA 6th battalion (VI/DRLR), raised in 1990 and disbanded in 1996.
    • BERJAYA Saff Company
    • BERJAYA 1st Infantry Company
    • BERJAYA 2nd Infantry Company
    • BERJAYA 3rd Infantry Company
  • BERJAYA 2nd Staff Company/2nd Jutland Brigade. (1961-1976), transferred to Nørre jyske Artilleriregiment
  • BERJAYA Tank destroyer Squadron/1st Territorial Region (1979-1983)
  • BERJAYA LRRP Company. (1983-2000) Part of Jutland Division, from 1997 Danish Division

Names of the regiment

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Names[2]
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløves Regiment DragonerUlrik Christian Gyldenløve's Regiment Dragoons1657–1658
Holcks Regiment DragonerHolck's Regiment Dragoons1658–1659
Dronningens Livregiment (Dragoner)Queen's Life Regiment (Dragoons)1659–1842
17. Linie Infanteribataillon17th Line Infantry Battalion1842–1848
DisbandedDisbanded1848–1851
3. Holstenske InfanteribataillonPrince Frederik's Regiment1851–1852
17. Linie Infanteribataillon 17th Line Infantry Battalion1852–1860
17. Infanteribataillon17th Infantry Battalion1860–1863
17. Infanteriregiment17th Infantry Regiment1863–1865
17. Infanteribataillon17th Infantry Battalion1865–1867
17. Bataillon17th Battalion1867–1951
8. Regiment (Dronningens Livregiment)8th Regiment (Queen's Life Regiment)1951–1961
Dronningens LivregimentQueen's Life Regiment1961–2000

Standards

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References

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  • Lærebog for Hærens Menige, Hærkommandoen, marts 1960
  1. ↑ Hoff, Arne; Hvidt, Anton (1955). Kongens tro regimenter og hjemmeværn til lands (PDF). Copenhagen: Thaning & Appel. OCLC 30021663.
  2. ↑ Laursen, Ole. "Historical Overview of Queens's Liferegiment".
  3. ↑ Wolter, Hans Christian (1992). Den danske hær i Napoleonstiden 1801-1814 (in Danish). Tøjhusmuseet. pp. 31–43. ISBN 87-89022-10-6.
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