Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers
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Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers (Grenadiers and Rifles Guards Regiment) is a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army
; it is one of two, along with the Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene
that is classed as 'Guards'
. The regiment was formed in 1995 by the amalgamation of two antecedent regiments:
ordered that two regiments would be formed to replace the Swiss, to serve as his guards. Both served with distinction, especially during the Second World War in the defence of The Hague
.
The regiment's single battalion currently serves in the airmobile role as part of 11 Luchtmobiele (Airmobile) Brigade. It is organised with an HQ Company (Stafcompagnie), an anti-tank company (Antitankcompagnie) and three infantry companies (Infanteriecompagnie). The three infantry companies perpetuate the two antecedent regiments, with 'A' (Koningscompagnie) Company being classed as Grenadiers and 'B' (Stiercompagnie) and 'C' (Tijgercompagnie) Companies being classed as Jagers
(Rifles).
Royal Netherlands Army
The Royal Netherlands Army is the land forces element of the military of the Netherlands.-Short history:The Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, but its origins date back to 1572, when the so-called Staatse Leger was raised...
; it is one of two, along with the Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene
Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene
The Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene is a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, named after Princess Irene, the sister of Queen Beatrix. It is one of two regiments, along with the Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers, to be classed as 'Guards'...
that is classed as 'Guards'
Foot Guards
-British Army:The Foot Guards are the Regular Infantry regiments of the Household Division of the British Army. There have been six regiments of foot guards, five of which still exist. The Royal Guards Reserve Regiment was a reserve formation of the Household Brigade in existence from 1900-1901...
. The regiment was formed in 1995 by the amalgamation of two antecedent regiments:
- Garderegiment Grenadiers - Grenadiers Guard Regiment
- Garderegiment Jagers - Rifles Guard Regiment
History
These two regiments were formed in 1829 following the withdrawal of the regiments of Swiss mercenaries from Dutch service. Willem IWilliam I of the Netherlands
William I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
ordered that two regiments would be formed to replace the Swiss, to serve as his guards. Both served with distinction, especially during the Second World War in the defence of The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
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The regiment's single battalion currently serves in the airmobile role as part of 11 Luchtmobiele (Airmobile) Brigade. It is organised with an HQ Company (Stafcompagnie), an anti-tank company (Antitankcompagnie) and three infantry companies (Infanteriecompagnie). The three infantry companies perpetuate the two antecedent regiments, with 'A' (Koningscompagnie) Company being classed as Grenadiers and 'B' (Stiercompagnie) and 'C' (Tijgercompagnie) Companies being classed as Jagers
Jäger (military)
Jäger is a term that was adopted in the Enlightenment era in German-speaking states and others influenced by German military practice to describe a kind of light infantry, and it has continued in that use since then....
(Rifles).
Battle Honours
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- Tiendaagse Veldtocht 1831
- Ypenburg en Ockenburg 1940
- West-Java 1946 - 1949
- Oost-Java 1947 - 1949
- Metalen Kruis