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The Funen Life Regiment ( da, Fynske Livregiment) was an
infantry
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...
regiment of the Royal Danish Army
The Royal Danish Army ( da, Hæren, fo, Herurin, kl, Sakkutuut) is the land-based branch of the Danish Defence, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures ...
. On 1 November 1991 it was merged with the King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot
The King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot ( da, Kongens Jyske Fodregiment) was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 November 1991, it was merged with the Funen Life Regiment, into Schleswig Regiment of Foot
The Schleswig Regiment of Foot ( d ...
, into Slesvigske Fodregiment.
History
It was one of the oldest regiments in the Danish army and could trace its history back to 1614 when it was raised under the name ''Fynske Fenle Knægte af Jydske Regiment Landsfolk''. The Regiment participated in all Danish wars since 1625, includingTorstenson War
The Torstenson war, Hannibal controversy or Hannibal War ( no, Hannibalsfeiden) was a short period of conflict between Sweden and Denmark–Norway from 1643 to 1645 towards the end of the Thirty Years' War. The names refer to Swedish general L ...
(1643–1645) Northern Wars
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(1658–1660), Scanian War
The Scanian War ( da, Skånske Krig, , sv, Skånska kriget, german: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, ...
(1675–1679), Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedi ...
(1700), Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedi ...
(1709–1720), Slaget på Reden (1801), Gunboat War
The Gunboat War (, ; 1807–1814) was a naval conflict between Denmark–Norway and the British during the Napoleonic Wars. The war's name is derived from the Danish tactic of employing small gunboats against the materially superior Royal Nav ...
(1807–1814), First Schleswig War
The First Schleswig War (german: Schleswig-Holsteinischer Krieg) was a military conflict in southern Denmark and northern Germany rooted in the Schleswig-Holstein Question, contesting the issue of who should control the Duchies of Schleswig, ...
(1848–1850) and Second Schleswig War
The Second Schleswig War ( da, Krigen i 1864; german: Deutsch-Dänischer Krieg) also sometimes known as the Dano-Prussian War or Prusso-Danish War was the second military conflict over the Schleswig-Holstein Question of the nineteenth century. T ...
(1864). It was furthermore in foreign war service during 1689–1714. The regimental flag has the battle honours Lutter am Barenberg 1626, Wismar
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1675, Christianstad 1677–78, Stralsund
Stralsund (; Swedish: ''Strålsund''), officially the Hanseatic City of Stralsund (German: ''Hansestadt Stralsund''), is the fifth-largest city in the northeastern German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostock, Schwerin, Neub ...
1715, Dybbøl
Dybbøl is a small town with a population of 2,339 (1 January 2022)Isted 1850 and
Dybbøl
Dybbøl is a small town with a population of 2,339 (1 January 2022) Staff Company
** 
1st Armored Infantry Company
** 
2nd Armored Infantry Company
** 
(blue) 3rd Tank Squadron (Along with 
from 1974 to 1981)
** 
4th Motorised Infantry Company
* 2nd battalion (II/FLR), Founded 1961, Disband 1990. Infantry Battalion.
** Staff Company
** 1st Motorised Infantry Company
** 2nd Motorised Infantry Company
** 3rd Motorised Infantry Company
* 3rd battalion (III/FLR), Founded 1961, Disband 1990. Infantry Battalion.
** Staff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* 4th battalion (IV/FLR), Founded 1961, Disband 1990. Motorised Infantry Battalion.
** Staff Company
** 1st Motorised Infantry Company
** 2nd Motorised Infantry Company
** 3rd Motorised Infantry Company
** 4th Tank Destroyer Squadron
Regimental flag of (NYPL b14896507-465782).svg, Crown Prince Christian's Regiment
Regimental flag of King's Regiment (Denmark).svg, The King's Regiment
1st Armored Infantry Company
** 2nd Armored Infantry Company
** (blue) 3rd Tank Squadron (Along with from 1974 to 1981)
** 4th Motorised Infantry Company
* 2nd battalion (II/FLR), Founded 1961, Disband 1990. Infantry Battalion.
** Staff Company
** 1st Motorised Infantry Company
** 2nd Motorised Infantry Company
** 3rd Motorised Infantry Company
* 3rd battalion (III/FLR), Founded 1961, Disband 1990. Infantry Battalion.
** Staff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* 4th battalion (IV/FLR), Founded 1961, Disband 1990. Motorised Infantry Battalion.
** Staff Company
** 1st Motorised Infantry Company
** 2nd Motorised Infantry Company
** 3rd Motorised Infantry Company
** 4th Tank Destroyer Squadron
Names of the regiment
Standards
Regimental flag of King's Regiment (Denmark).svg, The King's Regiment
References