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The Queen's Life Regiment ( da, Dronningens Livregiment) was a
1st battalion (I/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion.
** 
Saff Company ('' Oldenborske'')
** 
1st Armored Infantry Company (''Livkompagniet'')
** 
2nd Armored Infantry Company (''
3rd Tank Squadron (Blyw wé)
** 
4th Motorised Infantry Company (''Bernstorff'')
* 
2nd battalion (II/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion from 1979.
** Saff Company
** 1st Armored Infantry Company
** 2nd Armored Infantry Company
** 3rd Tank Squadron
** 4th Motorised Infantry Company
* 3rd battalion (III/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion 1991–1996.
** Saff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* 4th battalion (IV/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion 1991–1996.
** Saff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* 5th battalion (V/DRLR), raised in 1990 and disbanded in 1996.
** Saff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* 6th battalion (VI/DRLR), raised in 1990 and disbanded in 1996.
** Saff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* 2nd Staff Company/2nd Jutland Brigade. (1961-1976), transferred to Nørre jyske Artilleriregiment
* Tank destroyer Squadron/1st Territorial Region (1979-1983)
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Regimental flag of Queen's Life Regiment.svg, Queen's Life Regiment
Regimental flag of Queen's Regiment of Foot (Denmark).svg, Queen's Life Regiment
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 ...
infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001, it was amalgamated with the Prince's Life Regiment.
History
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 theGreat Nordic 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-Swedis ...
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.
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
Operation Amanda was a United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) mission conducted by Danish peacekeeping troops, with the aim of recovering an observation post, S01, belonging to 9th mech inf coy Nordbat 2 near Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...
as part of UNPROFOR
The United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR; also known by its French acronym FORPRONU: ''Force de Protection des Nations Unies'') was the first United Nations peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav War ...
.
Structure
* 1st battalion (I/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion.
** Saff Company ('' Oldenborske'')
** 1st Armored Infantry Company (''Livkompagniet'')
** 2nd Armored Infantry Company (''Hans Schack
Hans Schack (28 October 1608 – 27 February 1676) was a member of the north German noble family Schack, who after many years in French service, entered the Danish service, made major contributions during the war with Sweden, and loyally supported ...
'')
** 3rd Tank Squadron (Blyw wé)
** 4th Motorised Infantry Company (''Bernstorff'')
* 2nd battalion (II/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion from 1979.
** Saff Company
** 1st Armored Infantry Company
** 2nd Armored Infantry Company
** 3rd Tank Squadron
** 4th Motorised Infantry Company
* 3rd battalion (III/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion 1991–1996.
** Saff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* 4th battalion (IV/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion 1991–1996.
** Saff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* 5th battalion (V/DRLR), raised in 1990 and disbanded in 1996.
** Saff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* 6th battalion (VI/DRLR), raised in 1990 and disbanded in 1996.
** Saff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* 2nd Staff Company/2nd Jutland Brigade. (1961-1976), transferred to Nørre jyske Artilleriregiment
* Tank destroyer Squadron/1st Territorial Region (1979-1983)
* LRRP
A long-range reconnaissance patrol, or LRRP (pronounced "lurp"), is a small, well-armed reconnaissance team that patrols deep in enemy-held territory.Ankony, Robert C., ''Lurps: A Ranger's Diary of Tet, Khe Sanh, A Shau, and Quang Tri,'' revised ...
Company. (1983-2000) Part of Jutland Division
The Jutland Division (''Jyske Divisionskommando'') was a mechanized infantry formation of the Danish Army during the Cold War. It was formed during 1951-1952 as 3rd Division from assets of the III Military Region and the division headquarters was i ...
, from 1997 Danish Division
The Danish Division ( da, Danske Division), short DDIV, is the only remaining military land division in Denmark. It was created on 1 January 1997 as the successor of Jutland Division. It is one of the now-two Divisions of Multinational Corps No ...
Names of the regiment
Standards
Regimental flag of Queen's Regiment of Foot (Denmark).svg, Queen's Life Regiment
References
* ''Lærebog for Hærens Menige'', Hærkommandoen, marts 1960 {{Regiments of Denmark Danish Army regiments Military units and formations established in 1675 Military units and formations disestablished in 1961