Queen's Life Regiment

The Queen's Life Regiment () was a mechanized 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, Frederick III of Denmark, 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 Second War of Schleswig, 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 10th Regiment (Denmark), 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 United Nations Protection Force, UNPROFOR.

Structure

* 1st battalion (I/DRLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2000. Mechanized Infantry Battalion.
** Saff Company (''House of Oldenburg, Oldenborske'')
** 1st Armored Infantry Company (''Livkompagniet'')
** 2nd Armored Infantry Company (''Hans Schack'')
** 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 North Jutland Artillery Regiment, Nørre jyske Artilleriregiment
* Tank destroyer Squadron/1st Territorial Region (1979-1983)
* Long-range reconnaissance patrol, LRRP Company. (1983-2000) Part of Jutland Division, from 1997 Danish Division

Names of the regiment

Standards

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

Regimental standard of 17 Battalion of Denmark (1912–1947).svg, 17th Battalion

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