The Zealand Artillery Regiment ( da, Sjællandske Artilleriregiment) was an artillery regiment of the Royal Danish Army. On 1 August 1982 it was merged with

Kronens Artilleriregiment The Crown Artillery Regiment ( da, Kronens Artilleriregiment) was an artillery regiment of the Royal Danish Army. On 1 August 1982 it was merged with the Zealand Artillery Regiment to form the King's Artillery Regiment. History In 1684 three artil ...

to form Kongens Artilleriregiment.

History

In 1803 the Danish artillery corps was split into three Brigades, ''Holstenske Artilleribrigade'', ''Danske Artilleribrigade'' and ''Norske Artilleribrigade'' (disbanded in 1814). The Regiment traces its history back to ''Holstenske Artilleribrigade''. In the First Schleswig War the Regiment (then named 2. Artilleriregiment) participated on the Schleswig-Holstein side and was afterwards disbanded.

Units

4th Rocket Artillery Battalion (1961-1976) * Emblem for the V-SJLAR

5th Armoured Artillery Battalion (1961-1982) * Emblem for the XXI-SJLAR

21st Light Artillery Battalion (1961-1982) * Insigne incognitum

22nd Light Artillery Battalion (1961-1982) * Insigne incognitum

32nd Heavy Artillery Battalion (1961-1982)

Names of the regiment

References

* ''Lærebog for Hærens Menige'', Hærkommandoen, marts 1960 Artillery regiments of Denmark Military units and formations established in 1803 Military units and formations disestablished in 1982 {{Denmark-org-stub