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The Royal Life Guards ( da, Den Kongelige Livgarde) is a
1st Battalion – Founded 1658. Mechanized Infantry Battalion, part of 1st Brigade. ''Plus Ultra'' (Even further)
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Staff Company (STKMP/I/LG)
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1st Armored Infantry Company ( Army's Flank company ) (1/I/LG)
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2nd Mechanized Infantry Company (2/I/LG)
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4th Mechanized Infantry Company (4/I/LG)(inactive)
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2nd Battalion – Founded 1867. Mechanized Infantry Battalion, ''Vincere Volumus'' (We'll be victorious)
** Staff Company (STKMP/II/LG)(inactive)
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1st Mechanized Infantry Company (1/II/LG)
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2nd Basic Training Company (2/II/LG)
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3rd Basic Training Company (3/II/LG)
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Royal Guard Company () - Founded 1659. Ceremonial/guard unit.
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Royal Life Guard Music Band () - Founded 1658. Musical unit.
;Disbanded units
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3rd Battalion – Founded 1923, Disbanded 2018. Infantry (basic training) Battalion. (Mechanized Infantry Battalion 2000-2004)
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4th Battalion – Founded 1961, Disbanded 2005. Infantry Battalion.
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5th Battalion – Founded 2001, Disbanded 2005. Infantry Battalion. (Merged in from Danish Life Regiment, only as reserve)
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6th Battalion – Founded 2001, Disbanded 2005. Infantry Battalion. (Merged in from Danish Life Regiment, only as reserve)
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7th Battalion – Founded 2001, Disbanded 2005. Infantry Battalion. (Merged in from
Soldaat poseert voor een muur, Bestanddeelnr 252-8722.jpg, Life Guard in old combat uniform
Royal Life Guard at CEANCO 2013.jpg, Life Guard in combat uniform (m/84)
staff company/1st battalion.
Official Site
Den Kongelige Livgardes Musikkorps
{{Authority control Danish Army regiments Royal guards Guards regiments 1658 establishments in Denmark Military units and formations established in 1658 Danish monarchy
mechanized infantry
Mechanized infantry are infantry units equipped with armored personnel carriers (APCs) or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat (see also mechanized force).
As defined by the United States Army, mechanized infantry is di ...
regiment of the 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 structur ...
, founded in 1658 by King Frederik III. The primary task is to provide a number of soldiers from the Guard Company to serve as a guard/ceremonial unit to the Danish monarchy, while training the Royal Guards for various functions in the mobilisation force. Until its disbandment, the Royal Horse Guards
The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (The Blues) (RHG) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.
Raised in August 1650 at Newcastle upon Tyne and County Durham by Sir Arthur Haselrigge on the orders of Oliver Cr ...
( da, Livgarden til Hest), served the role as the mounted guard/ceremonial unit, afterwards the role was taken over by Guard Hussar Regiment Mounted Squadron. During the time period 1684-1867, the Royal Life Guards were called The Royal Foot Guard ( da, Den Kongelige Livgarde til Fods), in order to distinguish between the regiment and the Royal Horse Guards.
History
Role
Organisation
The regiment itself has twobattalion
A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions ...
s, the Guard Company and a Musical Corps:
* 1st Battalion – Founded 1658. Mechanized Infantry Battalion, part of 1st Brigade. ''Plus Ultra'' (Even further)
** Staff Company (STKMP/I/LG)
** 1st Armored Infantry Company ( Army's Flank company ) (1/I/LG)
** 2nd Mechanized Infantry Company (2/I/LG)
** 4th Mechanized Infantry Company (4/I/LG)(inactive)
* 2nd Battalion – Founded 1867. Mechanized Infantry Battalion, ''Vincere Volumus'' (We'll be victorious)
** Staff Company (STKMP/II/LG)(inactive)
** 1st Mechanized Infantry Company (1/II/LG)
** 2nd Basic Training Company (2/II/LG)
** 3rd Basic Training Company (3/II/LG)
* Royal Guard Company () - Founded 1659. Ceremonial/guard unit.
* Royal Life Guard Music Band () - Founded 1658. Musical unit.
;Disbanded units
* 3rd Battalion – Founded 1923, Disbanded 2018. Infantry (basic training) Battalion. (Mechanized Infantry Battalion 2000-2004)
* 4th Battalion – Founded 1961, Disbanded 2005. Infantry Battalion.
* 5th Battalion – Founded 2001, Disbanded 2005. Infantry Battalion. (Merged in from Danish Life Regiment, only as reserve)
* 6th Battalion – Founded 2001, Disbanded 2005. Infantry Battalion. (Merged in from Danish Life Regiment, only as reserve)
* 7th Battalion – Founded 2001, Disbanded 2005. Infantry Battalion. (Merged in from Zealand Life Regiment
The Zealand Life Regiment ( da, Sjællandske Livregiment) was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001 it was disbanded and amalgamated into the Guard Hussar Regiment, which was moved from Næstved to Slagelse.
History
The Sjæll ...
, only as reserve)
Names of the regiment
Alliances
* –The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (or PWRR, also known as 'The Tigers') is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, second in the line infantry order of precedence to the Royal Regiment of Scotland and part of the ...
– Bond of Friendship
* – Bundeswehr
The ''Bundeswehr'' (, meaning literally: ''Federal Defence'') is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ''Bundeswehr'' is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part con ...
Image gallery
staff company/1st battalion.
See also
* Guard Hussar Regiment (Denmark) ** Guard Hussar Regiment Mounted Squadron *Royal Horse Guards (Denmark)
The Royal Horse Guards (Danish: Livgarden til Hest) was a Cuirassier regiment in the Royal Danish Army which was founded on orders from King Frederick III in January 1661 and discontinued on 31 May 1866. It served both as Royal Guards and as a ...
References
Further reading
* * * * * *External links
Official Site
Den Kongelige Livgardes Musikkorps
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