The Danish Artillery Regiment (DAR, da, Danske Artilleriregiment) is an
artillery
Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...
unit 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 ...
, which was founded on 1 November 2005 when the two artillery regiments in Denmark,
King's Artillery Regiment and
Queen's Artillery Regiment
The Queen's Artillery Regiment ( da, Dronningens Artilleriregiment, DAR) was a Royal Danish Army artillery regiment.
History
The Queen's Artillery Regiment was created on 1 November 2000 by merging Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment in Varde an ...
were merged. The unit was disbanded in 2014 and revived in 2019.
History
DAR was created administratively 1 August 2005 by merging the
King's Artillery Regiment and the
Queen's Artillery Regiment
The Queen's Artillery Regiment ( da, Dronningens Artilleriregiment, DAR) was a Royal Danish Army artillery regiment.
History
The Queen's Artillery Regiment was created on 1 November 2000 by merging Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment in Varde an ...
, with the official day creation as 1 November 2005.
Danish Artillery Regiment (DAR) is Denmark's only remaining artillery regiment. The regiment was garrisoned in Varde and an artillery unit stationed in Oksbøl camp. From 2019, the revived regiment is stationed at Oksbøl Kaserne.
The regiment traces its history back to 1684 when The Royal Artillery Corps was established in Copenhagen. In 1803 the Artillery Corps divided into three brigades; referred to as "Danish Artillery Brigade", "Holstein Artillery Brigade" and "Norwegian Artillery Brigade". The latter was dissolved in 1814 with the loss of Norway.
In 1842 the brigades changed to 1st Artillery Regiment (Danish) and 2nd Artillery Regiment (Holstein), respectively, but was overall called "The Royal Artillery Brigade". In connection with the
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. ...
between Denmark and Prussia, the second Artillery Regiment (Holstein) was dissolved, in March 1848, when the regiment joined the rebels.
Following Hærloven of 1867, the Second Artillery Regiment was restored by taking 7th-9th Battery and 12. Reinforcement Battery and 2. Train Department from 1st Artillery Regiment.
In 1895
Fortress Artillery Regiment was established, which was responsible for
Copenhagen fortress artillery. This regiment was disbanded in 1920 when the Danish government admitted that there was no need for a permanent fortification around the capital.
In 1909
Coastal Artillery Regiment was created.
In 1932, the responsibility for coastal artillery moved from the Army to the Navy, and thus abolished Coastal artillery as an artillery unit.
In 1951, the artillery was organized as follows:
* 1st Field Artillery Regiment (
Crown Artillery Regiment
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 ...
) in Sjælsmark
* 2nd Field Artillery Regiment (
Zealand Artillery Regiment) in Holbæk
* 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (
Nørrejyske Artillery Regiment) in Aarhus
* 4th Field Artillery Regiment (
Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment) in Varde
*
Zealand Air Defence Regiment
The Zealand Air Defence Regiment ( da, Sjællandske Luftværnsregiment) was a Danish Army Air defence regiment. On 1 September 1970 it was merged into Kronens Artilleriregiment.
History
The regiment was established on 1 November 1932 as ''Luftvær ...
in Copenhagen
*
Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment
The Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment ( da, Jyske Luftværnsregiment) was a Danish Army Air defence regiment. On 1 November 1974 it was merged into North Jutland Artillery Regiment.
History
The regiment was established on 3 November 1951. When 14 ...
in Aalborg
*
12th Artillery Division on Bornholm
* Artillery Shooting School in Copenhagen (Artillery School)
* Artillery Commander School in Ringsted.
In 2014, as part of the
Danish Defence Agreement 2013-2017
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, DAR was disbanded and reformed into
Army Combat and Fire Support Center
The Army Combat and Fire Support Centre ( da, Hærens Kamp- og Ildstøttecenter), formerly Army Combat School ( da, Hærens Kampskole), was a training centre for the Royal Danish Army, with the purpose of developing, educating and training various ...
and
1st Danish Artillery Battalion
The 1st Danish Artillery Battalion ( da, 1. Danske Artilleriafdeling, 1DAA) is a part of Army Combat and Fire Support Center and was created after under the Danish Defence Agreement 2013-2017, after the ''Danish Artillery Regiment'' was disbanded. ...
(1DAA), with the later set to carry on the traditions and history of DAR.
In 2019, the regiment was revived along with
Schleswig Regiment of Foot
The Schleswig Regiment of Foot ( da, Slesvigske Fodregiment) is a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001 the regiment was merged with the Queen's Life Regiment, into the Prince's Life Regiment. In 2018 it was announced that the regi ...
.
Structure
Today the Danish Artillery Regiment has four battalions:
*
1st Artillery Battalion
**
![Insigne incognitum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Insigne_incognitum.svg)
Staff platoon
**
![Emblem for the 1-I-DAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Emblem_for_the_1-I-DAR.svg)
1st Fire Support Battery (
Army's Flank Battery)
**
![Insigne incognitum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Insigne_incognitum.svg)
2nd Fire Support Battery (
Nybøl Battery)
**
![Insigne incognitum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Insigne_incognitum.svg)
3rd Fire Support Battery (Bardenfelth Battery)
*
![Emblem for the II-DAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Emblem_for_the_II-DAR.svg)
2nd Combat Capacity Battalion
**
![Emblem for the 1-II-DAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Emblem_for_the_1-II-DAR.svg)
1st Basic Training Battery (
Mysunde Battery)
**
![Insigne incognitum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Insigne_incognitum.svg)
4th Antiaircraft Battery
**
![Emblem for the 5-II-DAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Emblem_for_the_5-II-DAR.svg)
5th Artillery Training Battery (Dinesen Battery)
**
![Insigne incognitum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Insigne_incognitum.svg)
Combat and simulation section (KAMPSIM)
*
![Emblem for the III-DAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Emblem_for_the_III-DAR.svg)
3rd Safety and Ballistics Battalion
**
![Insigne incognitum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Insigne_incognitum.svg)
Direct Fire Section (DSV)
**
![Insigne incognitum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Insigne_incognitum.svg)
Indirect Fire Section (ISV)
**
![Insigne incognitum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Insigne_incognitum.svg)
Shooting range inspectorate (SKBI)
*
![Emblem for the V-SJLAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Emblem_for_the_V-SJLAR.svg)
5th Reserve Battalion
** reactivated in 2019 as a battalion for reservists (no batteries attached)
Amalgamation of Danish artillery regiments
In 1970 the Crown Artillery Regiment and the Zealand Air Defence Regiment merged, continuing as the Crown Artillery Regiment. In 1974 Nørrejyske Artillery Regiment and Jyske Air Defence Regiment merged, continuing as the Nørrejyske Artillery Regiment.
In 1982 the Crown Artillery Regiment and the Zealand Artillery Regiment was merged and reformed into the King's Artillery Regiment. In 2000 Nørrejyske Artillery Regiment and Sønderjyske Artillery Regiment was merged and reformed into the Queen Artillery Regiment. Finally, the two remaining artillery regiments amalgamated d. August 1, 2005 to the Danish Artillery Regiment, and thus all artillery was again in one unit.
1951
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1st Field Artilleryregiment
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2nd Field Artilleryregiment
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3rd Field Artilleryregiment
*
4th Field Artilleryregiment
*
Zealand Air Defence Regiment
The Zealand Air Defence Regiment ( da, Sjællandske Luftværnsregiment) was a Danish Army Air defence regiment. On 1 September 1970 it was merged into Kronens Artilleriregiment.
History
The regiment was established on 1 November 1932 as ''Luftvær ...
*
Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment
The Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment ( da, Jyske Luftværnsregiment) was a Danish Army Air defence regiment. On 1 November 1974 it was merged into North Jutland Artillery Regiment.
History
The regiment was established on 3 November 1951. When 14 ...
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