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The Prince's Life Regiment () was a
Royal Danish Army
The Royal Danish Army (; ; ) is the land-based branch of the Danish Armed Forces, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods ...
infantry regiment. The motto of the regiment was "Gloria Finis" (Glory to the End).
History
Because one of the regiment's antecedents was the life regiment of Queen Ingrid, the Queen Mother, the regiment had both Prince Henrik's and the then late Queen Mother's cyphers on its Regimental Colour. The regiment was raised during the reign of King Frederik III in 1657 under the command of Ernst Albrecht von Eberstein. Over the years it underwent many changes of name, the last taking place in 1961. The Regiment participated in theNorthern Wars
"Northern Wars" is a term used for a series of wars fought in northern Europe, northern and northeastern Europe from the 16th to the 18th century, primarily between the territorial rivals of the Swedish Empire, Tsardom of Russia, Poland–Lithuani ...
(1657–1660), Scanian War
The Scanian War (; ; ; ) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Electorate of Brandenburg, Brandenburg and Swedish Empire, Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish ...
(1675–1679), Great Northern War
In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern Europe, Northern, Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the ant ...
(1709–1720), First Schleswig War
The First Schleswig War (), also known as the Schleswig-Holstein uprising () and the Three Years' War (), was a military conflict in southern Denmark and northern Germany rooted in the Schleswig–Holstein question: who should control the Du ...
(1848–1850) and Second Schleswig War
The Second Schleswig War (; or German Danish War), 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. The war began on 1 Februar ...
(1864). It was furthermore in foreign service during 1689–1697 and 1701–1714. The regimental flag had the battle honours Nyborg
Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,990 (2025). It is the easternmost settlement on Funen. By road, it is located 34 km east of Odense, 35 km north of ...
1659, Wismar
Wismar (; ), officially the Hanseatic City of Wismar () is, with around 43,000 inhabitants, the sixth-largest city of the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the fourth-largest city of Mecklenburg after Rostock, Schwerin and ...
1675, Rygen 1715, Treldeskansen 1849, Dybbøl
Dybbøl is a small town with a population of 2,357 (1 January 2024)Dybbøl
Dybbøl is a small town with a population of 2,357 (1 January 2024)Schleswig Regiment of Foot and Queen's Life Regiment, were merged into Prince's Life Regiment. In August 2005, the regiment was amalgamated with Jutland Dragoon Regiment.
1st battalion (I/PLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2004. Mechanized Infantry Battalion.
** Saff Company
** 1st Armored Infantry Company
** 2nd Armored Infantry Company
** 3rd Tank Squadron
** 4th Motorised Infantry Company
* 
2nd battalion (II/PLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2004. 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/PLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2004. Mechanized Infantry Battalion from 2000 to 2004.
** Saff Company
** 1st Armored Infantry Company
** 2nd Armored Infantry Company
** 3rd Tank Squadron
** 4th Motorised Infantry Company
* 4th battalion (IV/PLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2004. Infantry Battalion. Mechanized Infantry Battalion from 2000 to 2004.
** Saff Company
** 1st Armored Infantry Company
** 2nd Armored Infantry Company
** 3rd Tank Squadron
** 4th Motorised Infantry Company
* 5th battalion (V/PLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2004. Infantry Battalion. Mechanized Infantry Battalion from 2000 to 2004
** Saff Company
** 1st Armored Infantry Company
** 2nd Motorised Infantry Company
** 3rd Tank Squadron
** 4th Motorised Infantry Company
* 6th battalion (VI/PLR), raised in 2000 and disbanded in 2004. Infantry Battalion.
** Saff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* 7th battalion (VII/PLR), raised in 2000 and disbanded in 2004. Infantry Battalion.
** Saff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* Tank destroyer Squadron/2nd Territorial Region (1979-1983)
* 2nd Staff Company/Rear Combat Group/
Regimental flag of Prince Frederick's Infantry Regiment.svg, Prince Frederick's Recruited Infantry Regiment (Hereditary Prince)
Regimental flag of Prince Frederik's Armed Infantry Regiment.svg, Prince Frederick's Recruited Infantry Regiment (Hereditary Prince)
Regimental standard of 6 Battalion of Denmark (1912–1947).svg, 6th Battalion
Organisation
Disband units * 1st battalion (I/PLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2004. Mechanized Infantry Battalion.
** Saff Company
** 1st Armored Infantry Company
** 2nd Armored Infantry Company
** 3rd Tank Squadron
** 4th Motorised Infantry Company
* 2nd battalion (II/PLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2004. 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/PLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2004. Mechanized Infantry Battalion from 2000 to 2004.
** Saff Company
** 1st Armored Infantry Company
** 2nd Armored Infantry Company
** 3rd Tank Squadron
** 4th Motorised Infantry Company
* 4th battalion (IV/PLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2004. Infantry Battalion. Mechanized Infantry Battalion from 2000 to 2004.
** Saff Company
** 1st Armored Infantry Company
** 2nd Armored Infantry Company
** 3rd Tank Squadron
** 4th Motorised Infantry Company
* 5th battalion (V/PLR), raised in 1961 and disbanded in 2004. Infantry Battalion. Mechanized Infantry Battalion from 2000 to 2004
** Saff Company
** 1st Armored Infantry Company
** 2nd Motorised Infantry Company
** 3rd Tank Squadron
** 4th Motorised Infantry Company
* 6th battalion (VI/PLR), raised in 2000 and disbanded in 2004. Infantry Battalion.
** Saff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* 7th battalion (VII/PLR), raised in 2000 and disbanded in 2004. Infantry Battalion.
** Saff Company
** 1st Infantry Company
** 2nd Infantry Company
** 3rd Infantry Company
* Tank destroyer Squadron/2nd Territorial Region (1979-1983)
* 2nd Staff Company/Rear Combat Group/Danish Division
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(2000-2004)
* LRRP
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Company. (2000-2004) Part of Danish Division
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* Prince's Music Corps, (1961-2004)
Names of the regiment
Standards
Regimental flag of Prince Frederik's Armed Infantry Regiment.svg, Prince Frederick's Recruited Infantry Regiment (Hereditary Prince)
Regimental standard of 6 Battalion of Denmark (1912–1947).svg, 6th Battalion
References
* ''Lærebog for Hærens Menige'', Hærkommandoen, marts 1960 {{Navboxes , list = {{Military of Denmark {{Regiments of Denmark Danish Army regiments 1657 establishments in Denmark Military units and formations established in 1657 Military units and formations disestablished in 2005