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The Queen's Artillery Regiment ( da, Dronningens Artilleriregiment, DAR) was a
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 ...
artillery regiment.


History

The Queen's Artillery Regiment was created on 1 November 2000 by merging
Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment The Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment ( da, Sønderjyske Artilleriregiment) was an artillery regiment of the Royal Danish Army. The regiment was established on November 1, 1951 as 4 Field Artillery Regiment in Aarhus. The regiment is based on t ...
in
Varde Varde is a Danish city in southwestern Jutland and is the primary city in the municipality of Varde, in Region of Southern Denmark. In 2015 municipality changed its motto to "We in nature" to emphasize its rural atmosphere. The town has an old ma ...
and
North Jutland Artillery Regiment The North Jutland Artillery Regiment ( da, Nørrejyske Artilleriregiment) was an artillery regiment of the Royal Danish Army. On 1 November 2000 it was merged with Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment to form Queen's Artillery Regiment. The regim ...
located in Skive. It was located on
Varde Barracks Varde is a Danish city in southwestern Jutland and is the primary city in the municipality of Varde, in Region of Southern Denmark. In 2015 municipality changed its motto to "We in nature" to emphasize its rural atmosphere. The town has an old ma ...
. On 1 November 2005
King's Artillery Regiment The King's Artillery Regiment ( da, Kongens Artilleriregiment, KAR) was an artillery regiment of the Royal Danish Army. History The ''Kongens Artilleriregiment'' was formed on 1 August 1982 by merging Kronens Artilleriregiment from Sjælsmark bar ...
was merged with the regiment, creating the artillery regiment, the
Danish Artillery Regiment The Danish Artillery Regiment (DAR, da, Danske Artilleriregiment) is an artillery unit of the Royal Danish Army, which was founded on 1 November 2005 when the two artillery regiments in Denmark, King's Artillery Regiment and Queen's Artillery Re ...
, the last artillery regiment of Denmark's armed forces.


Units

* 3rd Armoured Artillery Battalion (2000-2004) * 7th Armoured Artillery Battalion (2000-2004) * 8th Artillery Battalion (2000-2004) * 14th Anti Air Artillery Battalion (2000-2004) * 18th MLRS Battery (2000-2004) * 23rd Artillery Battalion (2000-2004) * 24th Artillery Battalion (2000-2004) * Anti Air Artillery Battery/Danish International Brigade * Staff and Target Acquisition Battery/Danish Division (2000-2004) Artillery regiments of Denmark {{Euro-mil-stub