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List of Danish regiments
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This is a list of Royal Danish Army regiments that have existed since the 15th century. Most formations have changed names several times during their existence. Listed here are commonly used names.
Infantry
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Regiments disbanded, merged or amalgamated in the modern era (1951–present) or still active:
Regiments disbanded before the modern era:
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Cavalry
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Regiments disbanded in the modern era or still present:
Regiments disbanded before the modern era:
- 1st Dragoon Regiment (1672–1856)[10]
- 2nd Dragoon Regiment (1683–1910)[11]
- 3rd Dragoon Regiment (1670–1932), merged with 5th Dragoon Regiment in 1932 to form the Jutland Dragoon Regiment[12]
- 4th Dragoon Regiment (1670–1923)[12]
- 5th Dragoon Regiment (1679–1932), merged with 3rd Dragoon Regiment in 1932 to form the Jutland Dragoon Regiment
- 6th Dragoon Regiment (1670–1865), merged into 3rd Dragoon Regiment
- 3rd Zealand National Mounted Regiment (1675–1721)[13]
- Holstein's Lancers Regiment (1700–1842)[13]
- Royal Horse Guards (1661–1866)[14]
- Oldenburg Cuirassier Regiment (1703–1767)[15]
- Zealand Cuirassier Regiment (1670–1767)[15]
- Zealand Dragoon Regiment (1670–1789)[15]
- Schleswig's Cuirassier Regiment (1675–1842)[13]
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Artillery and other regiments
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Artillery
- Fortress Artillery Regiment (1892–1922)
- Coastal Artillery Regiment (1909–1932), amalgamated into Royal Danish Navy
1st Field Artillery Regiment (Crown's Artillery Regiment), merged with 2nd Field Artillery Regiment in 1982 to form the King's Artillery Regiment.
2nd Field Artillery Regiment (Zealand Artillery Regiment), merged with 1st Field Artillery Regiment in 1982 to form the King's Artillery Regiment.
3rd Field Artillery Regiment (North Jutland Artillery Regiment), merged with 4th Field Artillery Regiment in 2000 to form the Queen's Artillery Regiment.
4th Field Artillery Regiment (Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment), merged with 3rd Field Artillery Regiment in 2000 to form the Queen's Artillery Regiment.
King's Artillery Regiment (1982–2005), merged with Queen's Artillery Regiment in 2005 to form the Danish Artillery Regiment.
Queen's Artillery Regiment (2000–2005), merged with King's Artillery Regiment in 2005 to form the Danish Artillery Regiment.
Danish Artillery Regiment (2005–2014, 2019–), disbanded in 2014 and reformed into 1st Danish Artillery Battalion. Reactivated on 1 January 2019.
Air Defence
Zealand Air Defence Regiment (1937–1970), merged into Crown's Artillery Regiment
Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment (1951–1974), merged into North Jutland Artillery Regiment
Armour
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Aviation
Army Aviation Troops (1912–1950).
Army Air Corps (1971–2003), amalgamated into Squadron 724 of the Royal Danish Air Force.
Engineers
Zealandic Engineer Regiment, merged with Jutlandic Engineer Regiment in 1997 to form the Engineer Regiment.
Jutlandic Engineer Regiment, merged with Zealandic Engineer Regiment in 1997 to form the Engineer Regiment.
Engineer Regiment (1997–present)
Logistic
Army Materiel Command (1602–2007) merged with navy and air force counterpart to form Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization.
Zealandic Logistic Regiment (1951–1997), merged with Jutlandic Logistic Regiment to form the Train Regiment.
Jutlandic Logistic Regiment (1951–1997), merged with Zealandic Logistic Regiment to form the Train Regiment.
Train Regiment (1997–present).
Danish International Logistical Center (2001–2014), merged into Train Regiment.
Signal
Zealandic Signal Regiment, merged with Jutlandic Signal Regiment in 1992 to form the Signal Regiment.
Jutlandic Signal Regiment, merged with Zealandic Signal Regiment in 1992 to form the Signal Regiment.
Command Support Regiment (1992–present).
Other
Bornholm's Defence , disbanded 2000 and reaktivated 2025
Army Military Police (1947–2014), merged with Navy and Air force Military Police.
Intelligence Regiment (2014–present).
Jaeger Corps (1961–2014), Now under command of SOKOM
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References
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