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Encyclopedia > Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers

The Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers is a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army; it is one of two, along with the Garderegiment Fusiliers Prinses Irene that is classed as 'Guards'. The regiment was formed in 1995 by the amalgamation of two antecedent regiments: The Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land forces element of the Military of the Netherlands. ... The Garderegiment Fusiliers Prinses Irene is a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, named after Princess Irene, the sister of Queen Beatrix. ... Foot guards is a term used to describe elite infantry regiments. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • Garderegiment Grenadiers
  • Garderegiment Jagers

These two regiments were formed in 1829 following the withdrawal of the regiments of Swiss mercenaries from Dutch service. Willem I ordered that two regiments would be formed to replace the Swiss, to serve as his guards. Both served with distinction, especially during the Second World War in the defence of Rotterdam. 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... King William I of the Netherlands was born as Willem Frederik on 25 August 1772 in The Hague, and died 1843 in Berlin, Germany. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of South Holland. ...


The regiment's single battalion currently serves in the airmobile role as part of 11 Luchtmobiele (Airmobile) Brigade. It is organised with an HQ Company (De Bataljonsstaf), an anti-tank company (De Staf-antitankcompagnie) and three rifle companies (De drie Infanteriecompagnieën). The three rifle companies perpetuate the two antecendent regiments, with 'A' (Koningscompagnie) Company being classed as Grenadiers and 'B' (Stiercompagnie) and 'C' (Tijgercompagnie) Companies being classed as Jagers (Rifles). A Grenadier was originally a specialized assault trooper for siege operations, first established as a distinct role in the early 17th century. ... Jäger (plural also Jäger, both pronounced as the surname Yeager) is a German word for hunter. In English it is often written with the plural Jägers, or as jaeger (pl. ...

  • Battle Honours
    • Tiendaagse Veldtocht 1831
    • Ypenburg en Ockenburg 1940
    • West-Java 1946 - 1949
    • Oost-Java 1947 - 1949

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