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The Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land forces element of the military of the Netherlands. The core fighting element of the army is divided into three separate brigades: two mechanised brigades and one airborne brigade. The military of the Netherlands is composed of four branches, all of which carry the prefix Koninklijke (Royal): Koninklijke Landmacht (KL), the Royal Netherlands Army. ...
Structure of the Army
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Units of the Royal Netherlands Army
Cavalry The Regiment Huzaren Van Sytzama is an armoured regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, named for Willem Hendrik Baron van Sytzama. ...
The Regiment Huzaren Prins van Oranje is an armoured regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, named after Prince Willem, Prince of Orange, eldest son of King Willem II. The regiment serves as part of 43 Gemechaniseerde (Mechanized) Brigade operating the Leopard 2 main battle tank. ...
The Regiment Huzaren van Boreel is an armoured regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, named for Willem Francois Boreel. ...
Infantry Each infantry regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army consists of a single battalion. The staff support compagnies of 11th Air Mobile Brigade, 13th Mechanized Brigade en 43rd Mechanized Brigade are part of the Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers, the Garderegiment Fusiliers Prinses Irene and Regiment Infanterie Johan Willem Friso respectively. 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: Garderegiment Grenadiers Garderegiment Jagers These two regiments...
The Garderegiment Fusiliers Prinses Irene is a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, named after Princess Irene, the sister of Queen Beatrix. ...
The Regiment Johan Willem Friso is a line infantry regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army. ...
Guards - Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers, formed in 1829, origines date back to 1599 - Air Assault Infantry
- Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene, formed in 1941 - Mechanised Infantry
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: Garderegiment Grenadiers Garderegiment Jagers These two regiments...
The Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene is a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, named after Princess Irene, the sister of Queen Beatrix. ...
Line Infantry The Regiment Van Heutsz is a line infantry regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army. ...
The Regiment Stoottroepen Prins Bernhard is an infantry regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army. ...
The Regiment Johan Willem Friso is a line infantry regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army. ...
The Regiment Limburgse Jagers (Limburg Rifles) is a line infantry regiment in the Royal Netherlands Army. ...
The Regiment Infanterie Oranje Gelderland is a line infantry regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army. ...
Special Forces The Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) is a unit of the Royal Netherlands Army and part of the special forces of the Netherlands. ...
Support Arms The artillery of the Royal Netherlands Army is divided into three separate corps, undertaking two separate artillery functions: Korps Veldartillerie - Field Artillery Korps Rijdende Artillerie - Horse Artillery These two corps undertake the field artillery role, and are equipped primarily with the M109 howitzer and in the near future with the...
The artillery of the Royal Netherlands Army is divided into three separate corps, undertaking two separate artillery functions: Korps Veldartillerie - Field Artillery Korps Rijdende Artillerie - Horse Artillery These two corps undertake the field artillery role, and are equipped primarily with the M109 howitzer and in the near future with the...
The artillery of the Royal Netherlands Army is divided into three separate corps, undertaking two separate artillery functions: Korps Veldartillerie - Field Artillery Korps Rijdende Artillerie - Horse Artillery These two corps undertake the field artillery role, and are equipped primarily with the M109 howitzer and in the near future with the...
Services - Regiment Bevoorradings-en Transporttroepen - Transport and Logistics
- Regiment Geneeskundige Troepen - Medical
- Regiment Technische Troepen - Electrical/Mechanical Engineers
- Dienstvak Technische Staf - Technical engineers
- Dienstvak Militair Juridische Dienst - Legal service
- Dienstvak Militair Psychologische en Sociologische Dienst - Psychological and Sociological service
- Korps Militaire Administratie - Administration
- Koninklijke Militaire Academie - Royal Military Academy
- Koninklijke Militaire School - Royal Military School
The Koninklijke Militaire Academie (KMA) is the Royal Military Academy of the Netherlands. ...
Army Reserve Korps Nationale Reserve - five mixed regional oriented battalions (mainly infantry with a light role), similar to UK Territorial Army. The battalions are placed under command of three Regional Support Commands, that will be integrated with the 11th Air Mobile Brigade, 13th Mechanized Brigade and 43rd Mechanized Brigade by 2008. The Royal Dutch Army National Reserve (in Dutch corps Nationale Reserve, abbreviated Natres) is part of the Operational Commando (Dutch Operationeel Commando) (Opco) of the Royal Netherlands Army and exists as of 2005 of about 2,800 reservists. ...
The Territorial Army (TA) is the principal reserve force of the British Army, the land armed forces of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at the same rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents. ...
Equipment
Armour Tracked - 88 Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks (28 in reserve, due personal shortages. This makes the number of active tanks 60 plus 22 for training purposes, those tanks can be made active in time of war)
- 194 CV-9035 infantry fighting vehicles (first order was 184, later another 10 training versions)
- 600 AIFV (YPR-765) infantry fighting vehicles. Several versions: Armoured personnel carrier (APC), Anti-Tank, Command Post Vehicle, Reconnaissance, Engineering, Battle Damage Repair, Recovery (YPR806), Cargo, Battlefield Ambulance. The YPR-765 is internationally known under the name AIFV, which was developed based on the M113. APC/IFV version and some command variants will be replaced by CV-90, see below. Support versions will be replaced by versions of the Fennek and Boxer)
Wheeled The Leopard 2 is a German main battle tank built by the German company Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann, developed in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979, replacing the earlier Leopard 1 as the foremost MBT in the Bundeswehr. ...
The Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90) or Stridsfordon 90 (Strf 90) is a Swedish infantry fighting vehicle designed by Hägglunds/Bofors and currently produced by BAE Systems Hägglunds. ...
The AIFV (Advanced Infantry Fighting Vehicle) is a tracked light armoured vehicle which serves as an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) in the armies of several countries. ...
The AIFV (Advanced Infantry Fighting Vehicle) is a tracked light armoured vehicle which serves as an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) in the armies of several countries. ...
The M113 is an armored personnel carrier family of vehicles in use with the US military and many other nations. ...
- 220 (410) Fennek armoured cars (reconnaissance, general purpose, anti-tank infantry carrier, air defence vehicle (410 ordered, end of delivery will be in 2009))
- 200 Boxer armoured fighting vehicles (probably another 200 on option)
- 90 Patria XA-188 armoured personnel carriers or ambulance's
- 31 Bushmaster infantry mobility vehicles (originally 25 bought (2006), 4 heavily damaged during operations in Uruzgan Afganistan. 10 bought (2007))
The Fennek, named after a small spieces of desert fox, is a four wheeled armed reconnaissance vehicle produced by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and the Dutch SP Aerospace and Vehicle Systems BV. It was developed for both the German military and Royal Netherlands Army to replace their current...
The Boxer is a German-Dutch Multirole Armored Vehicle (MRAV) designed to accomplish a number of operations through the use of installable mission modules. ...
Patria is a Finnish company which produces a wide range of defence, aviation and aerospace technology. ...
The Sisu Pasi is a six-wheeled fully amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) originally designed for Finnish Defence Forces. ...
The Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle is an Australian built wheeled armoured vehicle designed by Perry Engineering in Adelaide with some technical support from Irish company Timoney Technology Ltd. ...
Other armoured vehicles The following is an extensive catalogue of the variants and specific unique elements of each variant and/or design stage of the M113 armored personnel carrier. ...
The Leopard 2 is a German main battle tank built by the German company Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann, developed in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979, replacing the earlier Leopard 1 as the foremost MBT in the Bundeswehr. ...
The Leopard is the primary post-WWII German tank design, a design that has been in use as the primary main battle tank for most European countries in various versions since the early 1960s. ...
The Leopard is the primary post-WWII German tank design, a design that has been in use as the primary main battle tank for most European countries in various versions since the early 1960s. ...
The Leopard is the primary post-WWII German tank design, a design that has been in use as the primary main battle tank for most European countries in various versions since the early 1960s. ...
In British service TPz (Transportpanzer) Fuchs (fox) is an armoured personnel carrier developed by Daimler-Benz and built by Thyssen-Henschel (now Rheinmetall Landsysteme) in 1979. ...
// Electronic warfare (EW) is the use of the electromagnetic spectrum to effectively deny the use of this phenomena by an adversary, while optimizing its use by friendly forces. ...
In British service TPz (Transportpanzer) Fuchs (fox) is an armoured personnel carrier developed by Daimler-Benz and built by Thyssen-Henschel (now Rheinmetall Landsysteme) in 1979. ...
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, or NBC is the term used in the armed forces of many nations to describe the measures taken to guard and decontaminate against nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. ...
Other vehicles DAF Trucks NV is a Dutch truck manufacturing company and a division of PACCAR. Its headquarters and main plant are in Eindhoven. ...
A vintage Scania truck (L80 successor to the Scania-Vabis L56) Scania A1 1901 Scania Type A Tonneau 1903 Scania AB is a leading European manufacturer of heavy trucks (British English: lorries), buses, and diesel engines, based in Södertälje, Sweden. ...
For G-class stars, see Stellar classification. ...
The Land Rover Wolf is a military utility vehicle in service with UK Armed Forces and the Dutch Marine Corps. ...
Artillery - 39 M109A2 self-propelled howitzers
- 24 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers (12 units are in reserve due personal shortages)
The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. ...
The Panzerhaubitze 2000 (English. ...
Personal weapons The Glock 17 was the first pistol designed and manufactured by the Austrian company Glock. ...
A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ...
The Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG)-Sauer P226 is a full-sized, service type pistol originally chambered for 9 mm Luger. ...
A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ...
The MP5 is a 9 mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a group of engineers from the West German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH (HK). ...
“P90†redirects here. ...
The C7 is a variation of the M16 rifle that is manufactured by Diemaco, a subsidiary of Colt Firearms, and used by the Canadian Forces, Hærens Jegerkommando (Norway), Military of Denmark (all branches) and the Royal Netherlands Army as its main infantry weapon. ...
The AK-47 is the worlds most common assault rifle. ...
The C7 is a variation of the M16 rifle that is manufactured by Diemaco, a subsidiary of Colt Firearms, and used by the Canadian Forces, Hærens Jegerkommando (Norway), Military of Denmark (all branches) and the Royal Netherlands Army as its main infantry weapon. ...
A carbine is a firearm similar to, but generally shorter and less powerful than, a rifle or musket of a given period. ...
The FN Minimi is a squad automatic weapon — the name coming from Mini-mitrailleuse (French: mini-machine gun. It is a 5. ...
The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, one of the most popular modern 5. ...
The FN MAG (or MAG-58) is a machine gun manufactured by Fabrique Nationale (FN), Belgium. ...
The SSG 69 is a bolt-action sniper rifle produced by Steyr Mannlicher and serves as the standard sniper rifle for the Austrian Army. ...
The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare Magnum (also seen Accuracy International AW SM) is a variant of the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare upgraded with a longer rifle barrel and a bigger chamber to accommodate the larger caliber ammunition such as the. ...
For the assault rifle, see Valmet M82. ...
Mossberg 500 Field model, with a 28 inch vent rib barrel The Mossberg 500 is a shotgun manufactured by O.F. Mossberg & Sons [1]. Rather than a single model, the 500 is really a series of widely varying hammerless, pump action repeaters, all of which share the same basic receiver...
This article is about the . ...
Heckler & Kochs automatic grenade launcher is the Granatmaschinenwaffe (HK GMW) or grenade machine gun (HK GMG) It fires 40mm grenades at a rate of about 360 rounds per minute. ...
AG36 The AG36 is a single shot 40x46mm grenade launcher for the G36 assault rifle, designed by the German weapons manufacturing company Heckler & Koch. ...
The United Kingdoms L16 81 mm mortar is the standard mortar used by the British army. ...
US soldier loading a M224 60-mm mortar. ...
Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas Overall Length: 1,154 mm (45. ...
This article is about the unguided anti-tank weapon. ...
Panzerfaust 3 The Panzerfaust 3 is a modern and disposable anti-tank rocket launcher developed between 1978 and 1985 and put into service by the German army in 1992. ...
A TOW missile being fired from a Jeep. ...
Spike is a fourth generation anti-tank guided missile developed by the Israeli company Rafael. ...
Rank structure This link shows the actual ranks in the Royal Netherlands Navy, Army, Air Force and Marechaussee (Military Police) (Ranks of the Netherlands Armed Forces)
Recent deployments
Dutch army troops have deployed as part of the NATO Kosovo Force since 1999. For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ...
This article is about the military alliance. ...
For other uses, see KFOR (disambiguation). ...
A contingent of 1,345 troops (comprising Landmacht and Dutch Marines, supported by Royal Netherlands Air Force helicopters) was deployed to Iraq in 2003, based in Samawah (Southern Iraq), as part of the Multinational force in Iraq. On June 1, 2004, the Dutch government renewed their stay through 2005. The Algemeen Dagblad reported on October 21, 2004, that the Netherlands would pull its troops out of Iraq in March 2005, which it did, leaving half a dozen liaison officers until late 2005. The Dutch Government reportedly turned down an Iraqi Government request to extend the Dutch contingent for another year. The Netherlands lost 2 soldiers in separate attacks. The Korps Mariniers is the marine corps of the Netherlands, and is part of the Royal Netherlands Navy. ...
Roundel of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. ...
Samawah or As Samawah (Arabic language:السماوة) is a city in Iraq, 280 km southeast of Baghdad. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Multinational Force Iraq. ...
is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Algemeen Dagblad is a Dutch newspaper. ...
is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In mid 2006, Dutch Special Forces Korps Commandotroepen teams deployed successfully to Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan, to lay the ground for the increasing numbers of engineers who were building a vast base there. At the same time other special forces units from other nations deployed throughout the area, and worked closely together in this volatile area. By August 2006 the Netherlands deployed the majority of 1,400 troops to Uruzgan province at southern Afghanistan at Tarin Kowt (1,200), at Kamp Holland, and Deh Rahwod (200). [1] The soldiers of Task Force Uruzgan were mostly from the Regiment Van Heutsz, suplemented with soldiers from 44 Pantserinfanteriebataljon Regiment Johan Willem Friso and the 42 Tankbataljon Regiment Huzaren Prins van Oranje. PzH 2000 self propelled artillery pieces have been deployed and used in combat for the first time. Since 2006, Dutch forces have been involved in some of the more intensive combat operations in southern Afghanistan, including Operation Medusa and the Battle of Chora. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Tarin Kowt is the capital of Oruzgan (also written Uruzgan) province in southern Afghanistan. ...
Oruzgan (or Uruzgan) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...
Kamp Holland is the Dutch military base (Provincial reconstruction team) in Tarin Kowt, the capital of the province Uruzgan, Afghanistan. ...
Deh Rahwod is a district in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan. ...
The Dutch ISAF-operation Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) is part of NATOs ISAF force in Afghanistan. ...
// In January 2006, NATO’s focus in southern Afghanistan was to form Provincial Reconstruction Teams with the British leading in Helmand Province and the Netherlands and Canada would lead similar deployments in OrÅ«zgÄn Province and Kandahar Province respectively. ...
Combatants Canada, Afghan National Army support from United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Denmark, Taliban insurgents Strength 2,000 1,200+ Casualties Canada: 12 killed, 44 wounded U.S.: 1 killed U.K.: 14 killed (MR-2 crash) 517 killed, 85 captured[2] Operation Medusa was a Canadian-led offensive by...
Combatants Netherlands, Afghan National Army, United States, Australia Taliban insurgents Commanders Colonel Hans van Griensven [1], Lieutenant-Colonel Rob Querido [1] Mullah Mutalib †[1], Mullah Ismael †[1] Strength 500+ Dutch soldiers, 100 Afghan police 500-1,500 Casualties 2 killed (Dutch)[2] 1 killed (United States) 16 killed (Afghan police...
External links - Website Royal Netherlands Army
- Website Royal Netherlands Army Museum
- Dutch Cavalry Museum
- [2] (latest budget cuts, in Dutch)
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