King's Artillery Regiment

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King's Artillery Regiment
Kongens Artilleriregiment
Coat of arms for King's Artillery Regiment.svg
Active1982 – 2005
Disbanded2005
Country Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Branch Flag of Denmark (state).svg Royal Danish Army
Garrison/HQSjælsmark kaserne
Nickname(s)KAR
Motto(s)Frisk og Frejdigt Fremad (Fresh and Boldly Forward)
Regimental belt King's Artillery Regiment Stable belt.png

The King's Artillery Regiment (Danish : Kongens Artilleriregiment, KAR) was an artillery regiment of the Royal Danish Army.

History

The Kongens Artilleriregiment was formed on 1 August 1982 by merging the Crown's Artillery Regiment (Kronens Artilleriregiment) from Sjælsmark barracks  [ da ] and the Zealand Artillery Regiment (Sjællandske Artilleriregiment) from Holbæk barracks. On 1 November 2005 Kongens Artilleriregiment was merged with the Queen's Artillery Regiment (Dronningens Artilleriregiment) to create the new artillery regiment, Danish Artillery Regiment (Danske Artilleriregiment). The regiment was located on Sjælsmark barracks.

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