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.

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Infantry

Regiments disbanded, merged or amalgamated in the modern era (1951–present) or still active:

CoAPre-1961 namePost-1961 nameEstablishedDisbandedNotesRef.
Coat of arms for Danish Royal Life Guards.svg Royal Life Guards 1658Still active
Coat of arms for Danish Life Regiment.svg 1st Regiment Danish Life Regiment 17631 January 2001Merged into the Guard Hussar Regiment
Coat of arms of Schleswig Foot Regiment.svg 2nd Regiment Schleswig Regiment of Foot 1778
2019
1 January 2001Merged into the Prince's Life Regiment.
Reactivated on 1 January 2019.
Coat of arms for Prince's Life Regiment.svg 3rd Regiment Prince's Life Regiment 16571 August 2005Merged into the Jutland Dragoon Regiment
Coat of arms of Zealand Life Regiment.svg 4th Regiment Zealand Life Regiment 16141 January 2001Merged into the Guard Hussar Regiment
Coat of arms for Falster Regiment of Foot.svg 5th Regiment Falster Regiment of Foot 17471 August 1976Merged into the Danish Life Regiment
Coat of arms of Funen Life Regiment.svg 6th Regiment Funen Life Regiment 16141 November 1991Merged into the Schleswig Regiment of Foot
Coat of arms for the King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot.svg 7th Regiment Jutlandic Regiment of Foot 16751 November 1961Amalgamated with the King's Regiment of Foot into King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot
Coat of arms for Queen's Life Regiment.svg 8th Regiment Queen's Life Regiment 16571 January 2001Merged into the Prince's Life Regiment
Coat of arms for King's Regiment of Foot.svg 9th Regiment King's Regiment of Foot
King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot (from 1961)
16571 November 1991Merged into the Schleswig Regiment of Foot
Coat of arms for 10th Regiment (Denmark).svg 10th Regiment Field Lord's Regiment of Foot 17031 August 1961Merged into the Queen's Life Regiment
Coat of arms for Marine Regiment.svg Marine Regiment 16722000Three infantry battalions under Bornholm's Værn
Coat of arms for Danish Division.svg Infantry Pioneer Command 19381951Merged into the King's Regiment of Foot [1]

Regiments disbanded before the modern era:

FlagNameEstablishedDisbandedNotesRef.
Blank.svg 2nd Danish Recruited Infantry Regiment 17031721 [2]
Regimental flag of Copenhagen Infantry Regiment.svg Copenhagen Infantry Regiment 18081816 [3]
Blank.svg Fyen National Regiment (of foot) 17331765 [4]
Blank.svg Fyen Recruited Infantry Regiment 17331789Merged into the Prince's Life Regiment [2]
Blank.svg Grenadier Guards 17011763 [5]
Blank.svg Halberdier Guard 15711763 [5]
Regimental flag of Holstein Infantry Regiment.svg Holstein Infantry Regiment 17781951 [6]
Blank.svg Kiel Infantry Regiment 17731773 [4]
Regimental flag of Northern Jutland National Regiment (of foot).svg Northern Jutland National Regiment (of foot) 17331765 [7]
Regimental flag of Oldenburg Infantry Regiment.svg Oldenburg Infantry Regiment 17471951 [8]
Blank.svg Oldenburg National Regiment 17041765 [9]
Blank.svg Prince Georg's Regiment 16581721
Blank.svg Plön Recruited Infantry Regiment 17641767 [2]
Blank.svg Southern Jutland National Regiment (of foot) 17331765 [7]
Blank.svg Schleswig National Regiment (of foot) 17371765 [7]
Blank.svg Schleswig-Holstein National Regiment 17371765 [9]
Blank.svg Scanian Regiment 16141658
Blank.svg Viborg Recruited Infantry Regiment 17031789 [5]
Regimental flag of Zealandic Infantry Regiment.svg Zealand Infantry Regiment 16751803Merged into the Marine Regiment [2]
Regimental flag of Zealand National Regiment (of foot).svg Zealand National Regiment (of foot) 17351765 [7]

Cavalry

Regiments disbanded in the modern era or still present:

CoANameEstablishedDisbandedNotesRef.
Coat of arms of Jutland Dragoon Regiment.svg Jutland Dragoon Regiment 1679Still active
Coat of arms of the Danish Guard Hussar Regiment (former).svg Guard Hussar Regiment 17622000
Emblem for the Danish Guard Hussar Regiment.svg Guard Hussar Regiment 2000
(1614)
Still active

Regiments disbanded before the modern era:

Artillery and other regiments

Artillery

Air Defence

Armour

See under Cavalry units

Aviation

Engineers

Logistic

Signal

Other

See also

References