Royal Life Guards (Denmark)
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The Royal Life Guards (Template:Langx) is a mechanized infantry regiment of the Danish Army, founded in 1658 by King Frederik III. The primary task is to provide a number of soldiers from the Guard Company to serve as a guard/ceremonial unit to the Danish monarchy, while training the Royal Guards for various functions in the mobilisation force.[1] Until its disbandment, the Royal Horse Guards (Template:Langx), served the role as the mounted guard/ceremonial unit, afterwards the role was taken over by Guard Hussar Regiment Mounted Squadron. During the time period 1684–1867, the Royal Life Guards were called The Royal Foot Guard (Template:Langx), in order to distinguish between the regiment and the Royal Horse Guards.[2]
History
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Role
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Organisation
The regiment consists of two infantry battalions, the Guard Company and the Musical Corps:
- File:Emblem for the Danish Royal Life Guards I Battalion.svg 1st Battalion – Founded 1658.[3] Mechanized Infantry Battalion, part of 1st Brigade. Plus Ultra (Even further)
- File:Emblem for the LG 1Staff.svg Staff Company (STKMP/I/LG)
- File:Emblem for the 1-I-LG.svg 1st Armored Infantry Company (Army's Flank company ) (1/I/LG)
- File:Emblem for the 2-I-LG.svg 2nd Mechanized Infantry Company (2/I/LG)
- File:Insigne incognitum.svg 4th Mechanized Infantry Company (4/I/LG)(inactive)
- File:Emblem for the Danish Royal Life Guards II Battalion.svg 2nd Battalion – Founded 1867. Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Vincere Volumus (We'll be victorious)
- File:Insigne incognitum.svg Staff Company (STKMP/II/LG)(inactive)
- File:Emblem for the 1-II-LG.svg 1st Mechanized Infantry Company (1/II/LG)
- File:Emblem for the 2-II-LG.svg 2nd Basic Training Company (2/II/LG)
- File:Emblem for the 3-II-LG.svg 3rd Basic Training Company (3/II/LG)
- File:Emblem for the Danish Royal Life Guards Guard Company.svg Royal Guard Company (Script error: No such module "Lang".) - Founded 1659. Ceremonial/guard unit.
- File:Emblem for the Danish Royal Life Guards Musical Corps.svg Royal Life Guard Music Band (Script error: No such module "Lang".) - Founded 1658. Musical unit.
- Disbanded units
- File:Emblem for the Danish Royal Life Guards III Battalion.svg 3rd Battalion – Founded 1923, Disbanded 2018. Infantry (basic training) Battalion. (Mechanized Infantry Battalion 2000-2004)
- File:Emblem for the Danish Royal Life Guards IV Battalion.svg 4th Battalion – Founded 1961, Disbanded 2005. Infantry Battalion.
- File:Emblem for the Danish Royal Life Guards V Battalion.svg 5th Battalion – Founded 2001, Disbanded 2005. Infantry Battalion. (Merged in from 3rd Btn/Danish Life Regiment, only as reserve)
- File:Emblem for the Danish Royal Life Guards VI Battalion.svg 6th Battalion – Founded 2001, Disbanded 2005. Infantry Battalion. (Merged in from 4th Btn/Danish Life Regiment, only as reserve)
- File:Emblem for the Danish Royal Life Guards VII Battalion.svg 7th Battalion – Founded 2001, Disbanded 2005. Infantry Battalion. (Merged in from 4th Btn/Zealand Life Regiment, only as reserve)
Names of the regiment
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | His Royal Majesty's Life Regiment | 1658 | – | 1684 |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | Our Guard on Foot | 1684 | – | 1763 |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | Royal Life Guard on Foot | 1763 | – | 1867 |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | Life Guard | 1867 | – | 1961 |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | Royal Life Guard | 1961 | – | present |
Alliances
- Script error: No such module "flag". – The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) – Bond of Friendship
- Script error: No such module "flag". – Bundeswehr
Image gallery
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Life Guard in old combat uniform
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Life Guard in combat uniform (m/01)
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Soldier of 1st Company, 2nd Battalion during Combined Resolve III, Germany, 2014.
See also
References
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Further reading
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External links
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