King's Regiment of Foot (Denmark) explained

Unit Name:King's Regiment of Foot
Native Name:Kongens Fodregiment
Dates:1657–1961
Country: Denmark
Role:Infantry
Command Structure:Western Regional Command
Garrison:Tønder Barracks
Nickname:The Black Regiment
Motto:Vindt Qui Patitur (Whoever endures wins)

The King's Regiment of Foot (da|Kongens Fodregiment) was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 November 1961, it was amalgamated with the Jutlandic Regiment of Foot, to create the King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot.

History

From its creation, the regiment has been one of the most used in the Danish army.

It participated with bravery in the 1670s during the Skåne War. In the years before and after 1700 it was in foreign service. It fought in the Great Northern War and participated in Copenhagen's Defense Forces of 1807, and was part of all important battles in the Three Years' War (Bow, Schleswig, Dybbøl 1848), Fredericia 1849 and Isted 1850.

It fought at Dybbøl during the entire siege of 1864. On 18 of April the regiment stood on the left flank, where it took enormous losses as it sought to intercept the German attack of which had just its center of attack, where the regiment stood.

The Footmen's Pioneer command participated with honors in the battles against the German invasion forces 9 of April 1940 was merged in 1951 with King's Regiment of Foot.[1]

Names of the regiment

Names[2] ! Danish name! English name! colspan=3
Dates
Danish: Lübbes Regiment 's Regiment16571662
Danish: Rüses Regiment Rüse's Regiment16621673
Danish: Weyhers Infanteriregiment 's Infantry Regiment16731676
Danish: Prins Frederiks Regiment Prince Frederick's Regiment16761699
Danish: Prins Christians Regiment Prince Christian's Regiment16991747
Danish: Kronprinsens Regiment The Crown Prince's Regiment17471748
Danish: Kongens livregiment The King's Life regiment17481764
Danish: Norske livregiment Norwegian Life regiment17641819
Danish: 2. Livregiment til fods 2nd Life regiment on Foot18191842
Danish: 2. Linie Infanteribataillon 2nd Line Infantry Battalion18421848
Danish: 2. Lette Infanteribataillon 2nd Light Infantry Battalion18481855
Danish: 2. Linie Infanteribataillon 2nd Line Infantry Battalion18551860
Danish: 2. Infanteribataillon 2nd Infantry Battalion18601863
Danish: 2. Infanteriregiment 2nd Infantry Regiment18631865
Danish: 2. Infanteribataillon 2nd Infantry Battalion18651867
Danish: 2. Bataillon 2nd Battalion18671951
Danish: 9. Regiment (Kongens Fodregiment) 9th Regiment (King's Regiment of Foot)19511961
Danish: Kongens Fodregiment King's Regiment of Foot19611961-11-01

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hoff, Arne. Kongens Tro Regimenter og Hjemmeværn Tillands: Historie og Traditioner med Gengivelse af Alle Hærens og Hjemmeværnets Emblemer. Hvidt. Anton. Thaning & Appels Forlag. 1955. Copenhagen. da.
  2. Web site: Laursen. Ole. Hæren, garnisoner og chefer: historisk oversigt for 2. Infanteriregiment. wadschier.dk. da.