Marine Regiment (Denmark) Explained

Unit Name:Marine Regiment
Native Name:Marineregimentet
Dates:1672 – 1814 under Denmark–Norway
1814 - 2000 under Denmark
Country: Denmark–Norway
Denmark
Branch:
Type:Marines
Role:Amphibious warfare
Cold-weather warfare
Raiding
Size:Regiment
Garrison:Almegård barracks
Motto:Nec timide, nec temere
(Neither timidly nor rashly)
Battle Honours:Torsebro 1710
Gadebusch 1712
Fredericia 1849
Frederikstad 1850
Dybbøl 1864
Disbanded:3 June 2000

The Marine Regiment (Danish: Marineregimentet) was the naval infantry of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, and later an infantry regiment, established in 1672 by Christian IV and based at Glückstadt Naval Station.

History

The Marine Regiment was a Danish-Norwegian unit, which was established in 1672 with Captain Vogel as commanding officer and its garrison at Naval Station Glückstadt in the town of Glückstadt at the Elbe in Holstein. Before the regiment was raised, Danish warships always had a group of regular soldiers on board, whose job it was to fire on decks, rigging and the hallway of enemy ships and capture them. However, having Army and Navy troops on the same ship created command and organisational problems, as ships had two commanders, one commanding the ship and responsible for maneuvring and navigation and one commanding the soldiers. Raising the Marine Regiment under Navy command removed these problems.

It was considered a punishment to be a mariner (Marine), and the recruitment base for the regiment included individuals who could not adapt to other regiments. This created a tradition of extremely hardy soldiers. Even among sailors these soldiers were feared and hated. But one thing you could not deprive them was their fighting spirit and courage. The unit fought honourably in many battles, regardless of the Danish efforts in general. In several battles the Regiment received permission to leave the battlefield with weapons in hand as recognition for their efforts.

In 1741, it moved to Rendsburg and changed its name to Bornholm Infantry Regiment (Danish: Bornholmske infanteriregiment).

Units

From 1951 the battalions from the Marineregiment was under the command of Bornholms Defends

Disband units

Names of the regiment

Names[1]
Vogels MarinekompagniVogel's Marine Company 1672 1680
MarineregimentetMarine Regiment 1680 1741
Bornholmske InfanteriregimentBornholm Infantry Regiment 1741 1785
Århusiske InfanteriregimentÅrhus Infantry Regiment 1785 1790
1. Jyske Infanteriregiment1st Jutlandic Infantry Regiment 1790 1842
7. Linie Infanteri-Bataillon7th Line Infantry Battalion1842 1860
7. Infanteri-Bataillon7th Infantry Battalion1860 1863
7. Infanteri-Regiment7th Infantry Regiment1863 1865
7. Infanteri-Bataillon7th Infantry Battalion 1865 1867
7. Bataillon7th Battalion 1867 1951-11-01
MarineregimentetMarine Regiment 1951-11-01 2000-06-30

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laursen. Ole. Historical Overview of Bornholm Infantry Regiment . 5 June 2017. 22 April 2014.