Grenadiers' and Rifles Guard Regiment

Garde Grenadiers en Jagers

Garderegiment Jagers during the state visit of King Baudouin in 1959
Active 1829 - present
Country Netherlands
Branch Army
Type Foot Guards
Role 1st Battalion - Air assault
1 staff company
Size One battalion
One HQ staff company
Part of 11 Luchtmobiele (Airmobile) Brigade
Garrison/HQ Oranjekazerne, Schaarsbergen
Nickname(s) Kingscoy (Kings company)
Motto Grenadiers: Grenadiers vooraan!
Rifles: Allez Chasse!
March Grenadiers March
Engagements Ten Days Campaign
Battle of the Netherlands
* Ypenburg en Ockenburg 1940
Operatie Product
Operatie Kraai
Bosnian War
Cyprus (1998-1999)
Kosovo War
Republic of Macedonia (2001)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2003, 2006-present)
Iraq War (2003–2005)
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant colonel Ron Sensen

The Grenadiers and Rifles Guards Regiment (Dutch: Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers) is a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army; along with the Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene it is one of the two Dutch Guard regiments.

The regiment was formed in 1995 by the amalgamation of two antecedent regiments, the Garderegiment Grenadiers and the Garderegiment Jagers.

History

The two antecedent regiments were formed in 1829 following the withdrawal of the regiments of Swiss mercenaries from Dutch service. Willem I ordered that two regiments would be formed to replace the Swiss, to serve as his guards. Both served with distinction, especially during the Second World War in the defence of The Hague.

The regiment's single battalion currently serves in the airmobile role as part of 11 Luchtmobiele (Airmobile) Brigade. It is organised with an HQ Company (Stafcompagnie), an heavy weapons company (Zwarewapenscompagnie) and three infantry companies (Infanteriecompagnie). The three infantry companies and the anti-tank company perpetuate the two antecedent regiments, with 'A' (Koningscompagnie) and 'D' (Wolvencompagnie) companies being classed as Grenadiers and 'B' (Stiercompagnie) and 'C' (Tijgercompagnie) Companies being classed as Jagers (Rifles).

The standard of the Garderegiment Grenadiers in 1992

Serving the Guards in musical support, given the few numbers of military bands in service, are the Central Band of the Royal Netherlands Army "Johan Willem Friso" and the Traditional Grenadier Bugle Band of the Grenadiers' and Rifles Guard Regiment (Grenadiers) and the Veterans Fanfare band and Bugles and Fanfare orchestra of the Rifles (Rifles).

Battle Honours

Grenadiers and Jagers march through The Hague on Prinsjesdag, 2013.

External links

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