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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
Template:Expand section The Royal Life Guards were established by Frederik III of Denmark on 30 June 1658, the guards were both to protect Frederik and to be a combat troop regiment.
Role
Template:Expand section The Royal Life Guards serve as a front-line unit and as a guard/ceremonial unit as well to the Danish monarchy.
Organisation
The regiment consists of two infantry battalions, the Guard Company and the Musical Corps:
1st Battalion – Founded 1658.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Mechanized Infantry Battalion, part of 1st Brigade. Plus Ultra (Even further)
Staff Company (STKMP/I/LG)
1st Armored Infantry Company (Army's Flank company ) (1/I/LG)
2nd Mechanized Infantry Company (2/I/LG)
4th Mechanized Infantry Company (4/I/LG)(inactive)
2nd Battalion – Founded 1867. Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Vincere Volumus (We'll be victorious)
- Staff Company (STKMP/II/LG)(inactive)
1st Mechanized Infantry Company (1/II/LG)
2nd Basic Training Company (2/II/LG)
3rd Basic Training Company (3/II/LG)
Royal Guard Company ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) - Founded 1659. Ceremonial/guard unit.- File:Emblem for the Danish Royal Life Guards Musical Corps.svg Royal Life Guard Music Band ({{#invoke:Lang|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
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| lang}} | His Royal Majesty's Life Regiment | 1658 | – | 1684 |
| lang}} | Our Guard on Foot | 1684 | – | 1763 |
| lang}} | Royal Life Guard on Foot | 1763 | – | 1867 |
| lang}} | Life Guard | 1867 | – | 1961 |
| lang}} | Royal Life Guard | 1961 | – | present |
Alliances
- Template:GBR – The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) – Bond of Friendship
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Image gallery
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Life Guard in old combat uniform -
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
Further reading
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