Grenadiers' and Rifles Guard Regiment

Garde Grenadiers en Jagers
Active 1829
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 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
Macedonia (2001)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2003, 2006-present)
Iraq War (2003–2005)
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant colonel Maurice Timmermans

Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers (Grenadiers and Rifles Guards Regiment) is a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army; it is one of two, along with the Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene that is classed as 'Guards'. The regiment was formed in 1995 by the amalgamation of two antecedent regiments:

History

These two 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 anti-tank company (Antitankcompagnie) and three infantry companies (Infanteriecompagnie). The three infantry companies perpetuate the two antecedent regiments, with 'A' (Koningscompagnie) Company being classed as Grenadiers and 'B' (Stiercompagnie) and 'C' (Tijgercompagnie) Companies being classed as Jagers (Rifles).

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