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| Zealand Artillery Regiment | |
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| Sjællandske Artilleriregiment | |
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| Active | 1961 |
| Disbanded | August 1, 1982 |
| Country |  Denmark |
| Branch | .svg){kind=small} Royal Danish Army |
| Part of | Army Operational Command |
The Zealand Artillery Regiment (Danish: Sjællandske Artilleriregiment) was an artillery regiment of the Royal Danish Army. On 1 August 1982 it was merged with Kronens Artilleriregiment to form Kongens Artilleriregiment.
History
[edit]In 1803 the Danish artillery corps was split into three Brigades, Holstenske Artilleribrigade, Danske Artilleribrigade and Norske Artilleribrigade (disbanded in 1814). The Regiment traces its history back to Holstenske Artilleribrigade. In the First Schleswig War the Regiment (then named 2. Artilleriregiment) participated on the Schleswig-Holstein side and was afterwards disbanded.
Units
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4th Rocket Artillery Battalion (1961-1976)
5th Armoured Artillery Battalion (1961-1982)
21st Light Artillery Battalion (1961-1982)- 22nd Light Artillery Battalion (1961-1982)
- 32nd Heavy Artillery Battalion (1961-1982)
Names of the regiment
[edit]| Holstenske Artilleribrigade | Holstein's Artillery Brigade | 1803 | – | 1842 |
| 2. Artilleriregiment | 2nd Artillery Regiment | 1842 | – | 1848 |
| Disbanded | Disbanded | 1848 | – | 1852 |
| 2. Artilleriregiment | 2nd Artillery Regiment | 1852 | – | 1865 |
| Artilleriregiment | Artillery Regiment | 1865 | – | 1867 |
| 2. Artilleriregiment | 2nd Artillery Regiment | 1867 | – | 1909 |
| 2. Feltartilleriregiment | 2nd Field Artillery Regiment | 1909 | – | 1961 |
| Sjællandske Artilleriregiment | Zealand Artillery Regiment | 1961 | – | 1982 |
References
[edit]- Lærebog for Hærens Menige, Hærkommandoen, marts 1960
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