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The Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers 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 Royal Netherlands Army ( Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land forces element of the Military of the Netherlands. The Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene is a Regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, named after Princess Irene, the sister of Queen Beatrix Foot guards is a term used to describe elite Infantry Regiments British Army The Foot Guards are the Infantry Regiments of the The regiment was formed in 1995 by the amalgamation of two antecedent regiments:

These two regiments were formed in 1829 following the withdrawal of the regiments of Swiss mercenaries from Dutch service. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Willem I ordered that two regiments would be formed to replace the Swiss, to serve as his guards. William Frederick (William I, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau ( The Hague, 24 August 1772 - Berlin, 12 December 1843 was a Prince of Both served with distinction, especially during the Second World War in the defence of Rotterdam. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of

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 rifle companies (Infanteriecompagnie). The three rifle companies perpetuate the two antecendent regiments, with 'A' (Koningscompagnie) Company being classed as Grenadiers and 'B' (Stiercompagnie) and 'C' (Tijgercompagnie) Companies being classed as Jagers (Rifles). A grenadier (derived from the word Grenade) was originally a specialized soldier first established as a distinct role in the mid to late 17th century for the throwing of grenades For other uses see Jäger. Jäger (plural also Jäger, ˈjɛːgɐ (егерь yeger was adopted in the Enlightenment era

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