Regiment Huzaren Prinses Catharina-Amalia
Regiment Huzaren Prinses Catharina-Amalia | |
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Active | 2020–present |
Country | Netherlands |
Branch | Royal Netherlands Army |
Type | Line cavalry |
Role | Armoured Public duties |
Size | One regiment |
Part of | 43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Bergen-Lohheide |
Motto(s) | Pro Rege, Lege et Grege (For King, Law and People) |
The Regiment Huzaren Prinses Catharina-Amalia is a cavalry regiment of the
History
In November 2020, the Dutch
On 20 November 2020, King Willem-Alexander announced that the new armoured regiment would be named for his eldest daughter, Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange.[2] The regiment will carry the standard of the Regiment Huzaren van Sytzama until it receives its own standard.
Units
Upon formation, the regiment contained a total of three sub-units inherited from the
- 4th Tank Company, 414 Tank Battalion
- Cavalry Mounted Escort Squadron
- Mounted Units Regimental Band
The first of these is the operational element of the regiment, attached to the joint German / Dutch tank battalion. The Cavalry Mounted Escort is the army's ceremonial mounted unit. The Mounted Units Regimental Band is the army's unique bicycle mounted band.
Emblems
The regiment's cap badge is the standard silver cavalry cap badge, which features
References
- ^ a b "Het bereden ere-escorte van de Koninklijke Marechaussee". Royal Netherlands Army (in Dutch). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Bulletin of Acts and Decrees, 435". Official Gazette of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (in Dutch). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Reorganisatie regimenten". Regiment Huzaren Van Boreel (in Dutch). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Emblemen Koninklijke Landmacht - Regiment Huzaren Prinses Catharina Amalia". Ministerie van Defensie (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2021.