Regiment Infanterie Johan Willem Friso
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Regiment Infanterie Johan Willem Friso | |
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Country | Netherlands |
Branch | Royal Netherlands Army |
Type | Armoured infantry |
Size | One battalion One HQ staff company |
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Beret emblem |
The Regiment Infantry Prins Johan Willem Friso is a line
Naming
The regiment was formed during the 1950s, in a major reorganisation of the Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht) after the end of WW II.
Before 1950 the army consisted of numbered regiment; in 1950 these regiments were changed into named regiments.
The Regiment Infantry Johan Willem Friso was created on 1 juli 1950 as a continuation of the former 1st Regiment Infantry (1 RI) and 9th Regiment Infantry (9 RI). Both 1 RI and 9 RI had always been stationed in the North of the Netherlands: 1 RI in Assen (province of Drenthe) and 9 RI in Leeuwarden (province of Friesland). Therefore, it was decided to name the new regiment after the former Stadhouder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe: Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange (born 14 August 1687 – died 14 July 1711).
In November 2020, the title of "Prince" was added to the name of the regiment, thereby becoming the Regiment Infanterie Prins Johan Willem Friso.[2]
Battle honours displayed on the colours
- Tiendaagse Veldtocht1831
- Citadel van Antwerpen 1832
- Java en Sumatra 1946-1949
- Noord-Kandahar en Uruzgan 2006
Each member of the 44th armoured infantry battalion (which is part of the regiment) carries a blue lanyard on their uniform in commemoration of their involvement in the UNIFIL peacekeeping operation in Lebanon from 1979 to 1985.
See also
References
- ^ "Gevechtseenheden" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Army. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ Defensie, Ministerie van (2020-11-12). "Besluit van 26 oktober 2020, houdende het aanvullen van de naamvoering van het Regiment Infanterie Johan Willem Friso met de prinselijke titel". zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-11-21.