Regiment Limburgse Jagers
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Regiment Limburgse Jagers (Limburg Rifles) is a line infantry
regiment
in the Royal Netherlands Army
. It is named for the Dutch province of Limburg
, and currently serves in the mechanized infantry role as part of 13 Gemechaniseerde (Mechanized) Brigade
.
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
in the Royal Netherlands Army
Royal Netherlands Army
The Royal Netherlands Army is the land forces element of the military of the Netherlands.-Short history:The Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, but its origins date back to 1572, when the so-called Staatse Leger was raised...
. It is named for the Dutch province of Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
, and currently serves in the mechanized infantry role as part of 13 Gemechaniseerde (Mechanized) Brigade
13 Gemechaniseerde (Mechanized) Brigade
The 13 Gemechaniseerde Brigade is one of the two mechanized brigades in the Royal Netherlands Army the other being the 43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade. The Brigade has armored and non-armored vehicles to its disposal...
.
- Battle Honours (displayed on the regimental colour)
- Quatre-Bras 1815, Waterloo 1815, Tiendaagse Veldtocht 1831, Citadel van Antwerpen 1832, Venlo 1940, Roermond 1940, Zutphen 1940, West- en Midden-Java 1946-1949, Noord-Sumatra 1947-1949