1st Danish Artillery Battalion

The 1st Danish Artillery Battalion (Danish: 1. Danske Artilleriafdeling, 1DAA) is a part of Army Combat and Fire Support Center and was created after under the Danish Defence Agreement 2013-2017, after the Danish Artillery Regiment was disbanded. It is the only remaining military unit in the Danish Army that is involved with artillery, and is therefore the bearer of the traditions of the former regiment and can trace its roots back to 1684.[2]

1st Danish Artillery Battalion
1. Danske Artilleriafdeling
Active28 February 2014 (1684)
Country Kingdom of Denmark
Branch Royal Danish Army
Size500
Part ofArmy Combat and Fire Support Center
Garrison/HQOksbøl
Nickname(s)1DAA
Motto(s)Ingen tvivl, ingen tøven (No doubt, no hesitation)
Regimental belt
Mascot(s)Saint Barbara[1]
EngagementsBattle of Nybøl (28 May 1848)
Battle of Fredericia (6 July 1849)
Battle of Isted (25 July 1850)
Battle of Mysunde (12 September 1850)
Battle of Mysunde 2 February 1864
Battle of Dybbøl (18 April 1864)[1]
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant Colonel Poul-Erik Andersen
Ceremonial chiefHM The Queen of Denmark
Colonel of
the Regiment		Ole Bering

The battalion is divided into a number of batteries with around 500 personnel in total.[3]

1 DAA provides fielding and training of the army's ability to plan, deploy, manage and operate fire-support such as howitzer and heavy mortars at different tactical levels.[4]

1 January 2020, 1 DAA was merge into the reactivated Danish Artillery Regiment

See also

References
  1. "artilleriet.dk: Skt. Barbara". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  2. "Nye myndigheder, nye baretmærker og farver". Forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  3. "forsvaret.dk: om Hæren". Archived from the original on 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  4. artilleriet.dk: 1 DAA
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