North Jutland Artillery Regiment

The North Jutland Artillery Regiment (Danish: Nørrejyske Artilleriregiment) was an artillery regiment of the Royal Danish Army. On 1 November 2000 it was merged with Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment to form Queen's Artillery Regiment.

North Jutland Artillery Regiment
Nørrejyske Artilleriregiment
Active1923 – 2000
Disbanded2000
CountryDenmark
Branch Royal Danish Army
Nickname(s)NJAR
Regimental belt

The regiment was established in 1923 as 3. Feltartilleriregiment. In 1969 the regiment moved from Århus to new build barraks in Skive. Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment was merged with the regiment on 1 November 1974.

Units
  • 3rd Armoured Artillery Battalion (1961-2000), part of 2nd Jutland Brigade
  • 6th Armoured Artillery Battalion (1974-1996), part of 1st Jutland Brigade Transferred from Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment
  • 8th Light Artillery Battalion (1983-2000), part of Jutland Battle Group
  • 9th Light Artillery Battalion (1961-1985) - 9th Light Battery(1985-2000), part of Military region II
  • 14th Anti Air Artillery Battalion (1974-1982) part of Jutland Division Artillery, Transferred to Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment
  • 15th Light Artillery Battalion (1961-1985) - 15th Light Battery(1985-2000), part of Military region I
  • 16th Light Artillery Battalion (1990-1996), Transferred from King's Artillery Regiment, part of 4th Battle Group
  • 18th Heavy Artillery Battery (1961-1996) - 18th MLRS Battery (1997-2000), part of Jutlands Division Artillery
  • 19th Heavy Artillery Battery (1961-1996), part of Jutland Division Artillery
  • 23rd Artillery Battalion (1961-2000) part of Jutland Division Artillery
  • 33rd Heavy Artillery Battalion (1961-1996) - part of LANDJUT/Corps Artillery
  • Staff and Target Acquisition Battery/JDIV(1961-1982) part of Jutland Division Artillery, Transferred to Southern Jutland Artillery Regiment
  • 2nd Staff Company/2nd Jutland Brigade. (1976-1996)

Names of the regiment
Names
3. Feltartilleriregiment3rd Field Artillery Regiment1923–1961
Nørrejyske ArtilleriregimentNorth Jutland Artillery Regiment1961–2000

References
  • Lærebog for Hærens Menige, Hærkommandoen, marts 1960
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