Royal Danish Army April 8, 1940

Royal Danish Army April 8, 1940

v.1.0 June 24, 2001

This historical orbat is excerpted from Dr. Leo Niehorster's World War II website. The site is unique and probably the largest and most comprehensive of its type. Kindly visit www.freeport-tech.com/wwii for more details; this is only an outline sketch of the Royal Danish Army.

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Royal Danish Army

Command Troops

7 artillery battalions

1 AA regiment

1 mixed regiment

1^st Zealand Infantry Division

Life Guard Infantry Regiment

Hussar Guard Cavalry Regiment

1^st Infantry Regiment

4^th Infantry regiment

5^th Infantry Regiment

1^st Artillery Regiment

2^nd Artillery Regiment

13^th AA Battalion

1^st Engineer Battalion

2^nd Jutland Infantry Division

Randers Cavalry Regiment

2^nd Infantry Regiment

3^rd Infantry Regiment

6^th Infantry Regiment

7^th Infantry Regiment

3^rd Artillery Regiment

14^th AA Battalion

2^nd Engineer Battalion

1^st Infantry Pioneer Command (2 bns)

Aviation Brigade

Zealand Air Regiment (about 35 fighters)

1^stAir Battalion

3^rd Air Battalion

4^th Air Battalion

Jutland Air Regiment (24 fighters)

2^nd Air Battalion

5^th Air Battalion

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