Regiment Infanterie Johan Willem Friso

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Country Netherlands Type Armoured infantry		Branch Royal Netherlands Army

The Regiment Johan Willem Friso is a line infantry regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army. Named after Johan Willem Friso of Orange-Nassau, it is the oldest and most senior regiment in the current order of battle. The regiment currently serves in the mechanized infantry role as 44 Armoured Infantry Battalion (44Painfbat) as part of 43 Gemechaniseerde (Mechanized) Brigade.

Battle honours

Tiendaagse Veldtocht 1831

Citadel van Antwerpen 1832

Java en Sumatra 1946-1949

During seizure of French Embassy in the Hague - securing Schiphol Amsterdam Airport 1974

Train hijacking in Wijster - securing perimeter 1975

Train hijacking in Beilen - securing perimeter 1977

Lebanon - UNIFIL 1979-1985

44 Armoured Infantry Battalion JWF is deployed in Uruzgan, Afghanistan.

References

Regiment Infanterie Johan Willem Friso Wikipedia

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