Jutland Dragoon Regiment

Jutland Dragoon Regiment
Jydske Dragonregiment
Coat of arms
Active1 November 1679–present
(345 years)
Country Denmark
Branch Royal Danish Army
TypeArmor
RoleArmoured warfare and Mechanized infantry
SizeThree battalions
Part ofArmy Staff
Garrison/HQHolstebro
Nickname(s)JDR Dino'er
Motto(s)Latin: Fortes Fortuna Juvat
(Fortune Favours the Brave)
MarchDanmarks Blå Dragoner (Denmark's Blue Dragoons)
AnniversariesFormation (1 November 1679)
The Rytterfægtning by Rosengarten (12 Oktober 1813)
Battle of Rahlstedt (6 December 1813)
Battle of Sehested (10 December 1813)
Niels Kjeldsen's Battle by Højen (28 February 1864)
Rytterfægtningen at Vorbasse (29 February 1864)
EngagementsSecond Nordic War (1657−60)[citation needed]
Scanian War (1675−79)[citation needed]
Great Nordic War (1700 & 1709−20)
First Schleswig War (1848−51)
Second Schleswig War (1864)
Operation Weserübung-Süd (1940)
Operation Bøllebank (1994)
War in Kosovo (1998−1999)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Iraq War (2003−07)
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Anders Poulsen
Ceremonial chiefHM The King
Notable
commanders
Col. Lars Møller
Insignia
Regimental belt
Standard

The Jutland Dragoon Regiment (Danish: Jydske Dragonregiment) is the only regiment of the Royal Danish Army that has an armored (MBT) battalion, and is one of the Danish combat regiments in which soldiers are entitled to wear the black beret of the Armoured corps.