Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment

Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment
Jyske Luftværnsregiment
Coat of arms
Active	1951−1974 (22 years)
Country	Denmark
Branch	Royal Danish Army
Type	Anti-Air
Role	Air Defence
Part of	Hærens Operative Kommando
Garrison/HQ	Ålborg, from 1961 Tønder.
Nickname(s)	JLVR
Motto(s)	Suspicite Caelum (Look Up At the Sky)
Regimental belt
March	Luftværnsregimentets Honnørmarch[1]
Mascot(s)	Saint Barbara

The Jutlandic Air Defence Regiment (Danish: Jyske Luftværnsregiment) was a Danish Army Air defence regiment. On 1 November 1974 it was merged into North Jutland Artillery Regiment.

History

The regiment was established on 3 November 1951. When 14 AA were separated from Zealand Air Defence Regiment.

The regiment traces its history even further back, through Zealand Air Defence Regiment, as it is heir to the old Kystartilleriregimentet.^[2]

Structure

• 2nd Air Defence Battalion
• 3nd Air Defence Battalion
• 14th Air Defence Battalion, Part of Jutland Division

Names of the regiment

References

Sources

• Luftværns-Artilleri-Foreningen ~ Her er informationer om luftværnsregimenter i Danmark
• [1]
• [2]
• Lærebog for Hærens Menige, Hærkommandoen, marts 1960

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