GHR
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The Danish Guard Hussars Regiment.
Cap Badge of the Guard Hussars Regiment.
The badge can be either in gold and silver or just silver. The silver badge is special, only the horse squadron use this bagde.
The motto of the regiment is in Latin: In actis esto volucris, which translates to Be swift in action.
The Guard Hussars Regiment (Danish: Gardehusarregimentet), abbreviated GHR, is a cavalry unit in the Danish Army, The primary task is Armoured Infantry, Reconnaissance and mounted escorts at the service of the regent and as a mounted escort perform the same role as the Household Cavalry do in the British Army.
The Regiment dates from 1762 and this makes the Guard Hussars one the the oldest regiment of hussars in the world still operational. The Regiment was reformed in 2001 through the amalgamation of the original Guard Hussars with two infantry regiments: The Zealand Life Regiment & The Danish Life Regiment. The Regiment is in NATO classed as a cavalry regiment, it is in fact a mixed armoured and infantry unit, with five battalions:
I Battalion (Armoured Infantry)
II Battalion (Armoured Infantry & Trening)
III Battalion (Reconnaissance)
IV Battalion (Basic Trening – profesionel soldiers)
V Battalion (Basic Trening – conskripst)
The Horse Squadron
The Horse Squadron of the Regiment is a special unit whose primary mission it is to provide mounted escorts to the service of Her Majesty the Queen. The Squadron's history, traditions and uniforms can be traced in a direct line to Husarregimentet founded by King Frederik V, 10th February 1762 in order to have a light and mobile cavalry against the Cossacks in an impending war against Russia.
Difference in uniform - officer and enlisted.
Hussar: (from Hungarian - huszár or from Serbo-Croatian - Hussar, gusar, kursar) The word originally means highwayman and comes from the Latin 'cursarius' meaning pirate. Used as a name of a soldier on horseback in 1400-century, Hungary, where every 20 household had to equip and provide a hussar. (Hungarian meaning: The twentieth; every twentieth man had to do military service)
The Regiment is associated with many rituals where beautiful women often were included, perhaps it is still the case - who knows ..?
The regiment is very popular among women and there is a high number of them in the Horse Squadron.
There are also several women in our combat units. They are doing really well. They are as tough as the guys.
Cap Badge of the Guard Hussars Regiment.
The badge can be either in gold and silver or just silver. The silver badge is special, only the horse squadron use this bagde.
The motto of the regiment is in Latin: In actis esto volucris, which translates to Be swift in action.
The Guard Hussars Regiment (Danish: Gardehusarregimentet), abbreviated GHR, is a cavalry unit in the Danish Army, The primary task is Armoured Infantry, Reconnaissance and mounted escorts at the service of the regent and as a mounted escort perform the same role as the Household Cavalry do in the British Army.
The Regiment dates from 1762 and this makes the Guard Hussars one the the oldest regiment of hussars in the world still operational. The Regiment was reformed in 2001 through the amalgamation of the original Guard Hussars with two infantry regiments: The Zealand Life Regiment & The Danish Life Regiment. The Regiment is in NATO classed as a cavalry regiment, it is in fact a mixed armoured and infantry unit, with five battalions:
I Battalion (Armoured Infantry)
II Battalion (Armoured Infantry & Trening)
III Battalion (Reconnaissance)
IV Battalion (Basic Trening – profesionel soldiers)
V Battalion (Basic Trening – conskripst)
The Horse Squadron
The Horse Squadron of the Regiment is a special unit whose primary mission it is to provide mounted escorts to the service of Her Majesty the Queen. The Squadron's history, traditions and uniforms can be traced in a direct line to Husarregimentet founded by King Frederik V, 10th February 1762 in order to have a light and mobile cavalry against the Cossacks in an impending war against Russia.
Difference in uniform - officer and enlisted.
Hussar: (from Hungarian - huszár or from Serbo-Croatian - Hussar, gusar, kursar) The word originally means highwayman and comes from the Latin 'cursarius' meaning pirate. Used as a name of a soldier on horseback in 1400-century, Hungary, where every 20 household had to equip and provide a hussar. (Hungarian meaning: The twentieth; every twentieth man had to do military service)
The Regiment is associated with many rituals where beautiful women often were included, perhaps it is still the case - who knows ..?
The regiment is very popular among women and there is a high number of them in the Horse Squadron.
There are also several women in our combat units. They are doing really well. They are as tough as the guys.