Danish Artillery Regiment
| Danish Artillery Regiment | |
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| Danske Artilleriregiment | |
A soldier from DAR firing a cannon
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| Active | 1 November 2005 - 28 February 2014 |
| Country |
 Denmark
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| Branch |
.svg){kind=small} Royal Danish Army
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| Type | Artillery |
| Part of | Hærens Operative Kommando |
| Garrison/HQ | Varde Kaserne, Varde |
| Nickname(s) | DAR |
| Motto(s) | Officium Et Supra (Duty and a bit more) |
| Regimental belt |  |
| Mascot(s) | Saint Barbara |
| Anniversaries | Feast Day December 4 |
| Engagements |
Battle of Nybøl (28 May 1848) |
Battle of Nybøl (28 May 1848)
Battle of Fredericia (6 July 1849)
Battle of Isted (25 July 1850)
Battle of Mysunde (12 September 1850)
Battle of Mysunde 2 February 1864
The Danish Artillery Regiment (DAR, Danish: Danske Artilleriregiment) was an artillery unit of the Royal Danish Army, which was founded on 1 November 2005 when the two artillery regiments in Denmark, Kongens Artilleriregiment and Dronningens Artilleriregiment were merged.
It was created administratively 1 August 2005 by merging the Kongens Artilleriregiment and the Dronningens Artilleriregiment, with the official day creation as 1 November 2005. Danish Artillery Regiment (DAR) was Denmark's only remaining artillery regiment. The regiment was garrisoned in Varde and an artillery unit stationed in Oksbøl camp.
Although the regiment was short lived, its history can be traced back to 1684 when The Royal Artillery Corps was established in Copenhagen. In 1803 the Artillery Corps divided into three brigades; referred to as "Danish Artillery Brigade", "Holstein Artillery Brigade" and "Norwegian Artillery Brigade". The latter was dissolved in 1814 with the loss of Norway. In 1842 the brigades changed to 1st Artillery Regiment (Danish) and 2nd Artillery Regiment (Holstein), respectively, but was overall called "The Royal Artillery Brigade". In connection with the Second Schleswig War between Denmark and Prussia, the second Artillery Regiment (Holstein) was dissolved, in March 1848, when the regiment joined the rebels.
Following Hærloven of 1867, the Second Artillery Regiment was restored by taking 7th-9th Battery and 12. Reinforcement Battery and 2. Train Department from 1st Artillery Regiment.
In 1895 Fæstningsartilleriregimentet was established, which was responsible for Copenhagen fortress artillery. This regiment was disbanded in 1920 when the Danish government admitted that there was no need for a permanent fortification around the capital. In 1909 Kystartilleriregimentet was created.
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