Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene

Princess Irene Fusiliers Guards Regiment
Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene
Cap badge of the Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene
ActiveJanuary 1941 – July 1945
April 1946 – present
CountryNetherlands
BranchArmy
TypeFoot Guards
RoleInfantry
SizeOne battalion
One HQ staff company
Part of13 Motorized Brigade
Garrison/HQGeneraal-Majoor De Ruyter van Steveninckkazerne, Oirschot
Motto(s)Volo et Valeo (I want it, so I can)
MarchThe Irenemars
AnniversariesJanuary 11, 1941
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant colonel Henk de Boer
Ceremonial chiefHRH Princess Irene of the Netherlands
Fusiliers in The Hague on Prinsjesdag 2008

The Princess Irene Fusiliers Guards Regiment (Dutch: Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene) is a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, named after Princess Irene, the Granddaughter of Queen Wilhelmina, daughter of Queen Juliana, sister of Princess Beatrix and aunt of King Willem-Alexander. It is one of two regiments, along with the Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers, to be classed as 'Guards'.


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