The 'Regiment Van Heutsz' is a line
infantry regiment of the
Royal Netherlands Army. The regiment was named after
J.B. van Heutsz a former Governor-General of the
Dutch East Indies. It currently operates in the airmobile role as part of
11 Luchtmobiele (Airmobile) Brigade. The regiment is the bearer of the traditions of the
Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger. As of
2006, the battalion forms the basis of the
battlegroup attached to
Task Force Uruzgan, the primary Dutch component of the multi-national forces in
Afghanistan.
External link
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Website Regiment van Heutsz
See also
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Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers
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Regiment Stoottroepen Prins Bernhard