Jydske Dragonregiment

Jydske Dragonregiment
Insignia of Jydske Dragonregiment
Active	1657-
Country	Denmark
Branch	Army
Type	Cavalry
Role	Armoured (one battalion) Training (one battalion)
Size	Two battalions
Part of	Hærens Operative Kommando
Garrison/HQ	Holstebro
Motto	Fortuna Fortes Juvat (Fortune favors the Brave)
Engagements	Second Nordic War (1657-60) Scanian War (1675-79) Great Nordic War (1700 & 1709-20) First Schleswig War (1848-51) Second Schleswig War (1864) Operation Weserübung-Süd (1940) Operation Bøllebank (1994) War in Kosovo (1998-1999), War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Iraq War (2003-07)
Commanders
Ceremonial chief	HM The Queen

Jydske Dragonregiment (English: Jutish Dragoon Regiment) is the sole pure armoured regiment of the Danish Army.

It was formed in 1657. In 1932 it became JDR with the amalgamation of 3. Dragonregiment in Århus and 5. Dragonregiment from Randers. Originally located in Randers, it moved to a new barrack in Holstebro in 1953, where it has been ever since. Serving with UNPROFOR in Bosnia, the Dragoons of Jutland assaulted Serb AT-3 Sagger positions in the first use of Danish armour since the Second World War.

On July 19, 2005, Prinsens Livregiment was merged with Jydske Dragonregiment.

From the 1960s to 2004 the regiment had responsibility for three armoured battalions, one reconnaissance battalion and three motorized infantry battalions. The three armoured battalions were assigned to different brigades, the recce battalion and later (1992) one armoured battalion as independent battalions in Danish Division. From 1992-2004 the regiment also had to form three light reconnaissance squadrons assigned to three of the five brigades. With the three infantry battalions and regimental staff, in war time, the regiment could form a battlegroup, with combat support/artillry troops from other regiments.

The regiment today serves only in the armoured role, with one panserbataljon (armored battalion), the opklaringsbataljon (reconnaissance battalion) is now tasked with training conscripts, and has a new name: Uddannelsebatajlon. This is done in two HBU units (Hærens Basis Uddannelse = "Army Basic Training") and one HRU unit (Hærens Reaktionsstyrkeuddannelse = "Army Reaction Force Training").