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The Royal Netherlands Army ( Dutch: Koninklijke Landmacht, KL) is the land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Though the Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, its origins date back to 1572, when the Staatse Leger was raised making the Dutch standing army one of the oldest in the world. It fought in the Napoleonic Wars, World ...
The Netherlands Armed Forces (Dutch: Nederlandse krijgsmacht) are the military forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.The armed forces consist of four service branches: the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine), the Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht), the Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) and the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Koninklijke Marechaussee).
122 new Hirtenberger M8 mortars entering service from 2023 onwards, replacing the L16A2 mortars. [ 46] 120 mm mortar produced by Hotchkiss-Brandt (HB) for the Royal Netherlands Army, 16 in active service. To be replaced by 20 new 120 mm mortars and 4 launchers with loitering munitions from 2023 onwards.
The Joint Ground-based Air Defence Command (Dutch: Defensie Grondgebonden Luchtverdedigingscommando) is a joint command, consisting of both army and Royal Netherlands Air Force personnel, that is responsible for the protection of both Dutch and allied territory, vital objects and military units from airplanes, helicopters, cruise missiles ...
Former ranks. Epaulette of a Technisch Opzichter in the RNAF. (Veld)Maarschalk (Field) Marshal ), OF-10 of the Royal Netherlands Army, abolished in 1914. [citation needed] Further in the past there were other ranks: Admiraal-generaal ( General admiral ), Luitenant-admiraal-generaal [ nl] (Lieutenant General Admiral), and Kapitein-generaal ...
The Royal Netherlands Air Force ( RNLAF; Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), "Royal Air Force") is the military aviation branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. It was created in 1953 to succeed its predecessor, the Luchtvaartafdeling (English: aviation department) of the Dutch Army, which was founded in 1913.
The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army (C-LAS, Dutch: Commandant Landstrijdkrachten) is the highest-ranking officer of the Royal Netherlands Army and reports directly to the Chief of Defence. The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army is statutorily a three-star general .
The Joint Ground-based Air Defence Command ( Dutch: Defensie Grondgebonden Luchtverdedigingscommando, DGLC) is a joint command of the Royal Netherlands Army, formed in 2012 after amalgamation of the Commando Luchtdoelartillerie (Anti-aircraft Artillery Command) of the Royal Netherlands Army and the Groep Geleide Wapens (Group Guided Weapons) of ...