- Regiment Infanterie Johan Willem Friso
The Regiment Johan Willem Friso is a line
infantry regiment of theRoyal Netherlands Army . Named afterJohan Willem Friso of Orange-Nassau , it is the oldest and most senior regiment in the current order of battle. The regiment currently serves in themechanized infantry role as 44 Armoured Infantry Battalion (44Painfbat) as part of43 Gemechaniseerde (Mechanized) Brigade .
*Battle Honours
**Tiendaagse Veldtocht 1831
**Citadel van Antwerpen 1832
**Java en Sumatra 1946-1949
**During seizure of French Embassy in the Hague - securing Schiphol Amsterdam Airport 1974
**Train hijacking in Wijster - securing perimeter 1975
**Train hijacking in Beilen - securing perimeter 1977
**Lebanon - UNIFIL 1979-1985Presently 44 Armoured Infantry Battalion JWF is deployed in Uruzgan, Afghanistan.
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