Last update: 14.03.2023
Netherlands Armed Forces
ORDER OF BATTLE
1985
105 Verkbat53 LtverkbatStcieWrnverkpelWrnverkpel (KV)LogpelWrnverkplg (9x) 43 Painfbrig52 Painfbrig53 Painfbrig104 WrnverkcieLLC
by Hans Boersma

Contents

Preface
Introduction
NATO Commands
Ministry of Defence
Order of Battle:
 Unit Organisation and Equipment
Unit Symbols
Regimental and Corps Affiliations
Sources
Links
Sitemap
Contact
 
 
What's New

14.03.2023 Updated Royal Air Force, Air Force Tactical Command, Part I: expanded note c and footnote 4.
26.02.2023 Updated Royal Air Force, Air Force Tactical Command, Part I: corrected 300 Squadron to 298 Squadron. Thanks to Leo van der Giessen for spotting this.
16.02.2023 Added Royal Air Force, Air Force Tactical Command, Part I.
06.02.2023 Updated Royal Air Force and Royal Air Force, Logistic and Training Command: revised footnote 1 on both pages.
28.01.2023 Updated Unit Organisation and Equipment: added The Object Security Squadron and the Object Security Platoon.
28.01.2023 Updated Unit Organisation and Equipment, The Air Force Security Squadron: minor revisions.
26.01.2023 Updated Unit Organisation and Equipment: added The Air Force Security Squadron and the Air Force Security Platoon.
26.01.2023 Updated Royal Air Force, Logistic and Training Command: minor revision to note c and corrected the strengths of the Air Force Security platoon attached to the Electronic Materiel Depot.
23.01.2023 Added Royal Air Force, Logistic and Training Command.
22.01.2023 Updated Royal Air Force: added note f and h.
17.01.2023 Updated Royal Air Force: added note f.
15.01.2023 Updated Unit Organisation and Equipment, Marine Corps Special Assistance Unit / Shore Patrol Division Netherlands: expanded footnote 2.
12.01.2023 Updated Royal Air Force: minor addition to footnote 4.
09.01.2023 Added Royal Air Force.
09.01.2023 Updated Royal Navy, Naval Command Netherlands Antilles, note d: corrected 'operational command' to 'operational control'. Expanded footnote 1.
09.01.2023 Updated Royal Navy, Part I: minor expansion of note a, revised footnote 2.
06.01.2023 Updated Royal Army, 1 (NL) Corps, Light Aircraft Group: revised the number of helicopters sub Operational Role (adding machines in reserve and subtracting previous peacetime losses), added note a and footnote 5.
06.01.2023 Updated Royal Army, National Territorial Command, National Reserve Corps: expanded the last paragraph and footnotes 15 and 18.
05.01.2023 Updated Royal Army, 1 (NL) Corps, Light Aircraft Group: some further revisions.
05.01.2023 Updated Unit Organisation and Equipment, The National Reserve Platoon and 305 Commando Battalion: minor revision confirming the Bren Gun went out of use in 1988. Thanks to Thom Schimmel for pointing me to additional information. 
01.01.2023 Updated Royal Army, 1 (NL) Corps, Light Aircraft Group: revised and expanded.
01.01.2023 Updated Royal Army, National Logistic Command, Part II: revised and expanded note o, revised footnote 6.
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