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6181999
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Title
10 juli 1992 Prinses Irene
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Year
1992
Dimensions
10 x 14 cm
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July 10, 1992 13 and 17 Painfbat Originally, the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion in Oirschot belongs to the Regiment Chassé. In 1984 this regiment is exchanged for the Regiment Limburgse Jagers. The enthusiasm among the management is therefore not as great when the news in 1991 that a new transfer of tradition is on the way. The then still conscript company that will experience this turnaround is the Alfa company. The company therefore presents itself from January 1, 1992 as 'Limburgse Fuseliers', where the logo is a mix between the emblems of Limburgse Jagers and Fuseliers. Executives present themselves on all kinds of occasions with the orange-blue scarf and emblems of the Limburgse Jagers, which is not always appreciated by everyone. In June 1992, prior to the formal handover, delegations of veterans of the Irene Brigade, battalion executives and the entire Alfa Company travel to Normandy. There, on the beach at Arromanches, the invasion cords are handed out by the veterans to the newly-baked Fuseliers. This visit will be the start of a lively tradition. On July 10, 1992, the banner and tradition are handed over in a special ceremony. There are two ensigns in ceremonial dress, one of 13 Painfbat and one of 17 Painfbat. So one standard watch with, and one without a standard. Transferring traditions is not easy. It appears that some customs fade into the background while new ideas and customs emerge. A regimental song is being written. The melody is the Princess Irene Mars, written in 1943 by watchmaster Lammers, Kapellmeister of the band of the Irene Brigade and also the first to die. The term 'regimental birthday' is introduced (every year around January 11, the founding day of the Brigade). That day starts with the traditional English breakfast. Then the Irene cross is run, a cross-country run in which all guests of that day, soldiers from the German battalion and the Belgian battalion 'Liberation / 5th Line', are allowed to participate. There are sports and shooting competitions that day, but especially the social gathering and (former) regiment members and veterans is central that day. Former soldiers of the Irenebrigade and the Indies battalions are more than ever involved in the activities of the battalion / regiment. They hand out the invasion cords to the new members of the Garderegiment, always at a historical site for the regiment. In 1995, 13 Staff Company of the 13th Mechanized Brigade from Oirschot is also added to the regiment as a readily available unit. Even more Fuseliers at the Ruyter van Steveninck barracks in Oirschot! The Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene proves to be taking root excellently in the Oirschot sands and thriving like never before.

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