Ardennes Chasseur Regiment
The Battalion of Hunters from the Ardennes (French: Bataillon de Chasseurs Ardennais) is an infantry formation in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The regiment is a part of the 7th Brigade. The unit was formed in 1933 when the 10th Regiment of the Line was renamed the Regiment of Chasseurs Ardennais, which it remained until 2011 when it was reduced to battalion size. It is named after, and based in, the heavily forested and hilly Ardennes region of Belgium.
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