The Regiment Johan Willem Friso is a line infantry regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army. Named after Johan Willem Friso of Orange-Nassau, it is the oldest and most senior regiment in the current order of battle. The regiment currently serves in the mechanized infantry role as 44 Armoured Infantry Battalion (44Painfbat) as part of 43 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 1979-1985
44 Armoured Infantry Battalion JWF is deployed in Uruzgan, Afghanistan.
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“We had an inspection today of the brigade. The Twenty-third was pronounced the crack regiment in appearance, ... [but] I could see only six to ten in a company of the old men. They all smiled as I rode by. But as I passed away I couldn’t help dropping a few natural tears. I felt as I did when I saw them mustered in at Camp Chase.”
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