Corps Mariniers
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| Lineup | December 10, 1665 |
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 Netherlands
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| Armed forces | Dutch armed forces |
| Armed forces | Royal Navy |
| structure | see subsection |
| Strength | 3,000 |
| Location | The hero |
| motto | Qua patet orbis |
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The Corps Mariniers is the name given to the Royal Dutch Marine Infantry , which is part of the Dutch Navy (Koninklijke Marine) . The Dutch Marine Corps is one of the oldest elite units in the world and is considered to be very well trained and equipped.
history
The corps was founded on December 10, 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch Sea War by the unofficial leader of the Republic Johan de Witt and the admiral Michiel de Ruyter as the Regiment de Marine , the first commander was Willem Joseph van Ghent . The Dutch had already successfully deployed specialized soldiers on their ships in the First Anglo-Dutch Sea War. The corps was established after the Spanish (1537), Portuguese (1610), French (1622) and English (1664) marine corps, making it the fifth oldest marine corps in the world. Like the British Corps, however, it was disbanded and re-established several times during this period. On March 20, 1801, a new marine infantry unit of the Batavian Republic was established. Louis Bonaparte raised the Koninklijke Grenadiers van de Marine corps on August 14, 1806. The current corps was founded in 1814 and received its name in 1817, which it has retained to this day.
Battles and skirmishes that the Mariniers excelled in:
- Chatham (1667)
- Kijkduin (1673)
- Sennefe (1674)
- Dogger Bank (1781)
- Algiers (1816)
- Atjeh (1873-76)
- Bali (1846-49)
- Rotterdam (1940)
- Java (1942)
- Java and Madura (1947–1948)
- New Guinea (1962)
structure
The Mariniers Corps is led by the Mariniers Training Command ( Mariniers Trainings Commando or MTC) with headquarters in Rotterdam . The MTC is the successor to the command command of the operational units of the Mariniers ( Groep Operationele Eenheden Mariniers or GOEM) and today leads four battalions . It is responsible for the command and training of the subordinate units and reports to the Commander of the Dutch Navy (Commandant NLMARFOR). In the application, the Mariniersbataillone of the two would dock landing ships of the Rotterdam class transported to the site and landed there. The 3rd Mariniers Battalion today consists of two companies , which are stationed in the Netherlands Antilles and report directly to the Navy Commander Caribbean. The following units are currently subordinate to the MTC:
1st Mariniers Battalion
The 1st Mariniers Battalion (1MARNSBAT) is subordinate to the British-Dutch Landing Force ( British / Neederlands Landing Force , UK / NL LF for short ), which has existed as such since 1973. The 1MARNSBAT consists of:
- Headquarters company
- 2 infantry companies: the 11th, specialized in operations in the mountains and the Arctic, and the 13th specialized in operations in the jungle and equipped with BvS-10 VIKING armored personnel carriers
- 14. Spike Combat Support Company - anti-tank guided missiles , 81mm mortars, engineers , snipers and scouts
2nd Mariniers Battalion
The 2nd Mariniers Battalion (2MARNSBAT) is a rapid reaction force. The battalion is therefore often on the road on United Nations missions . The 2MARNSBAT consists of:
- Headquarters company
- 3 infantry companies: the 21st, specialized in operations in the jungle and on rivers, the 22nd, equipped with BvS-10 VIKING transport tanks, and the 23rd specialized in urban warfare
- 24. Combat support company with spike anti-tank guided missiles, 81mm mortars, engineers, snipers and scouts
Amphibious Combat Support Battalion
The Amphibious Combat Support Battalion (AMFGEVSTBAT) serves - as the name suggests - the naval battalions to support operations. This includes support with heavy weapons, anti-aircraft forces, the provision of landing craft, as well as the management of special forces. It is stationed in Den Helder . The AMFGEVSTBAT consists of:
- 2 boat companies, which include all amphibious equipment to carry out landings as well as beach management
- Marine Joint Effect battery, which the marines with 120-mm mortar and Stinger - anti-aircraft missile support
- Marine Special Operations Company, which trains the special forces
Amphibious Logistics Battalion
The amphibious logistics battalion (AMFLOGBAT) is responsible for the logistical supply. It consists of three companies:
- Combat Service Support 1 (supports the 1st Mariniers Battalion)
- Combat Service Support 2 (supports the 2nd Mariniers Battalion)
- Seabased Support Group
Unit Intervention Mariniers
The Interventie Mariniers unit bundles all the special forces of the MTC in one unit and will in the near future be subordinate to the Corps Commandotroepen of the Dutch Army , a special forces command of the Dutch military that is still being established. The change will also be accompanied by a renaming to Maritime Special Operations Forces (MARSOF). In addition to general special forces, the Interventie Mariniers unit also includes combat swimmers and a mountain reconnaissance platoon.
equipment
Light weapons
The equipment of the Mariniers Corps does not differ significantly from that of the Royal Dutch Army .
Armored vehicles
- Armored transport
- Beach master vehicles (salvage of stranded landing craft)
- Beach Recovery Vehicle (converted Leopard 1 )
Unarmored vehicles
- Land Rover Defender
- Mercedes-Benz Unimog
- Various DAF trucks
- Volvo wheel loader
- CASE wheel loader
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Bv206D
- Lead vehicle
- Personnel carriers
- Armored mortar carrier 120 mm
Landing craft
literature
- Sören Sünkler: Europe's elite and special units . Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-613-02853-1 .
