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On the website of The Guards Regiment Fusiliers Princess Irene
and the Museum Brigade and Guards Regiment
Prinsess Irene.
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This Guards Regiment is one of two of such regiments in the Royal Dutch Army. A Guards Regiment distinguishes itself from other infantry regiments through the special bond with the Dutch Royal Family. This manifests itself for instance in carrying out all kinds of ceremonial tasks, such as the formation of a guard of honour during state visits etc.
The Guards Regiment Fusiliers is the youngest of the two Guards Regiments. Whereas the history of the Guards Regiment Grenadiers and Rifles dates back more than 150 years, that of the Fusiliers does not begin until 1941, during the Second World War in Great Britain.
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Regimental History
A group of Dutch soldiers were forced to withdraw in May 1940 after the unexpected invasion of the Netherlands by the Nazi armies....
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