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12/13th Battalion of the Line

Field	Value
unit_name	12th Regiment of the Line 1831-1993
13th Regiment of the Line 1874-1947, 1976-1993
12th "Prince Leopold" - 13th Battalion of the Line 1993-
dates	1831–
country	Belgium
branch	Belgian Army
type	Infantry
role	motorized infantry
size	650 soldiers
command_structure	Motorized Brigade
garrison_label	Spa, Belgium
motto	À l'avant-garde
colors	Red and Yellow
march	Marche du 12e Régiment de Ligne Prince Léopold
notable_commanders	Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude

13th Regiment of the Line 1874-1947, 1976-1993 12th "Prince Leopold" - 13th Battalion of the Line 1993-

The 12th of the Line (Prince Leopold) – 13th of the Line Battalion (, ) is an infantry unit in the Belgian Army of the Belgian Armed Forces. It maintains the traditions of the 12th Regiment of the Line and 13th Regiment of the Line. From 2011 until 1 January 2017 the regiment was a part of the Light Brigade and on that date the regiment joined the Motorized Brigade.

History

12th Regiment of the Line

The 12th Regiment of the Line is the oldest active Belgian infantry regiment. It was created on 31 March 1831, and since 1984 has been authorised to bear the title "Prince Leopold" which was originally bestowed on it in 1915, during the First World War.

The badge of the 12th Regiment of the Line was based on the coat of arms of the city of Liège where the regiment had its barracks. It depicted the Perron of Liège, an important civic monument in Liège.

13th Regiment of the Line

The 13th of the Line was founded in 1874. It was disbanded in 1947, but in 1976 it reformed as an anti-tank regiment.

Amalgamation

In 1993, the 12th of the Line and the 13th of the Line were merged to form the 12th Battalion of the Line "Prince Leopold" – 13th of the Line.

Standard

Coat of arms of Liège, on which the 12th Regiment of the Line's badge was based

The standards of the unit carry the following citations:

For the 12th Regiment of Line:

Liège
Anvers
Dixmude
Yser
Merckem
La Lys
Campaign of 1914-1918
La Lys 1940

For the 13th Regiment of Line:

Namur [1914]
Termonde
Yser
Merckem
Zarren
Handzaeme
La Lys 1940

As well as a fourragère of the Order of Leopold.

Organisation

The 12/13th Battalion of the Line comprises:

HQ staff
1st company (instruction)
2nd company
3rd company
4th company (operational reserve company)
service company

Lineage

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References

Sources

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References

"Bataillon 12e de Ligne Prince Léopold - 13e de Ligne - History". mil.be.

Wikipedia Source

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