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The Korps Mariniers was the fifth European Marine unit formed, being preceded by Spain's Infantería de Armada (1537), the Portuguese Marine Corps (1610), France's Troupes de marine (1622) and the English Royal Marines (1664), although the Dutch Marines were the first in history to specialise in amphibious operations.
To be replaced by new 120 mm mortars with loitering munitions from 2026 onwards for the Royal Dutch Marines. [30] Hirtenberger Austria: Mortar: 81 mm Unknown quantity for the marines [30] [31] [32] 126 in total for the Marine Cops and the Army. [33] Successor of the L16A2. Hirtenberger M6 C-640 Mk.1 Austria: Infantry mortar: 60 mm
It consists of a selection of specially trained marines of the Dutch Marine Corps, and it is part of the Netherlands Maritime Special Operations Forces (NLMARSOF), which is the maritime counterpart of the Dutch Army's Korps Commandotroepen. NLMARSOF is able to operate in and outside of the Netherlands, with emphasis on maritime special operations.
The Royal Netherlands Navy (Dutch: Koninklijke Marine, pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə maːˈrinə]) is the maritime service branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. [3] [4] It was founded on 8 January 1488, [5] making it the third-oldest naval force in the world.
Domestic operations conducted by M-Squadron take place under the command of the Dienst Speciale Interventies (DSI) of the Dutch National Police since 2006. While the operational command resides with the DSI, M-Squadron continues to be an organisational unit of NLMARSOF and the Netherlands Marine Corps. [10]
The Netherlands Marine Corps is the Navy's naval infantry corps. The Corps consist of two battalion-sized Marine Combat Groups, various support units and the Netherlands Maritime Special Operations Forces. The Marines are specialized in amphibious, arctic and mountain warfare as well as special operations.
The Mariniersbrigade (English: Marine Brigade) was a marine unit set up by the Dutch government-in-exile during World War II, which existed between 1943 and 1949.It was formed as part of the Dutch contribution to the Allied war effort against Japan and more particularly for the liberation of the Dutch East Indies.
The Commandant of the Netherlands Marine Corps (Dutch: Commandant van het Korps Mariniers, lit. ' Commander of the Corps of Marines ' ) is the head of the Dutch marines . The current commandant is Jan Hut [ nl ] .