DAR was created administratively 1 August 2005 by merging the King's Artillery Regiment and the Queen's Artillery Regiment, with the official day creation as 1 November 2005.

The regiment was garrisoned in Varde and an artillery unit stationed in Oksbøl camp.

The regiment traces its history back to 1684 when The Royal Artillery Corps was established in Copenhagen.

This regiment was disbanded in 1920 when the Danish government admitted that there was no need for a permanent fortification around the capital.

In 1951, the artillery was organized as follows: In 2014, as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2013-2017, DAR was disbanded and reformed into Army Combat and Fire Support Center and 1st Danish Artillery Battalion (1DAA), with the later set to carry on the traditions and history of DAR.