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This is a list of Jäger units in various national armies. Jäger , or Jaeger , is the German word for " hunter ", and describes a kind of light infantry . [ 1 ] In English the word Jaeger is also translated as " rifleman " or " ranger ".
The Jaeger Brigade (Finnish: Jääkäriprikaati; Swedish: Jägarbrigaden) is a unit of the Finnish Army. The unit is located in Sodankylä and Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, some 130 kilometres (81 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. The brigade trains 2,200 conscripts per year.
Wartime strength of the Army is 237,000, of which 61,000 are in Operational Units and 176,000 are in Regional Units. Operational units: 3 Readiness Brigades (Jaeger Brigade 2005 type) 2 Jaeger Brigades (Jaeger Brigade 91 type) 2 Mechanized Battle Groups; 2 Motorized Battle Groups; 1 Helicopter Battalion
[1] [5] [6] In August 2023, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the brigade was engaged in combat on the Lyman front. [7] As of September 2024, the brigade was still in Donetsk Oblast, defending the front against the Russian offensive. It had fought and lost the battle for Novohrodivka, suffering "a lot of losses", according to a commander. [8]
In all other Navy units except the Uusimaa Brigade, the private rank is matruusi ("sailor"). The old infantry rank of sotamies ("private", lit. "soldier") is no longer used in peacetime training units, but remains reserved for war-time regular infantry usage as opposed to "jääkäri" used by light and/or specialized infantry.
3rd Jäger Brigade (Rapid Forces Brigade) (3. Jägerbrigade (Brigade Schnelle Kräfte)), in Mautern an der Donau [ 13 ] Staff Battalion 3 (Stabsbataillon 3), in Mautern an der Donau [ 14 ]
The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria on parade The Guard Battalion during the Estonia 100 parade in 2018 This is a list of past and present army units whose names include the word guard . Border guards , coast guards , civil guards , home guards , national guards , honor guards , republican guards , imperial guards and royal guards are listed ...
24 Airmobile Brigade; 46th Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine) 71st Airmobile Brigade (Greece) 71st Jaeger Brigade (Ukraine) 77th Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine) 78th Airborne Assault Regiment (Ukraine) 79th Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine) 80th Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine) 81st Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine) 82nd Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine)