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The Jaeger Corps [1] [2] also known as the Huntsmen Corps (Danish: Jægerkorpset) is an elite special operations force of the Danish Armed Forces part of Special Operations Command, formerly of the Royal Danish Army, based at Aalborg Air Base.
Thomas Rathsack is a lecturer and former member of the Danish Jaeger Corps. [1] He served with the Royal Life Guards as a sergeant before getting accepted into the Jaeger Corps in 1990. [1] After retiring from the army he worked as a photographer and IT specialist. He reenlisted after the September 11 attacks. [1]
The Frogman Corps was established on 17 June 1957 based on the model of the United Kingdom's Special Boat Service, US Underwater Demolition Team, and Marinejegerkommandoen in Norway. Initially it was under the Danish Navy's Diving School at Flådestation Holmen (Naval Station Holmen, Copenhagen ), but in 1972 it was made an independent unit ...
Created in 1957, the Danish Frogman Corps traces its lineage in World War II and the British special-operations units that fought the Germans and Italians in North Africa and Europe.
The Special Operations Command (Danish: Specialoperationskommandoen; SOKOM) is a command of the Danish Armed Forces and a part of the Defence Command. SOKOM was established in 2014 to bring the Jaeger Corps (Danish: Jægerkorpset) and the Frogman Corps (Danish: Frømandskorpset) under one command. It is based at Aalborg Air Base.
Here, the best photos of the Danish royals through the years. January 2024 Princess Mary and Prince Frederik attend the traditional new year reception, after Queen Margrethe made her shock ...
The men were drawn from a "well-esteemed class". [4] The jäger became primarily used for reconnaissance, skirmishing or screening bodies of heavier troops. Prussia, Hesse, Austrian Empire, the Russian Empire and many smaller states raised jäger-type small units during the Seven Years' War and thereafter. Initially these specialist units were ...
This is a list of Royal Danish Army regiments that have existed since the 15th century. Most formations have changed names several times during their existence. Most formations have changed names several times during their existence.