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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.
The division also has administrative control of the German units in the Franco-German Brigade: Franco-German Brigade (Deutsch-Französische Brigade), in Müllheim. 291st Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 291), in Illkirch-Graffenstaden ; 292nd Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 292), in Donaueschingen
Armoured Brigade (Parolannummi, Hattula) Pori Brigade (Huovinrinne, Säkylä) (Readiness brigade) Karelia Brigade (Vekaranjärvi, Valkeala) (Readiness brigade) Army Academy ; Kainuu Brigade (Hoikankangas, Kajaani) (Readiness brigade) Jaeger Brigade ; Utti Jaeger Regiment; Since 1998, the amphibious Nyland Brigade is part of the Finnish Navy.
In May 1915, the German Army began joining the Jäger battalions to form Jäger regiments, and in late 1917, the Deutsche Jäger-Division was formed. During the early stages of World War I, the German Jäger maintained their traditional role as skirmishers and scouts, often in conjunction with cavalry units. With the advent of trench warfare ...
The Prussian 10th, 10th Reserve and 14th Reserve Jäger Battalions were also joined, forming the 2nd Jäger Regiment (Jäger Regiment Nr. 2). [ 3 ] These units, along with the elite Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment ( Infanterie-Leib-Regiment ), the Bavarian Army bodyguard regiment, became the core of the Alpenkorps, and were ...
[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]
The 71st Jaeger Brigade (Ukrainian: 71-ша окрема єгерська бригада, romanized: 71-sha okrema yeherska bryhada; 71 ОЄБр Military Unit Number A4030) is a air assault light infantry (Jäger) brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, formed in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.