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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 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 ...
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.
The 71st Jaeger Brigade was created soon after the launch of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which escalated the Russo-Ukrainian War on 24 February 2022. The word "Jaeger" is German for "hunters", implying forest troops, and the units are neither light nor heavy.
The Guard Jaeger Regiment (Finnish: Kaartin jääkärirykmentti; Swedish: Gardesjägarregementet) is a Finnish Army unit located in Santahamina, an island district of Helsinki. The regiment trains Guard jaegers for fighting military operations in urban terrain . The primary function of wartime units formed from the reservists trained by the ...
Since 2008 the unit is officially called "Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23 Bayern " to mark the close relationship between the state and the Gebirgsjäger. In mid-2020, the official Bundeswehr website stated that the brigade had a strength of approximately 5,300 soldiers.
During the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, the brigade took part in the Eastern Ukraine campaign in the Donetsk Oblast, Lyman direction. [5] On 11 June 2023 the brigade, alongside several territorial defence battalions , took the village of Blahodatne marking the first settlement to be liberated by Ukrainian forces during the counteroffensive.