List of Jäger units

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. In English the word Jaeger is also translated as "rifleman" or "ranger".

Austria

 * Jagdkommando
 * Kaiserjäger

Prussian / imperial

 * Royal Prussian Guard Jägerbattalion
 * Royal Prussian Guard Schützenbattalion
 * Royal Prussian Jägerbattalion Count York von Wartenburg (East Prussian) No.1
 * Royal Prussian Jägerbattalion Prince Bismarck (Pomeranian) No.2
 * Royal Prussian Brandenburg Jägerbattalion No.3
 * Royal Prussian Magdeburg Jägerbattalion No.4
 * Royal Prussian Jägerbattalion von Neumann (1st Silesian) No.5
 * Royal Prussian 2nd Silesian Jägerbattalion No.6
 * Royal Prussian Westphalian Jägerbattalion No.7
 * Royal Prussian Rhineland (or Rhenish) Jägerbattalion No.8
 * Royal Prussian Lauenburg Jägerbattalion No.9
 * Royal Prussian Hanoverian Jägerbattalion No.10
 * Royal Prussian Electoral Hessian Jägerbattalion No.11

Other German kingdoms and principalities

 * Kingdom of Bavaria
 * Royal Bavarian 1st Jägerbattalion
 * Royal Bavarian 2nd Jägerbattalion


 * Kingdom of Saxony
 * Royal Saxon Jägerbattalion No.12
 * Royal Saxon Jägerbattalion No.13


 * Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 * Grand-Ducal Mecklenburg(-Schwerin) Jägerbattalion No.14

Germany (First World War)
1914
 * Guard Reserve Jägerbattalion
 * Guard Reserve Schützenbattalion
 * Reserve Jägerbattalions 1-14
 * Bavarian Reserve Jägerbattalions 1-2
 * Bavarian Ski Battalions 1-2

1915
 * Reserve Jägerbattalions 15-26
 * Royal Prussian 27th Jäger Battalion (Finnish Volunteers)
 * Bavarian Ski Battalions 3-4
 * Württemberg Ski Company (later renamed the Württemberg Mountain Company and expanded to a Battalion, then a Regiment)
 * Bavarian Jägerregiment No.1 (1st and 2nd Bavarian Jäger Battalions, 2nd Bavarian Reserve Jäger Battalion)
 * Jägerregiment No.2 (10th Jäger Battalion, 10th and 14th Reserve Jäger Battalions)
 * Bavarian Jägerregiment No.3 (1st - 4th Bavarian Ski Battalions)
 * Alpine Corps (1st, 2nd & 3rd Jäger Regiments)

1916
 * Württemberg Mountain Battalion
 * Jägerregiment No.4 (11th Jäger Battalion, 5th and 6th Reserve Jäger Battalions)
 * Jägerregiment No.5 (17th, 18th and 23rd Reserve Jäger Battalions)
 * Jägerregiment No.6 (5th, 6th and 14th Jäger Battalions)
 * Jägerregiment No.7 (13th Jäger Battalion, 25th and 26th Reserve Jäger Battalions)
 * Jägerregiment No.8 (4th, 16th and 24th Reserve Jäger Battalions)
 * Jägerregiment No.9 (8th Jäger Battalion, 12th Reserve Jäger Battalion)
 * Jägerregiment No.10 (12th Jäger Battalion, 13th Reserve Jäger Battalion)

1917
 * Royal Bavarian 29th Infantry Regiment (Jager Regiment) (1st Bavarian Reserve Jagerbattalion, 7th and 9th Reserve Jägerbattalions)
 * German Jäger Division (11th, 12th & 13th Jägerregiments)

1918
 * Württemberg Mountain Regiment
 * Jägerregiment No.11 (Guard Reserve Jägerbattalion, Guard Reserve Schützenbattalion, 1st Jägerbattalion)
 * Jägerregiment No.12 (2nd and 7th Jägerbattalions, 1st Reserve Jägerbattalion)
 * Jägerregiment No.13 (8th, 20th and 21st Reserve Jägerbattalions)
 * Jägerregiment No.14 (15th, 19th and 22nd Reserve Jägerbattalions)
 * Bavarian Reserve Jägerregiment No.15 (1st Bavarian Reserve Jagerbattalion and Caucasian Railway Protection Battalion)

Jäger units

 * 5th Jäger Division
 * 8th Jäger Division
 * 28th Jäger Division
 * 42nd Jäger Division
 * 97th Jäger Division
 * 100th Jäger Division
 * 101st Jäger Division
 * 104th Jäger Division
 * 114th Jäger Division
 * 117th Jäger Division
 * 118th Jäger Division
 * Jäger-Division Alpen

Special-purpose units

 * 1st Ski Division
 * 24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger, Waffen-SS mountain troops from the Austrian Karst
 * 10th Cyclist Jäger Brigade

Other Jäger variants

 * Fallschirmjäger (paratroopers)
 * Feldjäger (military police)
 * Gebirgsjäger (mountain infantry)
 * Panzerjäger (anti-tank troops)

Germany (Federal Republic)

 * Jäger Regiment 1, an air-mobile infantry unit that was downsized to battalion level
 * Jägerbataillon 91, a unit that was formed in 2015
 * Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23, Mountain Infantry Brigage 23
 * Gebirgsjägerbataillion 231
 * Gebirgsjägerbataillion 232
 * Gebirgsjägerbataillion 233
 * Fallschirmjägerregiment 26, formed in 2015 from parts of Fallschirmjägerbataillon 261 and Fallschirmjägerbataillon 263
 * Fallschirmjägerregiment 31, formed in 2015 from Bataillonelements of Airborne Brigade 31

Belgium

 * Chasseurs Ardennais ('Arddennes Hunters'), armoured infantry battalion
 * 1st Regiment Jagers te Paard, mechanized reconnaissance battalion
 * 2/4th Regiment Chasseurs à Cheval, mechanized reconnaissance battalion with electronic warfare unit

Denmark

 * Jaeger Corps, a special forces unit of the Danish Special Operations Command, formerly of the Royal Danish Army

Finland

 * Jäger Movement, volunteers from Finland in Germany trained as jägers
 * Guard Jaeger Regiment, a Finnish Army unit
 * Jaeger Brigade, a unit of the Finnish Army
 * Utti Jaeger Regiment, a Finnish Army training and development centre for special forces and helicopter operations
 * Armoured Jägers, Mechanized Infantry units, trained in Armoured Brigade (Finland) and Karelia Brigade
 * Border Jägers, jägers trained in the Finnish Border Guard
 * Coastal Jaegers, marine commando unit of the Finnish Navy
 * Häme Mounted Jäger Battalion, previously Häme Cavalry Regiment, dismounted in 1944, disbanded in 2014.

The Netherlands

 * Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers, guards regiment, an amalgamation of the Garderegiment Grenadiers and the Garderegiment Jagers. Consists of one air mobile infantry battalion
 * Regiment Limburgse Jagers, line infantry (former 2nd Infantry Regiment). Consists of one armoured infantry battalion

Norway

 * Hærens Jegerkommando, the armed forces competence center for ranger, airborne and counter terrorist duty in the Norwegian Army
 * Jegerkompaniet, the Norwegian Army's northernmost unit
 * Kystjegerkommandoen, (Coastal Ranger Command) marine unit trained to operate in littoral combat theatres, filling the role of a marine corps and coastal artillery in the Norwegian Navy
 * Marinejegerkommandoen, a marine commando unit of the Norwegian Navy.
 * Artillerijeger, a ranger unit specialising in special reconnaissance and forward observing for artillery and aircraft.
 * Grensejeger, border rangers at the border between Russia and Norway

(Imperial) Russia

 * His Majesty Lifeguard Jäger Regiment (Лейб-гвардии Егерский Его Величества полк)
 * Yeger, ?including a Guard Grenadiers battalion

Sweden
Jägare are elite units in the Swedish Armed Forces
 * 17th Air Force Ranger Company (Flygbasjägarna, FBJ),
 * 31st Ranger Battalion
 * 32nd Intelligence Battalion
 * 193rd Ranger Battalion (AJB)
 * 202nd Coastal Ranger Company (Kustjägarna), marine commandos trained to operate in littoral combat theatres, filling the role of a marine corps and coastal artillery
 * 323rd Parachute Ranger Squadron
 * Swedish Parachute Ranger School (FJS)

Defunct:
 * Lapland Ranger Regiment (I 22) (1975–2000) Arctic Ranger Battalion

Ukraine

 * 13th Jaeger Brigade (Ukraine)
 * 68th Jaeger Brigade (Ukraine)
 * 71st Jaeger Brigade (Ukraine)

United States

 * The 24th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment was also known as the "Hecker Jaeger Regiment" after Friedrich Hecker, its original commander.


 * The Scout Sniper Platoon of Second Battalion, Third Marine Regiment is identified by the callsign "Jaeger".