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".
German-speaking nations' armies
Austria
Jagdkommando
Kaiserjäger
Germany feudal/imperial era
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
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".
See also
United States Army Rangers
References
Further reading
Cron, Hermann (2002). Imperial German Army 1914–1918: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle. Translated by C. F. Colton. Helion & Company Limited. ISBN 1-874622-70-1.
Kinna, H; Moss, D A (1977). Jäger & Schützen, Dress and Distinctions, 1910-1914. Bellona Publications. ISBN 0-85242-497-3.
United States War Office (1989). Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army Which Participated in the War (1914-1918). The London Stamp Exchange Ltd. ISBN 0-948130-87-3.