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 "".

German-speaking nations' armies

Austria

Prussian / imperial

; Kingdom of Bavaria
; Kingdom of Saxony
; Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918

Jäger units

Belgium

-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".