The Guard Jaeger Regiment (Kaartin Jääkärirykmentti) is a Finnish Army unit located in Helsinki. The regiment trains guard jaegers for fighting in an urban environment. The primary function of war-time units formed from the reservists trained by the regiment would be the defence of the capital. The Finnish Army (Finnish: Maavoimat) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ... Jäger (plural also Jäger, both pronounced as the surname Yeager) is a German word for hunter. In English it is often written with the plural Jägers, or as jaeger (pl. ...

Organisation

• Guard Battalion
• Uusimaa Jaeger Battalion
• Non-commissioned officer school
• Guards orchestra

Companies

The Guard Battalion consists of three companies. They are:

• Military Police company (Sotilaspoliisikomppania)
• 2. Jaeger company (2. jääkärikomppania)
• Transportation company (Kuljetuskomppania)

The Uusimaa Jaeger Battalion consists of three companies. They are:

• 1. Jaeger company (1. jääkärikomppania)
• Anti-armour company (Panssarintorjuntakomppania)
• Mortar company (Kranaatinheitinkomppania)

History

The Guard Jaeger Regiment follow the traditions of historical units that include the 3rd Finnish Sharpshooter battalion (Tarkk'ampujapataljoona), which had from the year 1830 Young Guard and from the year 1878 Old Guard status in the Imperial Russian Army, the Jaegers of the Finnish Civil War and the 2nd Jaeger Battalion from the Second World War. Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start of... History The Jäger troops were volunteers from Finland in Germany trained as Jägers (elite light infantry) during World War I. It was one of many means by which Germany intended to weaken Russia and to cause Russias loss of western provinces and dependencies. ... The Civil War in Finland was fought from January to May 1918, between the Reds (punaiset), i. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Homepage

Guard Jaeger Regiment's official homepage is at http://www.mil.fi/kaartjr/