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68th Jager Brigade (Ukraine)
The 68th Jaeger Brigade "Oleksa Dovbush" () is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022. History The brigade's units are designed to conduct combat operations in forest and swampy areas, and are staffed by military personnel with experience in combat operations or with civilian activities related to the specifics of the brigade. On 11 June 2023, as part of a Ukrainian counteroffensive, the brigade and several territorial defence battalions took the village of Blahodatne. This was the first settlement to be liberated by Ukrainian forces during the counteroffensive. In August 2023, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the brigade was engaged in combat on the Lyman front. As of September 2024, the brigade was still in Donetsk Oblast, defending the front against the Russian offensive. It had fought and lost the battle for Novohrodivka, suffering "a lot of losses", according to a commander. Structure As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows: * 68th Jaeger Infa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jäger (infantry)
(; ; , ) is a German military term referring to specific light infantry units. In German-speaking states during the early modern era, the term ''jäger'' came to denote light infantrymen whose civilian occupations (mostly hunters and foresters) made them well-suited to patrolling and skirmishing, on an individual and independent basis, rather than as part of a large-scale military unit or traditional line infantry. As a consequence, ''jäger'' was used to describe skirmishers, scouts, sharpshooters and runners. The word's usage and derivatives broadened over time. For instance, was the name given by the Prussian Army to scouts and runners. Conversely, in the modern German army (), is the name given to military police. is usually translated into English as: * " rifleman" (in an infantry role) or "Rifles" (in regimental names); and * " ranger" (especially in North American English; see below). In English is often written as (both pl. and sgl., which is the alternat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
