Kaiserjäger
Sign in to saveThe Kaiserjäger, officially designated by the Imperial and Royal (k.u.k.) military administration as the Tiroler Jäger-Regimenter or "Tyrolean Rifle Regiments", were formed in 1895 as four normal infantry regiments within the Common Army of Austria-Hungary. Despite the name "Tirol" in its title its members were not just recruited from the crown land of Tyrol (including Vorarlberg) but also from other parts of the monarchy. The regiments were disbanded in 1918 with the end of the k.u.k. monarchy. The word Jäger (meaning "hunter" or "huntsman") is a characteristic term used for light infantry or
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14 sectionsContents
- Background
- Founding of the regiment
- Organisational changes
- Structure
- Operational service
- Dress
- Pike grey
- ''Kaiserjäger'' and ''Kaiserschützen''
- Ranks
- Monuments
- Tradition
- Footnotes
- Literature
- External links
The Kaiserjäger, officially designated by the Imperial and Royal (k.u.k.) military administration as the Tiroler Jäger-Regimenter or "Tyrolean Rifle Regiments", were formed in 1895 as four normal infantry regiments within the Common Army of Austria-Hungary. Despite the name "Tirol" in its title its members were not just recruited from the crown land of Tyrol (including Vorarlberg) but also from other parts of the monarchy. The regiments were disbanded in 1918 with the end of the k.u.k. monarchy. The word Jäger (meaning "hunter" or "huntsman") is a characteristic term used for light infantry or light infantrymen in a German-speaking context.
== Background == thumb|upright|Emperor Franz Joseph I in the parade dress of the Rifles thumb|upright|Kaiserjäger barracks in Hall in Tirol
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