Jäger 1671310 224145840 2008-07-07T15:02:11Z Mentatus 96370 /* Romania */ '''''Jäger''''' (singular ''der Jäger'', plural ''die Jäger'', {{pronounced|ˈjɛːgɐ}}, as in [[Yeager]]) is the [[German language|German]] word for "[[hunter]]", and also a common [[German surname]]. It is related to "die Jagd" (plural "die Jagden") for "the [[hunt]]", and "jagen" for "to hunt". In [[English language|English]] it is often written with the ("double") plural ''Jägers'', or as ''jaeger'' (pl. ''jaegers'') or ''jager'' (pl. ''jagers'') to reflect the original "ae" combination that was replaced in German by the [[Umlaut (diacritic)|umlaut]], a letter which does not exist in the [[English language|English]] alphabet. The various meanings of Jäger, [[Jaeger]] and [[Jager]] include: ==Military== *[[Jäger (military)]], a German military term for light infantry *[[The Jäger March]], the honorary march of many army detachments ===Belgium=== * [[Regiment Ardense Jagers]], armoured infantry battalion * [[1st Regiment Jagers te Paard]], mechanized reconnaissance battalion * [[2nd/4th Regiment Jagers te Paard]], mechanized reconnaissance battalion with electronic warfare unit ===Denmark=== *[[Jægerkorpset]], a Special Forces unit, a part of the Royal Danish Army ===Finland=== *[[Finnish Jäger troops]], volunteers from Finland in Germany trained as Jägers *[[Guard Jaeger Regiment]], a Finnish Army unit *[[Jaeger Brigade]], a unit of the Finnish Army *[[Para Jägers]], Special Operations Airborne Infantry in the Finnish army *[[Utti Jaeger Regiment]], the Finnish Army training and development centre for special forces and helicopter operations ===Germany=== *[[Fallschirmjäger]], German paratroopers *[[Feldjäger]], the military police of the German Bundeswehr *[[Feldjägerkorps]], one of several military police organizations in the German Wehrmacht *[[Gebirgsjäger]], mountain infantry **[[Karstjager]], [[Waffen SS]] mountain troops from the Austrian Karst *[[German 28th Jäger Division]], a military division during World War II *[[Panzerjäger]] (Jagdpanzer), tank hunter or tank destroyer ===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 northern-most unit *[[Marinejegerkommandoen]], a maritime special forces unit *[[Grensejeger]], border rangers at the border between Russia and Norway ===Romania=== *[[Vânători de Munte]], or Mountain Hunters, one of the most active of the Romanian military elite forces ===Sweden=== *Jägare, elite units in the [[Swedish Armed Forces]] *[[Fallskärmsjägarna]], the Parachute Ranger Corps *[[Fallskärmsjägarskolan]], the Swedish Army's Parachute Ranger School ===United States=== The [[24th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] was also known as the "Hecker Jaeger Regiment” after Friedrich Hecker, its original commander. ==People== *[[Adolf Jäger]], German amateur football (soccer) player *[[Alvin Jaeger]], North Dakota, United States, politician with the Republican Party *[[Andrea Jaeger]], former professional tennis player from the United States *[[August Jaeger]], English music publisher of German extraction *[[Edmund Jaeger]], US biologist *[[Eduard Jäger von Jaxtthal]], Austrian ophthalmologist *[[Eric Jager]], professor in the department of English at University of California, Los Angeles *[[Finne Jager]], up-and-coming trance music DJ from the Netherlands *[[Frank Jæger]], Danish poet *[[Frederick Jaeger]], German actor *[[Friedrich Gustav Jaeger]], resistance fighter in Nazi Germany and a member of the July 20 Plot *[[Gerrit de Jager]], Dutch comic-artist *[[Gustav Jäger]], German naturalist, physician and hygienist *[[Hans Jæger]], Norwegian writer, philosopher and political activist *[[Hermann Jaeger]], Swiss oenologist *[[Jacob de Jager]], general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *[[Jan Kees de Jager]], IT entrepreneur and politician in the Netherlands *[[Jeff Jaeger]], former American football placekicker *[[Jonathan Jäger]], French-born German professional footballer *[[Karl Jäger]], Swiss-born Nazi leader, commander of the SD Einsatzkommando 3 *[[Lorenz Jaeger]], German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *[[Marike Jager]], singer, guitarist and composer from the Netherlands *[[Marilyn Jager Adams]], internationally regarded for her research and applied work in the areas of cognition and education *[[Maximilian Jaeger]], Swiss Minister in Budapest from 1936 to 1944 *[[Michael Jäger]], German artist *[[Peta Taylor]] (married name Mary Jaegar), English cricketer *[[Richard Jaeger]], German politician *[[Robert E. Jager]], US composer *[[Stefan Jäger]], painter known for his depiction of and deep identification with the Danube Swabian community *[[Tom Jager]], US freestyle swimmer *[[Werner Jaeger]], German classicist *[[Werner Jäger]], Austrian ice speed skater ==Animals== *[[Skua|Jaeger]], Arctic seabird, one of several species of ''Stercorariidae'' ==Fictional== *[[List of recurring Metal Gear characters#Gray Fox|Gray Fox]] (Frank Jaeger), a recurring character in the ''Metal Gear Solid'' series *Jagar Tharn, a fictional character of [[The Elder Scrolls]] universe *[[Felix Jaeger]], a fictional character in the Gotrek and Felix series *[[Jaeger (comics)]], a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe *[[Girl Genius#The Jägermonsters/Jägerkin|Jägermonsters]], a fictional race from the Girl Genius comics *The Strong Jaeger, a red and yellow robot with a signature J on his chest appearing in the videos of songs of the same name in the [[beatmania IIDX]] music games *Jäger is the field-name of the first and most basic of the Southern forces in the video and board game series [[Heavy Gear]]. ==Other== *[[Armi Jager]], an Italian firearms manufacturer *[[Eheim]], a German company that makes aquarium heaters under the name Jäger *[[Hunter Jaegers]], an Australian netball team *[[Jaeger (automobile)]], an automobile built in Belleville, Michigan by the Jaeger Motor Car Company *[[Jaeger (clothing)]], a United Kingdom clothing retailer *[[Jaeger 70]], a hybrid of two American species of grape *Jaeger, a trademark owned by [[Magneti Marelli]] *Jaeger, the North American name for the smaller species of the [[skua]] family of seabirds *[[Jaeger-LeCoultre]], a maker of watches *[[Jaeger's Anetia]], a species of butterfly in the Danaidae family *Jager (plural Jagers), the Dutch word for [[Hunting|hunter]] *Jager was the name of the blue armor upgrade in the [[Zoids]] series *Jager, an alternative name for [[Eger]] in Hungary *[[Jägermeister]], a German liquor *[[Jägerbomb]], a cocktail combining one shot of Jägermeister dropped into a glass of an energy drink *[[Jagertee]], a drink made by mixing rum into black tea *[[Kerberos Panzer Jäger]], a 2006 Japanese radio drama *[[Pilgrim Jäger]], a Japanese manga series *[[Rote Jäger]], a short-lived German military football club active during World War II *Some early flintlock rifles were known as ''Jäger rifles'', see [[German military rifles]] ==See also== *[[Yeager]] *[[Jagger]] {{disambig}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jager}} [[Category:German loanwords]] [[de:Jäger (Begriffsklärung)]] [[nl:Jager]] [[sv:Jägare (soldat)]]