!!!Feldjäger Jäger

Feldjaeger ("hunters"), title for the unit of the former 32 
Austro-Hungarian (light) infantry battalions which formed, together 
with the four regiments of the Tirolean Imperial Kaiserjaeger unit, an 
elite infantry unit of the Austro-Hungarian army. Feldjaeger were 
better trained in sharp shooting than the usual infantry soldiers and 
armed with rifles. Feldjaeger units had existed since the Seven 
Years´ War; the first standing Feldjaeger battalion was 
established in 1808, but Feldjaeger troops had been created as early 
as 1792 in the form of voluntary corps. From 1809 the 
Feldjaeger´s uniform has included the "German helmet" as opposed 
to the usual leather helmet worn by infantry soldiers. The German 
helmet is plumed and kept its original form (albeit slightly smaller) 
until 1914.


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