Jaeger Brigade

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unit_name= Jääkäriprikaati


caption=A barracks building of the Jaeger Brigade at Sodankylä
dates= 1919–1921:"Käkisalmen rykmentti" (Käkisalmi Regiment)
1921–1936: "Polkupyöräpataljoona 1" (Bicycle Battallion 1)
1936–1957: "Jääkäripataljoona 1" (Jaeger Battallion 1)
1957–1964: "Pohjanmaan jääkäripataljoona" (Ostrobothnia Jaeger Battallion)
1964–1979: "Lapin Jääkäripataljoona" (Lapland Jaeger Battallion)
1979–: "Jääkäriprikaati" Jaeger Brigade [ [http://personal.inet.fi/koti/nykanen/jari/valo-pp.html Jääkäripataljoona 1] . Retrieved 2-28-2008. fi]
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branch= Finnish Army Seal
type= Infantry
role= Arctic training
size= 1,100 conscripts, 370 career personnel, of whom 140 military career personnel
command_structure=Northern Finland Military Province
garrison=Sodankylä
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commander1=Colonel Kimmo Lehto
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aircraft_transport=The Jaeger Brigade ("Jääkäriprikaati") is a unit of the Finnish Army. The unit is located in Sodankylä in Finnish Lapland, some 130 km north of the Arctic Circle. The brigade trains 900 conscripts per year.

The Jaeger Brigade specialises in training soldiers for the harsh climate of Lapland.

Organisation

* Lapland Jaeger Battalion ("Lapin Jääkäripataljoona")
**Sissi Company (Sissikomppania)
**1st Jaeger Company (1. Jääkärikomppania)
**2nd Jaeger Company (2. Jääkärikomppania)
* Pohja Jaeger Battalion ("Pohjan Jääkäripataljoona")
**3rd Jaeger Company (3. Jääkärikomppania)
**Mortar Company (Kranaatinheitinkomppania)
**Supply and Transport Company (Huolto- ja kuljetuskomppania)

History

The Brigade follows the traditions of the 27th Preussian Jaeger Battalion, JR 27 (27th Infantry regiment) (which fought during the Winter War) and the 6th Division (which fought during the Continuation War)

The Lapland Jaeger Battalion traces back its roots to the 1st Bicycle Battalion, founded in 1921. That unit later formed the 1st Jaeger Battalion which fought during the Winter War and the Continuation War.

External links

* [http://www.mil.fi/maavoimat/joukot/jpr/index.dsp Jääkäriprikaati] fi icon sv icon en icon

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