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  Finnish Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Utti Jaeger Regiment which trains Airborne Jaegers and Special Jaegers is directly under the Defence Staff.
In wartime, the army is composed of Jaeger, Infantry and Armoured Brigades.
Jaeger and infantry brigades are similar, except that infantry brigades are equipped with older materiel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Finnish_Army   (506 words)

  
 The Finnish Defence Forces: Utti Jaeger Regiment
Utti Jaeger Regiment is subordinated to the Chief of the Army.
The regiment was established the 1st January 1997, including the Parachute School, the Helicopter Flight transferred from the Air Force and the Military Police School transferred from the Armoured Brigade.
Utti is located on the Salpausselkä ridge, along the road to Lappeenranta and Vyborg, and became thus of strategic importance.
www.mil.fi /maavoimat/joukot/utjr/summary_en.dsp   (1227 words)

  
 Beret - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He thought, however, that the Chasseur beret was "too sloppy" and the Basque-style beret of the French tank crews was "too skimpy", so a compromise based on the Scottish tam o'shanter was designed and submitted for the approval of George V in November 1923.
Colonels, brigadiers and generals usually continue to wear the beret of the regiment or corps to which they used to belong with the cap badge distinctive to their rank.
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and Royal Welch Fusiliers wear a coloured feather hackle on the beret.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beret   (1834 words)

  
 Richard Lorentz, page 1
Capt G.E. Magnusson joined Lorentz at Utti in 1934 from a maritime reconnaissance squadron and served as a flight commander in the squadron which was commanded by major Richard Lorentz from the 1st of March 1934.
At Utti Magnusson changed his mind to support the ideas of Lorentz and together with his squadron commander took the best parts of the lessons and adapted them to the Finnish environment and eventually used them very effectively in two wars.
To make things worse the AAA Regiment was subordinated to the Commander of FiAF in 1937 after which the Commander decided to subordinate aerial surveillance to the AAA forces, which derailed the development to support the more limited and local orientation of AAA compared to fighter operations.
www.saunalahti.fi /fta/zimbo-01.htm   (3691 words)

  
 FMP - Estonian Volunteers in Finland 1939 - 1944
Regiment consisted of two infantry battalions and regimental units and was commanded by Finnish Lt.Col. E.
Regiment was for the first time together and was ironically subordinated to German 122.
Regiment was moved across the Gulf of Finland on 19 August 1944 but over 150 men stayed in Finland.
www.geocities.com /finnmilpge/fmp_jr200.html   (1542 words)

  
 Utti Jaeger Regiment -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
New (additional info and facts about NH90) NH90 transport helicopters have been ordered and will be deployed to Utti.
The regiment was formed in 1997 from the old Parachute School, the (additional info and facts about Finnish Air Force) Finnish Air Forces Helicopter Flight, and the (additional info and facts about Armoured Brigade) Armoured Brigades MP school.
The finnish special forces trace their history to the four long-range patrol units (Kaukopartio-osastot) of the 4th Detached Battalion ((additional info and facts about Erillinen Pataljoona 4) Erillinen Pataljoona 4) which fought in the (additional info and facts about Continuation War) Continuation War.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/ut/utti_jaeger_regiment.htm   (150 words)

  
 Continuation_War
An airfield in Utti was evacuated by Finnish planes on June 18 and the Germans were allowed to use it for refueling from June 19.
Finland feared that the Soviet Union would occupy Åland as soon as possible and use it to close naval routes from Finland to Sweden and Germany (together with Hanko base), so Operation Kilpapurjehdus (Sail Race) was launched in the early hours of June 22 to occupy Åland.
Also Soviet had around 40 battalions, separate regiments and fortification units which were not part of divisional structure.
www.news-from-newspapers.com /en/Wikipedia.org/2005/04/19/Continuation_War.html   (8354 words)

  
 Uusimaa Brigade -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Vasa Coastal Jaeger Battalion trains coast (Rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey) jaegers, boatsmen, anti-tank infantry and engineers.
The Uusimaa brigade follows the traditions of the Nyland regiment, which was established by (additional info and facts about Gustav II Adolf) Gustav II Adolf in 1626.
The regiment distinguished itself in the Battle of Siikajoki during the (additional info and facts about Finnish War) Finnish War.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/Uu/Uusimaa_Brigade.htm   (158 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Continuation War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Also the Soviets had around 40 battalions, separate regiments and fortification units which were not part of their divisional structure.
The Army of Karelia consisted of VI Corps (5th and 11th Divisions), VII Corps (7th and 9th divisions) and Group O (Cavalry Brigade, 1st Jaeger Brigade and 2nd Jaeger Brigade).
Soviet 168 Division, with a number of separate regiments and batallions, continued it's retreat towards the shores of Lake Ladoga, with Finnish 2 Division pressing from the south-west and 19 Division from the north, while 7 Division continued it's offensive against Sortavala.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Continuation_War   (12882 words)

  
 Nordic Peace 2002
Pori Brigade provides a jaeger company with instructors and staff personnel, which is for the main part made up of reservists.
Utti Jaeger Regiment provides two heavy and two light helicopters, which are used to transport ranks.
For maritime transport, coastal jaegers use three Jurmo-class personnel carrier vessels.
tietokannat.mil.fi /np02/inenglish.php3   (322 words)

  
 Finnish Army -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The (additional info and facts about Utti Jaeger Regiment) Utti Jaeger Regiment which trains (additional info and facts about Airborne) Airborne Jaegers and Special Jaegers is directly under the Defence Staff.
New Swedish (additional info and facts about Combat Vehicle 90) Combat Vehicle 90s and Finnish (additional info and facts about Patria) Patria (additional info and facts about AMV 8x8) AMV 8x8s have been ordered for the Readiness brigades.
In wartime, the army is composed of (Rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey) Jaeger, (An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot) Infantry and (Protective covering made of metal and used in combat) Armoured Brigades.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/finnish_army.htm   (1168 words)

  
 Richard Lorentz, page 5
Lorentz was born in 1900 and joined jaeger major Aarne Sihvo's troops in 1918 to fight the Russian troops on the Karelian Isthmus.
Boyd was born in 1927 and enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1945.
Lorentz was transferred to Utti air base "the home of Finnish fighter aviation" for fighter training in 1926.
www.saunalahti.fi /~fta/zimbo-05.htm   (3177 words)

  
 JAEGER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Search the JAEGER Family Message Boards at Ancestry.com (if available).
Search the JAEGER Family Resource Center at RootsWeb.com (if available).
Find graves of people named JAEGER at Find-a-Grave.com (or add one that you know).
www.worldhistory.com /surname/US/J/JAEGER.htm   (73 words)

  
 Jaeger - Jaeger-LeCoultre Photo Gallery and Reference Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Comparison with Ring-billed Gull; jaeger wings as broad but not as long as Ring-billed Gull.
Jenny Jaeger, the Ten-Ball Woman By Karl-Heinz Ziethen.
Balance and juggling combo Jenny Jaeger's tricks have hardly been equalled to this day.
linkhighway.com /?q=jaeger   (298 words)

  
 Special Operations.Com
The Jaegers also assist the Danish police's CT unit Aktions-Styrken (Action Force) in case of terrorist attacks (see figure 1).
The Jaegers are stationed at Air Station Aalborg in Northern Jutland and work very closely with British and German SOF.
Some individuals are sent to "special forces training center" in Utti in southeastern Finland, where they receive further instruction in countering enemy saboteurs, infiltrators, and guerrillas (Utti Ranger Regiment parajaegers and specialjaegers).
www.specialoperations.com /Foreign/Miscellaneous/Scandinavia.htm   (1515 words)

  
 The Issue Tunics Of Finland
The Finns decided to work on a standard issue tunic for all of its armed forces and thus first true full indigenously produced Finnish tunic was devised.
After a trial and observation of various nationalities tunics, a designed was selected that was very reminiscent of the German/Prussian tunics that were worn by the Jaeger battalion number 27 and by German troops that came to the white Finns aid during the civil war.
These units were the Tampere, Pori and Viipuri Infantry Regiments, the Coastal Artillery Regiment #1 and the Field Artillery Regiments #1 and 3.
www.mosinnagant.net /finland/tunics.asp   (9223 words)

  
 Ministry of Defence of Finland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In connection to the visit, a press conference at the estate of Königstedt will be held on Thursday the 17th of June 2004 between 4:15 PM and 4:45 PM.
On Friday the 18th of June 2004, the media is given an opportunity to follow Minister Juhász’s visit of the Utti Jaeger Regiment.
Reporters arriving at Utti are asked to notify information secretary of the Regiment, Pia Enroos (05) 181 25155 or 040-844 5096 before Thursday the 17th of June 2004 4:15 PM.
www.defmin.fi /index.phtml/chapter_id/2031/lang/3/fs/8/show/all   (1215 words)

  
 alt.games.warbirds - 60 years from Battle of Tali-Ihantala June-July 1944 - which decided the fate of Finl
One of the key figures here was recently deceased colonel Ehrnrooth, who commanded his Jaeger Regiment 7 from the front lines.
His regiment loved their commander and faced the Soviet spearhead with unique show of courage - their commander fought in the same foxholes as they, so god damn it, they'd not give up either.
Schoppe was supposed to come to the Utti Air Base were a memorial for the Air Force personnel who died in the war was unveiled.
agw.bombs-away.net /printthread.php?t=34395   (2514 words)

  
 Maretus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
After high school I went to army, to Utti jaeger regiment, to become a paratrooper.
After 11 months in Utti I graduated as a proud second lieutenant with 19 military parachute drops with both round T-10's and MC/MT-5 military ram-air's.
It's just as equally exiting every time to take new course to their first jumps and it's just as awarding every time to see their happy faces after they have successfully made their first skydive.
www.cs.helsinki.fi /u/masaari/infopage.html   (401 words)

  
 special forces profiles - Above Top Secret Conspiracy Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The 2,600-member command will have three subordinate elements: a special operations regiment, foreign military training unit and special operations support group.
The total strength of the regiment is about 500 of which 300 are professionals and some 200 are conscrip
The First Scout Ranger Regiment, Special Operations Command, Philippine Army was awarded in year 2000, the highly prestigious "Presidential Streamer Award" for combat achievements from the President of the Republic of the Philippines.
70.86.59.150 /forum/thread107644/pglastpost   (2211 words)

  
 Finland -- Nordic Peace 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Finland supports this exercise with a Military Police company, a Mineclearing squad equipped with two Raisu mineclearing vehicles, a helicopter wing with four Hughes 500 light helicopters and four MI-8 medium helicopters, Host Nation units and about 250 staff officers.
Finnish recruits in this exercise come from Armoured Brigade, Artillery Brigade, Pori Brigade, Guard Jaeger Regiment, Häme Regiment and Utti Jaeger Regiment.
Staff officers are mostly professional soldiers, but there are also some reservists.
tietokannat.mil.fi /np03/part_finland.php?printable=1   (134 words)

  
 Mikko Pikander   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Airborne Ranger School is placed in Utti Jaeger Regiment, in the Eastern Finland.
So it was a pretty long distance from Turku to Utti.
And that's why there was plenty of time for long discussions about life (and stuff...).
users.tkk.fi /~mpikande/story.html   (791 words)

  
 Continuation War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Mobilizied units started moving towards border from June 21, and they were arranged to defensive formation as soon as they arrived to border.
Finland was able to mobilize 16 infantry divisions, one cavalry brigade and two "Jäger" brigades, which were practically normal infantry brigades, exept one Battalion in the 1st Jaeger Brigade (1.JPr), which was armored using captured Soviet equipment.
The duty to break through the Soviet defences was given to VI Corps, commanded by hero of Battle of Tolvajärvi, Mj.
continuation-war.infohub.dnip.net   (10557 words)

  
 Continuation War: continuation war   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Finland was able to mobilize 16 infantry divisions, one cavalry brigade, and two "Jäger" brigades, which were practically normal infantry brigades, except for one battalion in the 1st Jaeger Brigade (1.JPr), which was armored using captured Soviet equipment.
Antonjuk) with infantry regiment, two motorized regiments, one armored regiment and separate units and South Group (Lt.Gen. V.
The fears of Mannerheim were real, as July 19 Mj.Gen. Pavlov, commander of coastal defence of Lake Ladoga has ordered 4.Marine Brigade to conduct invasion behind Finnish defences.
winelib.com /wiki/Continuation_War   (11618 words)

  
 Puolustusvoimat - Försvarsmakten - The Finnish Defence Forces
Concurrent with the ongoing ADEX-05 air defense exercise, the Helsinki Air Defense Regiment has arranged an anti-aircraft training camp in Lohtaja in the Ostrobothnia region.
These are the responsibility of the Supporting Air Operations Squadron of the Air Force Academy, Training Squadron of the Training Air Wing, Helicopter Battalion of the Utti Jaeger Regiment, and a squad that operates the Army’s unmanned target aircraft.
Aircraft of the Air Force Academy and Training Air Wing trail a target sleeve that is fired at by the GBAD units.
www.ilmavoimat.fi /index.php?id=529   (520 words)

  
 virtualpilots.fi: WW2History-OuluVeteransEnglish.html
Onni Paronen, chief master sergeant, is actually one of the highest ranking flying officers in the Finnish Air Force.
In the section detailing this time in the chronicle of 56th Jaeger Regiment, there is a photograph titled "...remnants of a ground attack plane shot down with an AT rifle." There are no big bits of steel plate typical for the Il-2.
By your description, this could be Major Mikko Linkola, later agricultural councillor, who gained reputation with Pelle Sovelius as merry two Lieutenants already in the 30's in Utti.
www.virtualpilots.fi /hist/WW2History-OuluVeteransEnglish.html   (6399 words)

  
 Teemu Hokkanen - CV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
High School in Lohja, finished in spring 1998 with M average
I served my time in Utti Jaeger Regiment, as an airborne ranger starting from spring 1998 to spring 1999.
My special branch of training was communication, effectively making me radio operator corporal for reconnaissance patrols.
temppa.muumilaakso.org /cv.htm   (208 words)

  
 Special Operations.Com - Site Updates
Photo: An MH-47 and MH-60 from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) conduct landing exercises at sea.
Australian Special Forces - PDF document (requires Adobe Acrobat)
Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) in the Persian Gulf - 1998 Timeline
www.specialoperations.com /updates.html   (975 words)

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