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Jaeger Corps[1][2] | |
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Jægerkorpset | |
Active | 1 November 1961 – present |
Country | Denmark |
Branch | Royal Danish Army |
Type | Special Operations Force |
Part of | Danish Special Operations Command |
Garrison/HQ | Aalborg Air Base[1] |
Nickname(s) | JGK, The Jaegers, The Elite |
Motto(s) | Plus Esse Quam Simultatur (Rather to be, than to seem) |
Engagements | Cold War |
Decorations | Presidential Unit Citation[2] |
Website | Official Facebook |
Commanders | |
Chief of SOKOM | Major general Peter Boysen |
Chief of the Jaeger Corps | Lieutenant colonel Jens P Blomqvist |
The Jaeger Corps[1][2] also known as the Huntsmen Corps (Danish: Jægerkorpset) is an elite special operations force of the Danish Armed Forces part of Special Operations Command, formerly of the Royal Danish Army, based at Aalborg Air Base.