Posts Tagged ‘Jäger’
German Luftwaffe Field Regiment 1942-1945

Rifle Squad in Winter Colours.
Joe Kelly provides details of the infantry (the non-Fallschirmjäger type) that proved the bulk of the manpower in the Luftwaffe Field Divisions. The “Jäger” Regiments were formed mostly from Ground Crew and rear area troops and a typical regiment as as follows:
Luftwaffe Field Regiment
Regimental Headquarters
3-4, later 2, Luftwaffe Field Battalions, with;
Headquarters
3 Light Companies
1 Heavy Company
