tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post479816280603711694..comments2024-03-27T22:43:37.276-05:00Comments on Military Analysis: Infantry?Albert E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07277015142536922401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post-12640370918631072762008-11-02T02:31:00.000-06:002008-11-02T02:31:00.000-06:00"[troops of the "hunter class" is a term used by W..."[troops of the "hunter class" is a term used by Winston Churchill when describing commando units!!]"<BR/><BR/>German mountain and parachute troops were (direct translation) actually "mountain hunters" (Gebirgsjäger) and parachute hunters (Fallschirmjäger).<BR/><BR/>They were not entirely 'commando' units, so maybe there's also another possible explanation for "hunter class"?<BR/><BR/>Today's dismounted infantry units of the Bundeswehr are btw "Jäger" = hunters, a term with about 300 years of tradition and only overshadowed by the "Grenadier" (=grenadier) tradition title that Hitler gave all infantry in about 1942 (that lasted till the early 60's, I think).S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post-35926126506894619582008-10-24T14:44:00.000-05:002008-10-24T14:44:00.000-05:00I only recently stumbled on this site and found it...I only recently stumbled on this site and found it very interesting and informative. At my age (68) my military service is long since behind me but I am a great supporter of the military and one of my best friends has a son in the USAFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com