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Vytautas (c. 1350 – 27 October 1430), also known as Vytautas the Great, [1][a] was a ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He was also the prince of Grodno (1370–1382), prince of Lutsk (1387–1389), and the postulated king of the Hussites. [4] In modern Lithuania, Vytautas is revered as a national hero and was an important figure in the ...
Vytautas the Great Jaeger Battalion (VDJB - Vytauto Didžiojo jėgerių batalionas) in Kaunas. Main tasks: special reconnaissance, direct action, unconventional warfare. Special Mission Unit (YPT - Ypatingosios paskirties tarnyba) in Vilnius. Main tasks: counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, special operations on land, water and air.
Germany (Federal Republic) Jäger Regiment 1, an air-mobile infantry unit that was downsized to battalion level. Jägerbataillon 91, a unit that was formed in 2015 [ 2 ] Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23, Mountain Infantry Brigage 23 [ 3 ] Gebirgsjägerbataillion 231. Gebirgsjägerbataillion 232.
It is also in charge of other tasks, e.g., protection of VIPs in peacetime. Its core is based on the Special Purpose Service, Vytautas the Great Jaeger Battalion and Combat Divers Service. Lithuanian Air Force Special Operations Element is subordinate to the Unit at the level of operations management. Its structure is flexible which makes it ...
Jääkärijoukot ("Jäger Troops") – refers to any 1st line infantry units with top-of-the-line equipment. Panssarijääkärit ("Armoured or Panzer Jägers") — mechanized infantry of the Armoured Brigade. Kaartinjääkärit ("Guards Jägers") — infantry of the Guard Jaeger Regiment, specializing in urban warfare.
Samogitian uprisings refer to two uprisings by the Samogitians against the Teutonic Knights in 1401–1404 and 1409. Samogitia was granted to the Teutonic Knights by Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania, several times in order to enlist Knights' support for his other military affairs. The local population resisted Teutonic rule and asked ...
The Kaunas massacre of October 29, 1941, also known as the Great Action, was the largest mass murder of Lithuanian Jews. [1]By the order of SS-Standartenführer Karl Jäger and SS-Rottenführer Helmut Rauca, the Sonderkommando under the leadership of SS-Obersturmführer Joachim Hamann, and 8 to 10 men from Einsatzkommando 3, murdered 2,007 Jewish men, 2,920 women, and 4,273 children [2] in a ...
The Vytautas the Great War Museum (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo karo muziejus) is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was built in Art Deco and early functionalism style. [1][2] Originally it was established in 1921 by Vladas Nagevičius but later it was decided to move to a larger location. [3] A part of the new museum was opened in 1930, at ...