Jämtland Ranger Corps

Jämtland Ranger Corps
Jämtland Ranger Corps
Jämtlands fältjägarkår
Active	1670–1983, 1990–1997, 2000–2005, 2021–present
Country	Sweden
Allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Battalion
Part of	List 6th Military District (1833–1847) ; 5th Military District (1847–1888) ; 6th Military District (1889–1893) ; 6th Army Division (1893–1901) ; VI Army Division (1902–1927) ; Northern Army Division (1928–1936) ; II Army Division (1937–1942) ; II Military District (1942–1966) ; Lower Norrland Military District (1966–1993) ; Östersund Army Garrison (1983–1990) ; Lower Norrland Military District (1990–1993) ; Northern Military District (1993–1997) ; OPIL (2000–2004) ; Västernorrland Regiment (2021–present) ;
Garrison/HQ	Östersund
Nickname(s)	Fältjägarna
Motto(s)	"För Sveriges ära, för Sveriges makt, över berg, över dal, skallar Jämtlands jakt"; ("For Sweden's honour, for Sweden's might, over mountain, over valley, the Jämtian rangers resound")
Colors	Blue
March	"Erzherzog Albrecht Marsch" (Schneider)
Anniversaries	20 September
Battle honours	Nowodwor (1655)
Insignia
Branch insignia
Unit insignia

The Jämtland Ranger Corps (Swedish: Jämtlands fältjägarkår, JFK), is a Swedish Army infantry unit that operated in various forms during the years 1670–1983, 1990–1997, 2000–2005 and 2021–present. The unit was and is located in Östersund Garrison in Östersund.

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