Jaeger Corps (Denmark)

The Jaeger Corps 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.

Jaeger Corps
Jægerkorpset
Unit insignia of Jægerkorpset
Active1 November 1961 – present
Country Denmark
Branch Royal Danish Army
TypeSpecial Operations Force
Part ofDanish Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQAalborg Air Base
Nickname(s)JGK, The Jaegers, The Elite
Motto(s)Plus Esse Quam Simultatur (Rather to be, than to seem)
EngagementsCold War

United Nations Protection Force
NATO intervention in Bosnia

  • Kosovo Force (KFOR)
  • Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SFOR)
  • Task Force K-Bar
  • Operation Anaconda
  • War in Afghanistan
  • Operation Panther's Claw
  • Iraq War
  • Operation Inherent Resolve
Decorations Presidential Unit Citation
WebsiteOfficial Facebook
Commanders
Chief of SOKOMMajor general Peter Boysen
Chief of the Jaeger CorpsLieutenant colonel Jens P Blomqvist
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