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Revision as of 03:15, 4 December 2024
| Fallskjermjegerregiment | |
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| Active |
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| Country |  Nordenland |
| Allegiance |  Queen Helena III |
| Branch |  Royal Nordenic Army |
| Type | Rapid Reaction Force |
| Role | Air assault |
| Size | 1,200 |
| Garrison/HQ | Langa Castle, Hålogaland |
| Motto(s) | "Audaces fortuna iuvat" (Fortune favours the bold) |
| Colors | Maroon Beret |
| Engagements |
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| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Ole Elias Falkenrath |
| Notable commanders | Colonel Jan Sigurd Baalsrud |
The Fallskjermjegerregiment (lit. "Paratrooper Regiment") is the Royal Nordenic Army's rapid reaction airborne unit and the only regiment-level unit capable of performing air mobility, air assault, and airborne tasks. All members of the regiment wear maroon berets, and those qualified as parachutists may wear parachutist badges. Established as Hærens Fallskjermjegerskole in 1962 to train Army reconnaissance forces in parachute insertion, the unit is currently predominantly based at Langa Castle in Hålogaland.
Etymology
The name Fallskjermjegerregimentet can be directly translated to English as:
- "parachute" (fallskjerm) +
- "hunter/huntsman" (jeger) (a term in Nordenic military terminology referring to scouts or reconnaissance soldiers) +
- "regiment" (regiment) (its organizational level).
English translations of the unit's name can be
- "Airborne Reconnaissance Regiment" or simply "Paratrooper Regiment".
History
Organization
Commanders
Commanders have included:
- Colonel Jan Sigurd Baalsrud (1962–1964)
- Major Henning Einar Berg (1964–1971)
- Lieutenant Colonel Trygve Johan Aalesund (1971–1976)
- Lieutenant Colonel Arvid Halsten Frøseth (1976–1980)
- Lieutenant Colonel Håkon Elias Sandstrøm (1980–1986)
- Lieutenant Colonel Stig Kristian Vollan (1986–1994)
- Major Kjetil Martin Rekdal (1994–1998)
- Lieutenant Colonel Jonas Arvid Ødegaard(1998–2005)
- Lieutenant Colonel Nils Torbjørn Carew (2005–2015)
- Colonel Torstein Eirik Blix (2015–2020)
- Colonel Ole Elias Falkenrath (2020–Present)