Fallskjermjegerregiment

Fallskjermjegerregiment
Active	Hærens Fallskjermjegerskole (1962–1966) Hærens Fallskjermjegerkommando (1966–1980) Fallskjermjegerbataljonen (1980–2015) Fallskjermjegerregimentet (2015–present)
Country	Nordenland
Allegiance	Nordenland Defense Forces
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	Bosnian War Kosovo War War on Terror (2001–2021) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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".

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)