The Jäger (Light Infantry)
This chart lists all Jäger (Light Infantry) Battalions of the German empire in 1914 including the kingdom of Bayern (Bavaria). All Battalions wore a green to light-green Waffenrock with red-piped Swedish cuffs except for Sachsen (Saxony) who wore a dark green Waffenrock with Sachsen (Saxon) pattern cuffs. Piping for all Battalions on the front opening and rear skirt was red except for Bayern (Bavaria) who used green piping. For men in the Garde Battalions, collar and cuffs were decorated with yellow or white Litzen, gilt or silver for officers. All Battalions wore a leather Tschako. The chart below lists the Battalion with garrison, cuff details, shoulder strap color with number or cypher, and details of the helmet Wappen (front plate). For color plates of all shoulder strap cyphers, and helmet Wappen, the links at the top of this page will open these color plates in a new window.
Garde-Jäger-Batl.
(Potsdam) Garde-Korps
Red Swedish w/ Yellow Litzen Gilt Red Silver Garde Star
For officers the star was Gilt and enamel
Garde-Schützen-Batl.
(Berlin) Garde-Korps
Black French. Vertical Green Panel Piped in Red w/ Yellow Litzen Gilt Red Silver Garde Star
For officers the star was Gilt and enamel.
The Garde-Schützen-Batl. was the one of only two units in the German Confederation that carried French cuffs (the other was Garde-Maschinengewehr-Abteilung Nr.2.).
Jäger-Batl.Graf Yorck von Wartenburg (Ostpreußisches) Nr.1
(Ortelsburg) XX Armee Korps
Red Swedish Gilt Red w/ Yellow 1 Gilt 1st Pattern Grenadier Eagle
Jäger-Batl.Fürst Bismarck (Pommersches) Nr.2
(Kulm) XVII Armee Korps
Red Swedish Gilt Red w/ Yellow 2 Gilt 1st Pattern Grenadier Eagle
Brandenburgisches Jäger-Batl.Nr.3
(Lübben) III Armee Korps
Red Swedish Gilt Red w/ Yellow 3 Gilt Jäger Eagle
Magdeburgisches Jäger-Batl.Nr.4
(Naumburg a.S.) IV Armee Korps
Red Swedish Gilt Red w/ Yellow 4 Gilt Jäger Eagle
Jäger-Batl.von Neumann (1.Schlesisches ) Nr.5
(Hirschberg) V Armee Korps
Red Swedish Gilt Red w/ Yellow 5 Gilt 1st Pattern Grenadier Eagle
2. Schlesisches Jäger-Batl.Nr.6
(Öls) VI Armee Korps
Red Swedish Gilt Red w/ Yellow Cypher Gilt 1st Pattern Grenadier Eagle
Westfälisches Jäger-Batl.Nr.7
(Bückeburg) VII Armee Korps
Red Swedish Gilt Red w/ Yellow 7 Gilt Jäger Eagle
Rheinisches Jäger-Batl.Nr.8
(Schlettstadt) XV Armee Korps
Red Swedish Gilt Red w/ Yellow 8 Gilt Jäger Eagle
Lauenburgisches Jäger-Batl.Nr.9
(Ratzeburg) VIII Armee Korps
Red Swedish Gilt Red w/ Yellow 9 Gilt Jäger Eagle
Hannoversches Jäger-Batl.Nr.10
(Goslar) X Armee Korps
Red Swedish Gilt Red w/ Yellow Cypher Gilt Jäger Eagle w/ Bandeau
Gilt Bandeau " WATERLOO PENINSULA VENIA DEL POZO". See Wappen Plate 1
Yellow "GIBRALTAR" on blue cufftitle worn on right sleeve by all ranks
Kurhessisches Jäger-Batl.Nr.11
(Marburg) XI Armee Korps
Red Swedish Gilt Red w/ Yellow Cypher Gilt Jäger Eagle
Kgl. Sächs. 1. Jäger-Batl.Nr.12
(Freiburg) XII Armee Korps
Black Sachsen (Saxon) Pattern Silver See Details Below Gilt Sachsen Wappen on Silver Horn and Star
Jäger-Batl.Nr.12 wore a dark green Waffenrock with black collar and cuffs and "squared" dark green straps w/ red piping w/ a red horn and 12 similar to Füsilier Regt. Nr.108. See Strap Plate 1
Kgl. Sächs. 2. Jäger-Batl.Nr.13
(Dresden) XII Armee Korps
Black Sachsen (Saxon) Pattern Silver See Details Below Gilt Sachsen Wappen on Silver Horn and Star
Jäger-Batl.Nr.13 wore a dark green Waffenrock with black collar and cuffs and "squared" dark green straps w/ red piping w/ a red 12 similar to Füsilier Regt. Nr.108. See Strap Plate 1
Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Jäger-Batl.Nr.14
(Colmar i.E.) XV Armee Korps
Light Green Swedish w/ White Litzen Silver Light Green w/ Red piping w/ Red 14 Silver Mecklenburg Wappen on Gilt Star
Bayern Army (Bavaria).
Kgl. Bayer. 1. Jäger-Batl. König
(Freising) I Bayerisches Armee Korps
Light Green Swedish Gilt Light Green w/ Yellow 1 Gilt Bayern Wappen
Kgl. Bayer. 2. Jäger-Batl.
(Aschaffenburg) II Bayerisches Armee Korps
Light Green Swedish Gilt Light Green w/ Yellow 2 Gilt Bayern Wappen