Coast Artillery Rank Insignias, Sweden
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Introduction
The Swedish Navy (Swe: Marinen) is a maritime service branch of the armed forces and consisted between and of the following two services: the Naval Fleet and the Coast Artillery. Branches of the services within the Swedish Navy: •The Naval Fleet — “Flottan” (the surface warfare flotillas, the mine warfare flotilla, and the submarine flotilla.)•The Coast Artillery — “Kustartilleriet” (the former Coast Artillery Corps )Under the Navy, the Naval Fleet and the Coast Artillery were two independent branches. The Navy was (and is) composed of surface and submarine naval units—the naval fleet (Flottan), formally sometimes referred to as the Royal Navy (Kungliga Flottan) — as well as the Coast Artillery Corps (Kustartilleriet).On July 1, , the Swedish Coastal Artillery was disbanded and reorganized as the Swedish Amphibious Coast Artillery Services were responsible for coastal defense and had their own ships, coastal artillery fortifications, mining-laying and mine-sweeping duties, and special elite units for coastal warfare—coastal rangers (Swe: Kustjägare). In , theFinnish Coastal Jaegers
Military unit
The Finnish Coastal Jaegers (Swedish: Kustjägarna, and Finnish: Rannikkojääkärit) or Finnish Marine Commandos are the marines special operations capable forces unit of the Finnish Navy.[1] The unit consists of both regulars and conscripts, predominantly Swedish-speaking, and is located at Nyland Brigade (Uusimaa Brigade) in Dragsvik, near Ekenäs.
Mission
[edit]The Finnish Coastal Jaegers primary role is to conduct counterattack against enemy landings in the Finnish archipelago, an environment known for small islands and skerries. Jaegers can function independently or with the support of artillery units, including light or heavy mortars. A number of Coastal Jaeger troops receive training for direct action, irregular warfare, and special reconnaissance behind enemy lines.
Selection
[edit]Conscripts are selected for training at 1. & 2. KUSTJK (the Coastal Jaeger companies; Swedish: 1. & 2. Kustjägarkompaniet) in Dragsvik on the basis of the physical review taken by all conscripts before they enter military service. After 6 weeks of basic training, privates are assigned to further training in the same u
Kustjägare (Sverige)
Kustjägare (KJ) är ett jägarförband inom amfibiekåren som är en del av svenska marinen. Kustjägarkompaniet (KJK) är amfibiekårens främsta underrättelseresurs.
Historia
Den 15 september beslutades att inleda en försöksutbildning av kustjägare inom Kustartilleriet. Den första kullen ryckte in den 8 januari vid Vaxholms kustartilleriregemente (KA 1) på ön Rindö utanför Stockholm. Överbefälhavare general Nils Swedlund tog efter en positiv utvärdering beslut att godkänna kustjägarförband.
Kustjägarnas huvuduppgift har utvecklats under åren beroende på den strategiska hotbilden.[1]
De första åren utvecklades förbandet till ett amfibiskt kommandoförband med inriktning mot både offensiva och defensiva amfibieoperationer. Organisationen bestod av en kompanistab, två jägarplutoner (en attackdykartropp ingick i den första jägarplutonen) och en understödspluton med granatkastare.[2]
På talet förändrades Kustjägarkompaniet (KJ-kompani m/90) och blev en del av amfibiebataljonen. Övergången innebar att kustjägarkompaniets stridsuppgifter renodlades till ytövervakning och begränsade anfallsuppgifter.[3]
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Ranger unit of the Swedish Amphibious Corps
Military unit
The nd Coastal Ranger Company (Swedish: kustjägarkompaniet, or Kustjägarna, KJ) is a marine commando (special operations capable) unit within the Swedish Amphibious Corps, which is the infantry component of the Swedish Navy.[2]
History
[edit]The embryo for the formation of the coastal rangers began with a discussion at the Coastal Artillery Club (Kustartilleriklubben) on 4 December [3] The introductory speech about commandos was made by Captain Bertil Stjernfelt. During the evening, three Swedish officers with war experience told the demands that should be placed on Swedish commandos. These three men were Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Murray who commanded the 2nd Ranger Company of the Swedish Volunteer Corps at Hanko in Finland in , Gösta Benckert with war experience from both Finland and Norway, and the paratrooper Erik G:son Lewenhaupt, with experience of fighting in Normandy, among other places.[3]
The next step was the training of four Swedish officers at the Royal Marines and the French amphibious school in North Africa.[4] One of these was the afore
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