jääkäripataljoona

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) jaeger battalion the 27th Jaeger Battalion of the German Army in WWI, consisting of Finnish volunteers who had secretly travelled to Germany in order to obtain military training, with the final aim of liberating Finland from the Russian rule
  • (military) jaeger battalion a rifleman battalion in the Finnish army

Etymology

Compound from Finnish jääkäri (jaeger, rifleman, infantry private) + Finnish pataljoona (battalion).

Origin

Finnish

pataljoona

Gloss

battalion

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