1./ Jägerregiment .38
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Jägerregiment .38 is a World War II Historical Re-enactment Group based in St Louis, MO. Our club is a member of the WWII Historical Re-enactment Society.
Our Unit Charter began in 1976 and includes members in multiple U.S. States. Our Unit Charter began in 1976 and includes members in 8 U.S. We currently have approximately 30 members and five historic vehicles. Jägerregiment .38 participates in Public Educational displays and Private Tactical Battles. For purposes of brevity in correspondence, etc, this unit will be referred to as Jägerregiment .38
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he main purpose of the German Jäger Divisions was to fight in adverse terrain where smaller, coordinated units were more facilely combat capable than the brute force offered by the standard infantry divisions. The Jäger divisions were more heavily equipped than mountain division, but not as well armed as a larger infantry division. In the early stages of the war, they were the interface divisions fighting in rough terrain and foothills as well as urban areas, between the mountains and the plains. The Jägers (means hunters in German) relied on a high degree of training, and slightly superior communications, as well as their not inconsiderable artillery support. In the middle stages of the war, as the standard infantry divisions were down sized, the Jäger model with two infantry regiments came to dominate the standard tables of organization. [2]
In 1943, all infantry divisions were now Grenadier Divisions except for the elite Jäger and Mountain Jäger divisions.