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KaiserjägerKaiserjäger, élite force of the Austrian army; when the regiment was raised in 1816 it was only composed of Tiroleans but could be deployed everywhere in the Monarchy (this was in violation of the Tiroler Landlibell, promulgated by Emperor Maximilian I, which required all able-bodied men to render military service in defence of Tirol). In 1895 the number of regiments was increased to 4. Unlike the Kaiserschützen the Kaiserjäger were part of the joint k.u.k. (Austrian and Hungarian) Army. In World War I the Kaiserjäger were first deployed in Galicia and later at the Italian front. In 1918 all 4 regiments together formed one unit, the "Kaiserjäger-Division". The Kaiserjäger museum is situated on the Bergisel mountain in Innsbruck. Literature: F. Hutter, Ein Kaiserjäger-Buch, 2 vols., 1988; Ti. Kaiserjäger seit 1816, 1991.
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