Советские песни - Егерский Марш 1424202 - текст песни, слова, перевод, видео

"Jäger" translated from German means "hunter, shooter." In the Prussian army, huntsmen (they were recruited from the sons of foresters and hunters) proved their effectiveness in the Seven Years' War. For operations on rough terrain, what was needed was not slender, serried ranks, but small detachments of dexterous and well-aimed shooters capable of acting alone. In the Russian army, light infantry units were created following the European model.

“The grenadiers and musketeers charge with bayonets,” said Suvorov, “and the huntsmen shoot.”

The famous march of the Russian Empire was also known under the names “March of Alexander I”, “Ancient Jaeger March”, “March of Suvorov Light Infantry”.