History
The first incarnation of the corps was formed in 1785 as Jægercorpser i Sielland (The Hunter Corps of Zealand) and existed in various forms until it was remade in its current form in 1961. Their hunting origin is recalled in the Hunting horn on their insignia. The Danish Hunter Corps has trained a total of 362 soldiers from its inception in 1961 until 2009. In the year 1995, the Hunter Corps was deployed for the first time. A six man team was sent to Sarajevo, Bosnia as a counter-sniper reconnaissance team.
As part of Task Force K-Bar, the Hunter Corps was awarded "The Presidential Unit citation" on December 7, 2004 for its effort as part of the joint-forces special forces group in Afghanistan.
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