Fernspähregiment 500

Jäger-Bataillon Graf Yorck von Wartenburg Nr. 1 is a subordinate unit of the Kommando Strategische Aufklärung (Stategic Reconnaissance Command) of the Kriegsministerium (War Ministry). Its function is to carry out military special operations in peace and war. It is named after Johann David Ludwig Graf Yorck von Wartenburg (26 September 1759 – 4 October 1830), a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall instrumental in the switching of the Kingdom of Prussia from a French alliance to a Russian alliance during the War of the Sixth Coalition.

History
Jäger-Bataillon Graf Yorck von Wartenburg Nr. 1 was originally formed on the 15th of June 1744 as the Feldjäger-Korps zu Fuß, a military police unit of the old Royal Prussian Army. It became a Jäger (Ranger) unit in 1808, and continued as such until its disbandment in 1919.

The title was resurrected for the Bexaran Special Forces in 2009.

Organisation
Combat ready units are divided into five commando companies of approximately one hundred men. Each of the five commando companies have five specialized platoons, each with a unique specialty and ability that can be adapted to both the terrain and situation, depending on type action(s) required:


 * 1st Platoon: Command platoon & land insertions
 * 2nd Platoon: sabotage and airborne operations
 * 3rd Platoon: amphibious operations
 * 4th Platoon: operations in special geographic or meteorological surroundings (e.g. mountains or polar regions)
 * 5th Platoon: reconnaissance and assassination/counter-assassination operations

There are four commando squads in every platoon. Each of these groups consist of about five equally skilled members that have been hand-picked from the Landeswehr into the platoon that best suits their abilities. Each group member is specially trained as either a weapons expert, medic, combat engineer, communications/datawarfare expert or a language expert.

In addition there is a Command Company, a Medical Centre, Signals Company, and Supply Company.

Tasks
Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 1 will typically carry out the following tasks in war:


 * Sabotage (Destruction of enemy cruise and nuclear missiles, tank reserves, technology and infrastructure)
 * Economic Warfare (sabotage tax collections, steal cash reserves)
 * Assassination (mainly targeting enemy intelligence assets)

Uniform
The battalion wears the same uniforms as the rest of the Landeswehr, with KSA distinguishing insignia, and a cuff title bearing the name "Graf Yorck von Wartenburg".

Links

 * Bexar
 * Kriegsministerium
 * Kommando Strategische Aufklärung