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The Rote Jäger (Red Hunters) were a short-lived German military football club active during World War II. The team was assembled by Hermann Graf, a fighter ace and commander of German fighter pilots. It developed into a refuge from frontline service for some German national team players.

Unlike some other military teams such as LSV Hamburg, HSV Gross Born, or MSV Mölders Krakau, the side did not participate in the regular German league play or take part in national championship play, but instead staged a series of exhibition matches in Germany, as well as a few in Hungary, Alsace (France), and Poland.

The genesis of the team was in a challenge made by an elite Romanian army side to Graf, who managed the German military side in the country. Graf trained with Germany's national side before the war and he decided to contact his former coach, Sepp Herberger, who – to the surprise of the Romanians – brought along several members of the side to take part in the match, which the Germans won 3:2 in front of 40,000 in Bucharest.

By 1943, Graf had decided to act to save as many of the national team's players as he could from frontline service, attaching them to his unit as "technical experts". Among those who played for the Jäger was Fritz Walter who would go onto to fame with 1. FC Kaiserslautern and earn 61 caps with Germany. He wrote the book 11 Rote Jäger about his experiences.

German military clubs were disbanded in September 1944 as Allied armies began their advance into the country. Still, the Rote Jäger managed to play two more games in Krakau in November 1944, the last of these in front of 20,000 German soldiers.

The squad (1943-45)

Walter Bammes - forward SpVgg Fürth
Hermann Eppenhoff - forward FC Schalke 04
Karl Flinner - goalkeeper SV Wilhelmshaven
Hermann Graf - goalkeeper
Gredel - midfielder Mannheim
Friedrich Hack - midfielder TSV 1860 München
Franz Hanreiter - forward Admira Wien
Josef (Sepp) Herberger - coach German national team
Karlheinz Höger - goalkeeper Hamburger SV, SV Dessau 05
Humpert - midfielder Sportfreunde Dresden
Bruno Klaffke - midfielder Duisburger FV
Siegfried "Friedel" Klagges - defender Wattenscheid 09
Hermann Koch - defender TSV Schwaben Augsburg
Köhler - goalkeeper Hanau
Richard Leonhard - forward SC Planitz
Alfons Moog - midfielder VfL Köln 99
Wilhelm Thiele - goalkeeper OrPo Chemnitz
Fritz Walter - forward 1.FC Kaiserslautern
Walter Zwickhofer - defender FC Schalke 04

References

Fritz Walter - the German soccer legend - and Hermann Graf: Another friendship

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 The '''''Rote Jäger''''' (Red Hunters) were a short-lived German military football club active during [[World War II]]. The team was assembled by [[Hermann Graf]], a fighter ace and commander of German fighter pilots. It developed into a refuge from frontline service for some [[Germany national football team|German national team]] players.
-Unlike some other military teams like LSV Hamburg, HSV Gross Born or MSV Mölders Krakau, the side did not participate in the regular German league system, but instead played a series of friendly exhibition matches in Germany, and a few in Hungary, Alsace and occupied Poland.
+Unlike some other military teams such as [[LSV Hamburg]], [[HSV Gross Born]], or [[MSV Mölders Krakau]], the side did not participate in the regular German league play or take part in national championship play, but instead staged a series of exhibition matches in Germany, as well as a few in Hungary, Alsace (France), and Poland.
-The genesis of the team was in a challenge made by an elite [[Romania]]n army side to Graf, who managed the German military side in the country. Graf trained with Germany's national side before the war intervened and he decided to contact his former coach, Sepp Herberger, who – to the surprise of the Romanians – brought along several members of the side to take part in the match, which the Germans won 3:2 in front of 40,000 in [[Bucharest]].
+The genesis of the team was in a challenge made by an elite [[Romania]]n army side to Graf, who managed the German military side in the country. Graf trained with Germany's national side before the war and he decided to contact his former coach, Sepp Herberger, who – to the surprise of the Romanians – brought along several members of the side to take part in the match, which the Germans won 3:2 in front of 40,000 in [[Bucharest]].
-By 1943 Graf had decided to act to save as many of the national team's players as he could from frontline service, attaching them to his unit as "technical experts". Among those who played for the ''Jäger'' was [[Fritz Walter]] who would go onto to fame with ''[[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]'' and earn 61 caps with Germany. He wrote the book ''11 Rote Jäger'' about his experiences.
+By 1943, Graf had decided to act to save as many of the national team's players as he could from frontline service, attaching them to his unit as "technical experts". Among those who played for the ''Jäger'' was [[Fritz Walter]] who would go onto to fame with ''[[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]'' and earn 61 caps with Germany. He wrote the book ''11 Rote Jäger'' about his experiences.
-German military clubs were disbanded in September [[1944]] as Allied armies began their advance into the country. Still, the ''Rote Jäger'' managed to play two extra games in [[Kraków|Krakau]] in November 1944, the last one in front of 20,000 German soldiers.
+German military clubs were disbanded in September [[1944]] as Allied armies began their advance into the country. Still, the ''Rote Jäger'' managed to play two more games in [[Kraków|Krakau]] in November 1944, the last of these in front of 20,000 German soldiers.
-==Members of the Rote Jäger==
-*[[Sepp Herberger]], coach (German national coach)
-*[[Hermann Eppenhoff]], forward ([[Schalke 04]]), later coach
-*[[Hermann Graf]], goalkeeper
-*Franz Hanreiter
-*Alfons Moog, mid-fielder
-*[[Fritz Walter]], forward, captain of the side that won the World Cup in 1954
-*Walter Zwickhofer
 ==The squad (1943-45)==
+*Walter Bammes - forward [[SpVgg Fürth]]
+*[[Hermann Eppenhoff]] - forward [[FC Schalke 04]]
-''Goalkeepers'' : Wilhelm Thiele (OrPo Chemnitz), Hermann Graf, Karlheinz Höger (Hamburger SV / Dessau 05), Karl Flinner (Wilhelmshaven 05), Köhler (Hanau).<br />
+*Karl Flinner - goalkeeper [[SV Wilhelmshaven]]
-''Defenders'' : Siegfried "Friedel" Klagges (Wattenscheid 09), Hermann Koch (Schwaben Augsburg), Walter Zwickhofer (FC Schalke 04).<br />
+*[[Hermann Graf]] - goalkeeper
-''Midfielders'' : Alfons Moog (VfL Köln 99), Bruno Klaffke (Duisburger FV 08), Friedrich Hack (TSV München 1860), Gredel (Mannheim), Humpert (Sportfreunde Dresden).<br />
+*Gredel - midfielder [[Mannheim]]
-''Forwards'' : Fritz Walter (1.FC Kaiserslautern), Franz Hanreiter (Admira Wien), Hermann Eppenhoff (FC Schalke 04), Walter Bammes (SpVgg Fürth), Richard Leonhard (SC Planitz).<br />
+*Friedrich Hack - midfielder [[TSV 1860 München]]
-''Coach'': Josef Herberger.
+*Franz Hanreiter - forward [[Admira Wien]]
+*[[Sepp Herberger|Josef (Sepp) Herberger]] - coach [[Germany national football team|German national team]]
+*Karlheinz Höger - goalkeeper [[Hamburger SV]], [[SV Dessau 05]]
+*Humpert - midfielder [[Sportfreunde Dresden]]
+*Bruno Klaffke - midfielder [[Duisburger FV]]
+*Siegfried "Friedel" Klagges - defender [[Wattenscheid 09]]
+*Hermann Koch - defender [[TSV Schwaben Augsburg]]
+*Köhler - goalkeeper [[Hanau]]
+*Richard Leonhard - forward [[SC Planitz]]
+*Alfons Moog - midfielder [[VfL Köln 99]]
+*Wilhelm Thiele - goalkeeper [[OrPo Chemnitz]]
+*[[Fritz Walter]] - forward [[1.FC Kaiserslautern]]
+*Walter Zwickhofer - defender [[FC Schalke 04]]
 ==References==
 *[http://www.graf-grislawski.elknet.pl/walter.htm Fritz Walter - the German soccer legend - and Hermann Graf: Another friendship]
-[[Category:German football clubs]]
+[[Category:German football clubs|Rote Jäger]]
-[[Category:defunct German football clubs]]
+[[Category:defunct German football clubs|Rote Jäger]]