Thomas Rathsack
Appearance
Thomas Rathsack | |
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Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1985-1994; 2001-2008 |
Rank | Sergeant First Class |
Service number | Jaeger nr. 229 |
Unit | Royal Life Guards (1985-1990) Hunter Corps (1990-1994)(2001-2008) |
Battles/wars | Operation Enduring Freedom |
Awards | |
Other work | Jæger – i krig med eliten Shadow Army Sort Daggry Dødemandsbugten |
Website | Official Website |
Thomas Rathsack is a lecturer and former member of the Danish special forces unit, Jægerkorpset.
Biography
Thomas Rathsack served with the Royal Life Guards as sergeant before getting accepted into the Jægerkorpset in 1990.[1] After serving, he worked as a civilian with photography and IT, before reenlisting after September 11 attacks.[1] He wrote a book about his experience as a special forces soldier in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, titled Jæger – i krig med eliten (Jaeger: At War with Denmark's Elite Special Forces), which was widely talked about and criticized.[2][3] He now works as a lecturer.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Rathsack, Thomas. "Thomas Rathsack". thomasrathsack.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Andreas Lindqvist, "Politiken udgiver omstridt bog", Politiken, 15 September 2009 (Accessed 28 March 2010) (Danish)
- ^ Nick Collins, "Special forces soldier's book causes storm in Denmark", Telegraph.co.uk, 23 September 2009, accessed 28 March 2010
External links
- Thomas Rathsack's Jæger - i krig med eliten at the newspaper Politiken PDF ( Danish)
- Jæger – i krig med eliten as plain text file on Wikileaks (Danish)
- Jæger - I krig med eliten section of the book as plain text file on Thomas Rathsack's official website (English).