What is "schutzen"

Schützen may refer to:

• Schützen, a 19th Century German infantryman armed with a rifled musket and used in a skirmishing role
• Panzergrenadier, a German term for motorized or mechanized infantry, as introduced during World War II
• Schützen am Gebirge, a municipality in Burgenland, Austria
• Deutsch Schützen-Eisenberg, a municipality in Burgenland, Austria

Schützen (En:Shooters) is a German plural noun used to designate a type of military unit of infantrymen, originally armed with a rifled musket and used in a light-infantry or skirmishing role - and hence similar to the Jäger. The individual infantrymen are termed Schütze. Prior to the introduction of firearms the word was used for 'archer', and is sometimes used in the form Bogenschütze (bowman - lit. 'bow shooter'). When used as a verb Schützen has the meaning 'guard' or 'protect'.