The Österreichisches Bundesheer ( German for " Austrian Federal Army ", officially referred to as the Austrian Armed Forces in English ), is the name for the military of the Republic of Austria.

In the Austrian Bundesheer, Jäger is used as the generic term for most infantry soldiers ( armored infantrymen are known as Panzergrenadiere, as in the German Bundeswehr ).

In the Austrian Bundesheer the special forces are called Jagdkommando ( lit.

The two existing Panzergrenadier battalions of the Austrian Bundesheer use the armoured fighting vehicle Ulan.

John Gudenus ( born 23 November 1940 in Vienna ) is an Austrian retired member of the Federal Council of Austria on a free mandate ( formerly as a member of the Freedom Party of Austria ), and colonel of the Austrian Bundesheer.

In the Austrian Bundesheer all armoured units ( Armoured Battalions, Mechanized Infantry Battalions, Artillery Battalions and Mechanized Headquarter Battalions ), wear the black beret.

The Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit ( short AFDRU ) is an Urban search and rescue ( USAR ) and disaster relief unit of the Austrian federal army ( the Bundesheer ).

* English page on AFDRU on the website of the Austrian federal army ( Bundesheer ).

The design genius of Erich Ledwinka was utilized by the Austrian firm Steyr-Daimler-Puch to produce and field test prototypes.

The longest single English translation was published in 1834 by Ritter Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, an Austrian Orientalist ; it may be found under the name " Evliya Efendi.

" Austrian School economist Hans-Hermann Hoppe says that " the 1849 article " The Production of Security " is probably the single most important contribution to the modern theory of anarcho-capitalism.

But the Austrian successfully disengaged his command and brought them to safety that evening without the loss of a single cannon.

Austrian headquarters debated building a bridge to the north to outflank the French, but the lack of pontoons and time forced the Austrians to cross the river Bormida and then launch a single, direct assault across the Fontanone bridge.

Amongst the Saxon cavalry was a single squadron of the Herzog Albrecht Chevaulegers regiment, which shared the same Regimental Proprietor with the Austrian Herzog Albert cuirassiers and these units fought in a generalized melee that involved the entire cavalry present.

Entire files of Austrian infantry and cavalry, sometimes as much as 20 men, were blown away with a single shot and in some cases the French were even able to use short-range case-shot, which was devastating for the densely-packed Austrian battalions.

One flaw in the position was that an Austrian retreat could only be made across a single bridge over the Hain River.

( Some authorities suggest that the French retreated and attacked again, but an important Austrian source supports the thesis of a single attack.

Karl Kraus produced a poster that in a single sentence requested Schober's resignation ; the poster was published all over Vienna and is considered an icon of Austrian 20th century history.

In the victories which the Prussian Army was to gain against Austrian Empire and France, von Moltke needed only to issue brief directives to the main formations, leaving the staffs at the subordinate headquarters to implement the details according to the doctrines and methods he had laid down, while the Supreme Commands of his opponents became bogged down in a mountain of paperwork and trivia as they tried to control the entire army from a single overworked headquarters.

However, Addendum 202 to the 1919 Law on the State Arms and the State Seal of the Republic of German Austria states expressly that the " new " single headed Austrian eagle is based not on the double headed eagle ( symbol of the Habsburgs since 1804, and previously of the Holy Roman Empire ), but rather on the " symbol of the legions of the Roman Republic ", the Aquila.

In 2002, Medwenitsch left the band Kraushofer and Rainer recruited Ashley Dayour ( from the Austrian band Whispers in the shadow ) as a guitarist and the re-formed L ' Âme Immortelle released a new single, Tiefster Winter in November 2002.

* Austria The Austrian Mint still mints single and four-ducats, both dated 1915.

At RMAS and in the UOTCs, JUOs wear an Austrian Knot above a single bar on their rank slide and SUOs wear an Austrian Knot above two bars.

His orders were unrealistic because he underestimated the number of Austrian troops that were heading for Davout ; Napoleon believed Charles only had a single corps over the Isar, but in fact, the Austrians had five corps lumbering towards Regensburg, a grand total of 80, 000 men.

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Der Blutharsch recently published a split single in 7 " vinyl alongside Italian band Sottofasciasemplice and a split single 7 " with Austrian doom band Our Survival depends On Us.

After World War II, the evening dress and mess dress uniforms were reintroduced, with the tail coat having a single Austrian knot ( trefoil ) over the branch-of-service color ( general officers had stars over an oak leaf braid ), with the rank placed in the bottom opening of the knot.

Pushed by her TV presence Yvonne finally found big success with her fourth single produced by Dieter Bohlen Für dich, which went to # 1 of the German, Austrian and Swiss singles charts.

It is a stop along the Tauernbahn major railway line from Schwarzach-Sankt Veit in the north through the Tauerntunnel to Spittal an der Drau in the south, connecting Bad Gastein with many Austrian cities like Vienna, Linz, Salzburg and Graz along a single circuit.

Strauss may also have been referencing the single act burlesque ' Der Tritsch-tratsch ' ( with music by Adolf Müller, Sr .) by the famous Austrian dramatist and actor Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, which premiered in 1833 and was still in the stage repertoire at the same time the polka was written.

Dollfuss modeled Austrofascism after Italian fascism juxtaposed to Catholic corporatism and anti-secularism, dropping Austrian pretences of reunification with Germany as long as the Nazi Party remained in power.

* EFSA GMO Panel deliberations on the Austrian report " Biological effects of transgenic maize NK603 x MON 810 fed in long term reproduction studies in mice " ( Part of the minutes of the plenary meeting held on 3 – 4 December 2008, see on page 9 )

In 1647 differences arose between the elector and the emperor as to the allegiance due from the Bavarian troops, in which, after long hesitation, Werth, fearing that the cause of the Empire and of the Catholic religion would be ruined if the elector resumed control of the troops, attempted to take his men over the Austrian border.

The culmination of the Austrian conflict with the Turks came during the long reign of Leopold I ( 1657 – 1705 ).

The Austrians could at first offer little resistance, but before long a considerable force intervened at Tábor between the Danube and the allies, and the Austrian general Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg was now on the march from Neisse to join in the campaign.

During this conflict, French forces successfully overran the entire Austrian Netherlands, a territory long coveted by France.

* Carl Ferdinand von Arlt ( 1812 – 1887 ), the elder ( Austrian ) proved that myopia is largely due to an excessive axial length, published influential textbooks on eye disease, and ran annual eye clinics in needy areas long before the concept of volunteer eye camps became popular.

Spanish, Austrian and French grenadiers favoured high fur hats with long coloured cloth hoods (" bags ") to them.

The French followed, but soon found themselves in an unenviable disposition: Prussian intentions were unknown and could be hostile, the Russian and Austrian armies now converged, and to add to Napoleon's challenges, the French lines of communication were extremely long and required strong garrisons to keep them open.

But the Ottomans proved unable to suppress the revolt during the long period of non-intervention secured by British and Austrian diplomacy.

Württemberg happened to be in the path of French and Austrian armies engaged in the long rivalry between the Bourbon and Habsburg dynasties.

The second grenadier brigade under GM Karl Philippi von Weidenfeld and some unpanicked cavalry delayed Boudet ’ s advance long enough for O ’ Reilly ’ s cavalry to return, and together with Frimont, they mounted a last defence around Marengo village as night fell, allowing the Austrian centre to reach safety behind the Bormida.

The Austrian army was now deployed on a very wide ark-shaped frontage, 19 kilometers long, including Klenau's VI Korps on the far right, then Kollowrat's III Korps on the right-centre, Hohenzollern's II Korps and Bellegarde's 1st Korps behind the Russbach line in central position, while Rosenberg's IV Korps covered the right.

They did their best to comply but, given the difficulties of a long night march, their leading elements could only manage to arrive on the Austrian right between 07: 30 and 08: 00, three hours later than Charles had planned.

This unusual formation, some 800 metres long and 550 metres wide, was to be supported by the remains of the Grand Battery, which had orders to advance on its right and open intense fire against the Austrian line.

A particular Austrian Riesling trademark is a long finish that includes hints of white pepper.

With this power, he tried to defend the five mile long Cuesmes ridge runs from Mons in the Austrian left Jemappes on the right side.

A long trial now began, conducted with all the rigour and secrecy of the Austrian procedure, and Confalonieri, outwitted by the astute examining magistrate, A Salvotti ( d. 1866 ), contradicted himself, made fatal admissions, even compromised others, and together with several companions was condemned to death for high treason, but through the intercession of his wife and father, who went to Vienna to plead his cause in person, the emperor Francis commuted the penalty to perpetual imprisonment in the fortress of Spielberg ( January 1824 ).

Austrian historian Herwig Wolfram, believe that there might be a kernel of truth in that claim, if we assume that a clan of the Gutae left Scandinavia long before the establishment of the Amali in the leadership of the Goths.

He also gained control of Sicily in 1720, but Austrian rule did not last long.

Venetia formed for a long time the eastern part of the land portion ( Domini di Terraferma, or Land Dominions ) of the Republic of Venice, including current Veneto and Friuli ; while Gorizia and Trieste were always under Austrian emperors ' rule but for a few years in the early 16th century.

Proporz is a long standing doctrine within the politics of the second Austrian republic.

He suggested separating the " more restful " population of the formerly Austrian territories ( because this part of Poland had been under German-Austrian rule for a long period of time it was deemed more racially acceptable ) from the rest of the Poles and to cordon off the city of Warsaw, as the center of " criminality " and underground activity.

The Austrian judicial system protected him for a very long time from any kind of prosecution, something that was very typical in the post-war period.