Summary
Airpower 2011
From 1 to 2 July one of the biggest air shows in Europe took place at the Zeltweg airbase. Austrian and other aerobatic as well as military pilots demonstrated their skills.
Ritter von Lehmann
In 1866 Moritz Ritter von Lehmann averted a serious crisis for Austria’s Imperial Army by carrying out a counterattack at Oswiecim near Krakow. The bearer of the Knight’s Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa lent his name to a class at the Theresan Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt.
Narvik 1940
After the landings at Narvik and Bjerkvik, Norway, in the course of "Operation Weserübung” on 9 April 1940 and the ensuing naval battles, the battle for northern Norway started on 15 April 1940.
The Battle for Narvik of 1940
Norwegian platoon commanders learned to fight a mountain war.
The battle for Narvik lasted more than 60 days, from 9 April to 8 June 1940. The fighting took place at the worst conceivable time of the year, i.e. during the transition from winter to spring, and in a mountainous terrain that, even in the summertime, offers some tough climatic challenges.
Military Museums: The War and Resistance Museum Overloon.
Military Policy: Approaches to a Security Strategy.
Combat Support Elements
In an operation, the company commander has to integrate various support elements. Engineers, air defence and artillery are among the most important elements.
Psychology: Psychological Care during the AIRPOWER Air Show.
Air Defence Tactics
The technical characteristics of barrel weapons and guided missiles substantially affect their tactical employment. This opens up new possibilities for integrated operations when it comes to the protection of objects.
Infantry Battalion Burgenland
Infantry battalions are the backbone of militia forces. As an example of this, the article describes the eventful history and the comprehensive activities of the Infantry Battalion Burgenland.
Focus: From the Militia Training Regiment to the Infantry Battalion Burgenland.
LOGHEAT 2011
The 3rd Mechanised Infantry Brigade’s LOGHEAT 2011 exercise is the most extensive exercise of the Austrian Armed Forces in 2011. The emphasis lies on logistics, with a view to Austria’s participation in the EU battlegroup in the second half of 2012.
1991 Security Operation - the 53rd Militia Training Regiment at the Austro-Yugoslavian Border
On 27 June 1991 a conflict broke out at the border to the former Yugoslavia. In this context the 53rd Militia Training Regiment was deployed to its first operation in the 2nd Republic, pursuant to the Defence Act, section 2, para 1, "Military National Defence”.
Commentary: Election Campaign on the Austrian Armed Forces.
VIKING 2011 - International Staff Exercise with Austrian Participation
The military training area Seetaler Alpe was involved in the exercise network as the scene where a brigade headquarters trained a crisis response operation on the tactical level in a multinational context.