Austria • Österreich

12.11.1918: State of German Austria • Staat Deutschösterreich
10.09.1919: treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
21.10.1919: Republic of Austria • Republik Österreich
15.12.1920: member of League of Nations
01.07.1934: Federal State of Austria • Bundesstaat Österreich
13.03.1938-27.04.1945: annexed by Germany (der Anschluss)
19.04.1945-15.05.1955: Allied occupation
01.05.1945: Republic of Austria • Republik Österreich • Republika Avstrija • Osztrák Köztársaság • Republika Austrija
27.07.1955: independence treaty
26.10.1955: declared neutral
14.12.1955: member of United Nations

Area: 83,870 km²
Population: 8,192,880 (2006 est.)
Capital: Wien (Vienna)
Currency: 1 krone = 100 heller → 1924 (except 1938-1945) 1 schilling (ATS, öS) = 100 groschen → 2002 1 euro (€) = 100 cent
GDP per capita: 32,500 $ (2005)
Ethnic groups: Austrian 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian 1.6%, Hungarian 0.5%, Slovenian 0.4%
Official language: German; local languages (since 1955): Slovenian (Carinthia), Hungarian and Croatian (Burgenland)

Merchant marine: 22 vessels of 68,034 GRT (2000)
Coastline: landlocked country
Waterways: 358 km

Military service age and obligation: compulsory; 18 years/six months
Military expenditures: 0.9 % of GDP (2005)

President: Heinz Fischer (08.07.2004)
Chancellor: Werner Faymann (02.12.2008)
National Defense Minister: Norbert Darabos (11.01.2007)

Danube Flotillas | River Police | Customs | Gendarmerie

Army Danube Flotilla

Since November 1918 there was a Motor Boats Squadron (Volkswehr-Motorbootsabteilung) based in Wien-Nußdorf, 01.10.1920 reformed into small Danube flotilla (Detachement der Patrouillenboote), which was c. 1928 divided between different army engineer units: (commanders as in 1937)
Wiener Pionierbataillon Nr 1. Klosterneuburg Obstlt. Karl Widmann
Wiener Pionierbataillon Nr 2. Wien Obst. Hermann Janowski
Niederösterreichisches Pionierbataillon Nr 3. Melk Obstlt. Josef Porta
Oberösterreichisches Pionierbataillon Nr 4. "Birago" Linz Obst. Richard Baumgartner
Brückenbataillon "Vizeadmiral Tegetthoff" Krems Obst. Hugo Fischl

In 1956 Patrol Boat Squadron (Patrouillenbootstaffel = PatBoSta) was formed, as part of School of Military Engineering (Pioniertruppenschule = PiTS), under Land Forces (Landstreitkräfte) of Federal Armed Forces (Bundesheer). It was dissolved at 30.08.2006, with decommission of both patrol boats. Engineer corps still use some light launches. In addition, there is a River Police (Schiffahrtspolizei), formed in 1980s.

Personnel: 1+26 (1980;1989), 32 (1992), 2+33 (1999), 24 (2004)
Base: Pionierkaserne "Tegetthof" at Wien-Kuchelau

Ensigns

1919-1926:


1926-1934:




1934-1938:




1945-1976:


1976-1984:




Since 1984:

Map


Ranks insignia
(same as for army engineers)

1923-1933:


1934-1938:

 1956-1980:


Since 1980:


Schiffahrtspolizei ('1980s):
Presidents (Bundespräsident):
03.1919-12.1920 Karl Seitz (acting)
12.1920-12.1928 Michael Hainisch
12.1928-03.1938 Wilhelm Miklas
03.1938-04.1945 part of III Reich
05.1945-12.1945 vacant
12.1945-12.1950 Karl Renner
06.1951-01.1957 Theodor Körner
05.1957-02.1965 Adolf Schärf
01.1965-04.1974 Franz Jonas
07.1974-07.1986 Rudolf Kirchschläger
07.1986-07.1992 Kurt Josef Waldheim
07.1992-07.2004 Thomas Klestil
07.2004- Heinz Fischer

Chancellors (Bundeskanzler):
11.1918-07.1920 Karl Renner
07.1920-06.1921 Michael Mayr
06.1921-01.1922 Johann Schober
01.1922 Walter Breisky
01.1922-05.1922 Johann Schober
05.1922-11.1924 Ignaz Seipel
11.1924-10.1926 Rudolf Ramek
10.1926-05.1929 Ignaz Seipel
05.1929-09.1929 Ernst Streeruwitz
09.1929-09.1930 Johann Schober
09.1930-12.1930 Carl Vaugoin
12.1930-06.1931 Otto Ender
06.1931-05.1932 Karl Buresch
05.1932-07.1934 Engelbert Dollfuss
07.1934 Kurt Schuschnigg (acting)
07.1934 Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (acting)
07.1934-03.1938 Kurt Schuschnigg
03.1938 Arthur Seyss-Inquart
03.1938-04.1945 part of III Reich
04.1945-12.1945 Karl Renner
12.1945-04.1953 Leopold Figl
04.1953-04.1961 Julius Raab
04.1961-04.1964 Alfons Gorbach
04.1964-04.1970 Josef Klaus
04.1970-05.1983 Bruno Kreisky
05.1983-06.1986 Alfred Sinowatz
06.1986-01.1997 Franz Vranitzky
01.1997-02.2000 Viktor Klima
02.2000-01.2007 Wolfgang Schüssel
01.2007-12.2008 Alfred Gusenbauer
12.2008- Werner Faymann

Secretaries of State for the Army (Staatssekretär im Staatsamt für Heereswesen):
10.1918-03.1919 Josef Mayer
03.1919-10.1920 Julius Deutsch
10.1920-11.1920 Walter Breisky
Ministers for the Army (Bundesminister für Heereswesen):
11.1920-04.1921 Egon Glanz
04.1921 Walter Breisky
04.1921-10.1921 Carl Vaugoin
10.1921-05.1922 Josef Wächter
05.1922-09.1933 Carl Vaugoin
09.1933-03.1934 Engelbert Dollfuss
03.1934-07.1934 Alois Schönburg-Hartenstein
07.1934 Engelbert Dollfuss
07.1934 Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
07.1934-1936 Kurt Schuschnigg
Minister for Defence (Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung):
1936-03.1938 Kurt Schuschnigg
03.1938 Arthur Seyss-Inquart
03.1938-04.1945 part of III Reich
04.1945-07.1956 post abolished
07.1956-04.1961 Ferdinand Graf
04.1961-04.1964 Karl Schleinzer
04.1964-04.1970 Georg Prader
04.1970-02.1971 Brig Johann Freihsler
02.1971 Bruno Kreisky
02.1971-05.1977 Brig Karl Lütgendorf
05.1977-06.1977 Bruno Kreisky
06.1977-05.1983 Otto Rösch
05.1983-05.1986 Friedhelm Frischenschlager
05.1986-01.1987 Helmut Krünes
01.1987-11.1990 Robert Lichal
11.1990-12.1990 Alois Mock
12.1990-02.2000 Werner Fasslabend
02.2000-02.2003 Herbert Scheibner
02.2003-01.2007 Günther Platter
01.2007- Norbert Darabos

Commanders of Bundesheer (Generaltruppeninspektor,since 2002 Chef des Generalstabes):
07.1956-12.1970 GdI Erwin Julius Fussenegger
12.1970-12.1971 GdI Otto Seitz
12.1971-12.1977 GM Anton Leeb
12.1977-01.1981 GdI Hubert Wingelbauer
01.1981-01.1986 Gen Heinz Scharff
01.1986-10.1990 Gen Othmar Tauschitz
10.1990-12.1999 Gen Karl Majcen
01.2000-12.2002 Gen Horst Pleiner
12.2002- Gen Roland Ertl

Flotilla commanders:
10.1920-? KK Bruno Dittrich
c.1923 LSL Otto Kasseroller
bf.1981-af.1989 Hptm Franz Trapl
c.1992 Mjr Friedrich Hegna
c.2000 Mjr Manfred Zemsauer
c.2004 Lt Anton Sgarz
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