Austrian Comradeship Association
| Austrian Comradeship Association (ÖKB) |
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| purpose | Soldiers and Traditions Association |
| Chair: | Ludwig Bieringer |
| Establishment date: | July 21, 1951 |
| Number of members: | 250,000 |
| Seat : | Vienna |
The Austrian Comradeship Association (ÖKB) is a non-partisan association in Austria.
With more than 250,000 members in nine regional associations and around 1,800 autonomously organized local and city associations, it is (according to its own statements) by far the largest organization in Austria relevant to defense policy . The members of the ÖKB are mostly active or former soldiers .
According to its statutes, the association aims to promote awareness of the homeland and comprehensive national defense as well as the cultivation of comradeship and military customs. In particular, the ÖKB is dedicated to commemorating and commemorating fallen and wounded soldiers, especially during the First and Second World Wars .
For some years now, the Kameradschaftsbund has, according to its own definition, no longer primarily been a community of fate of the war generation, but a patriotically minded community of values .
In order to effectively pursue these goals, the Comradeship Association works closely with the Austrian Black Cross (ÖSK) in the field of war grave care, whereby this cooperation is not limited to the graves of Austrian soldiers, but also the commemoration of the fallen of foreign armies in the area of today's Austria includes. For example, the members of the ÖKB are involved in the annual All Saints Collection for the ÖSK in numerous cemeteries throughout Austria. Also known are the disengagements of the ÖKB at memorial services and military ceremonies, such as B. the swearing in of recruits of the Austrian Armed Forces .
President
- 1953–1957 Josef Müssiggang (Vienna)
- 1957–1963 Franz Gröbminger (Styria)
- 1963–1984 Otto Jaus (Vienna)
- 1984–1987 Adolf Pointner (Upper Austria)
- 1987 Richard Schober (Tyrol)
- 1987–1993 Franz Eder (Styria)
- 1993 Franz Karlinger (Lower Austria)
- 1993–1995 Felix Ermacora (Vienna)
- 1995–1996 Kurt Leixl (Styria)
- 1996–2004 Otto Keimel (Tyrol)
- since 2004 Ludwig Bieringer (Salzburg)
