7th Jäger Brigade (Federal Army)

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7th Jäger Brigade

COA 7JgBrig.svg

Association badge 7th Jäger Brigade
Lineup 1956
Country AustriaAustria Austria
Armed forces Roundel of Austria.svg Federal Army
Armed forces Land Forces
Branch of service infantry
Type Hunter
Subordinate troops

 

Insinuation Federal Ministry for National Defense
Brigade headquarters Windisch barracks, Klagenfurt
motto Versatile and self-confident - together to success!
Colours Infantry green, red
commander
Brigade commander Brigadier Horst Hofer
insignia
Identification symbol Mountain, church

The 7th Jäger Brigade is one of two Jäger Brigades of the Federal Army of the Republic of Austria . The brigade is partially capable of airborne operations with the 25th Jäger Battalion and consists of 3,500 soldiers in the peace organization and 5,500 soldiers in the emergency organization. The headquarters of the brigade command is the Windisch barracks in Klagenfurt .

According to the plans of the 2016 army reform , the 7th Jäger Brigade will in future work closely with the Rapid Operations Command formed from the current 3rd Panzer Grenadier Brigade . The capabilities of the brigade, such as the possibility of air landings, reconnaissance or artillery support, will make an important contribution. Compared to the old structure, the brigade loses the Jägerbataillon 18 , which migrates to the Styrian military command .

history

The current brigade was founded in 1956 as the 7th Mountain Brigade with Feldjägerbataillon 25, Jägerbataillon 26, Brigadeartillerieabteilung 7, Pionierbataillon 7. The staff consisted mainly of various border protection departments that were taken over into the armed forces and the brigade was subordinated to Group Command II in Graz . With Army Division 62, the brigade was renamed the 7th Jäger Brigade and reclassified as one of seven operational brigades of the Federal Army. In 1963 there was a change of subordination from Corps Command II in Salzburg to the Carinthian Military Command . As part of the 1978 army reform, the brigade was converted into a Landwehr brigade and the subordinate units into Landwehr regiments.

In 1999 the 7th Jäger Brigade was reorganized and placed under Corps Command I in Graz. To date, numerous reclassifications of the brigade have been made. The last thing that happened was the dissolution of Artillery Regiment 2 in 2007 and Reconnaissance Battalion 1 in 2008.

Brigade commanders:

Tasks and organization

The task of the brigade is the military national defense and the assistance in disasters in Austria as well as the participation in multinational operations abroad.

Today the brigade reports directly to the armed forces command in Graz and Salzburg. Six battalions with different tasks are assigned to it.

There are sponsorships with the German Airborne Brigade 26 and Panzergrenadierbrigade 37 as well as the Italian Alpini Brigade Julia and the Slovenian 1st Infantry Brigade .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The new structures of the armed forces , website www.bundesheer.at, accessed on June 29, 2016
  2. The Brigade-7. Jägerbrigade at www.bmlv.gv.at. Accessed February 4, 2011
  3. 7th Jägerbrigade at www.bmlv.gv.at. Accessed February 4, 2011
  4. ^ History of Panzerbrigade 37 on www.deutschesheer.de. Accessed February 4, 2011