German master rifle corps
The German rifle corps is an Austrian, uniformed club whose association purpose the preservation of traditions of the Austrian kuk 's army. The seat of the association is Vienna . Commander and chairman is Rifle Lieutenant Alfred Cunat
The association was founded in 1897 to support the Viennese house regiment "Hoch und Deutschmeister" . Today the main task of the corps is to maintain the tradition of the Austro-Hungarian army . The corps is organized as an association and dedicates its association activities to researching the history of the corps and the kuk infantry regiment No. 4 “Hoch- und Deutschmeister” as well as maintaining comradeship . It takes part in shooting competitions and parades in historical uniform at various federal, municipal and private events at home and abroad.
On deployments and festive occasions, the rifle corps wears the uniform of the Austro-Hungarian Infantry Regiment No. 4 "Hoch- und Deutschmeister" from 1911, which it actually wore from its mobilization in 1914.
Depending on the event, the rifle corps is made up of a band in traditional uniforms and female club members in the uniform of the sutler or in traditional clothes from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Century.
The tradition of the Austro-Hungarian Army is maintained in close cooperation with the Jägerbataillon Wien 1 “Hoch- und Deutschmeister” of the Austrian Armed Forces .
history
Origin and kuk time
In 1869 the Viennese house regiment , the kuk infantry regiment No. 4 "Hoch- und Deutschmeister", celebrated its bicentenary. From September 5th to 9th, a festival organized by the Vienna City Council was celebrated in Vienna , to which the entire regiment from all parts of Austria was gathered in Vienna. In the course of the festival, on September 7, 1869, the foundation stone of the Deutschmeisterdenkmal was laid on the Schottenring . The great enthusiasm in the population of Vienna for "the German Masters" led in the course of this festival to the idea of founding an association for all those men who were interested in the German Masters and had not served in the regiment - there were already several associations for former members of the regiment. The Viennese city councilor Felix Hraba, who came up with the idea of founding the association, founded the rifle corps in 1897, which practically anyone with a corresponding reputation could join. The protectorate over the corps was taken over by the last "high and German master" of the Teutonic Knight Order , Archduke Eugen , who was also the last owner of the regiment . In 1899, Archduke Eugen's sister, Archduchess Elisabeth-Maria, donated a flag that is still in the possession of the Corps today. In the newly established rifle corps, a committee was set up to plan the Deutschmeisterdenkmal, which was initially the main task of the corps. The monument was unveiled on September 29, 1906.
In 1911 the rifle corps received permission to wield the imperial eagle and live weapons. As a result, the rifle corps saw its tasks in the maintenance of tradition and the training of men who had not yet been drafted or who were unfit for military service on a military level and in the sharp shot. An average of 180 men were trained each year.
The corps in the First World War
In September 1914 the corps was mobilized by imperial decree and thus became part of the regular imperial army. On October 3rd and 4th of the same year it was sworn in as the " Landsturmregiment Deutschmeister Schützenkorps". While most of the members of the corps served at the front during the war, the non-conscripted corps members were placed under the command of the Vienna City Commander and performed in the uniform of the rifle corps; they provided guard duty in the ministry, in prison camps and during troop transports. Above all, however, military honor guards and conducts were carried out by the rifle corps. In total, around two thousand members of the corps were deployed during the war.
Interwar period
After the end of the First World War, the corps disarmed together with the Austro-Hungarian army and was continued as a private association. The first purpose of the association was to record the corps members who had returned from the war. On September 17 and 18, 1922, the 25th anniversary of the rifle corps took place, at which a certificate to supplement the Deutschmeisterdenkmal was consecrated. In the same year it was also possible to win the incumbent Defense Minister Carl Vaugoin as honorary protector for the rifle corps.
At Pentecost in 1927, the corps celebrated its 30th anniversary with a festival in Vienna with the consecration of the flag in the Votive Church (this second flag was initially lost in the turmoil of the Second World War and was only found again in 1992 by the then commander Josef Mühlhauser in Upper Austria and for the Corps bought back), wreath-laying at the Deutschmeisterdenkmal, festival in the Prater, concert of the corps music procession in Ober St. Veit and official participation of the Austrian Armed Forces .
In December 1929 the 25th anniversary of the unveiling of the monument was celebrated and a bronze laurel wreath was placed on the steps of the Deutschmeisterdenkmal to commemorate the approximately 5,000 German masters who died in the World War. In addition to the honorary protector, Defense Minister Carl Vaugoin, all German champions' associations are listed on the wreath ribbons.
From 1934 onwards, the number of members decreased more and more due to party and state political developments. After Austria was annexed to the German Reich , the association's work became increasingly difficult and the corps was finally banned in February 1939 and thus dissolved.
The Corps in the 2nd Republic
After the Second World War and still during the occupation, the rifle corps was re-established as a sport shooting club with the approval of the Allied occupying powers . In 1955, after regaining Austrian sovereignty , Franz Prati, son of a former commandant of the rifle corps, tried to reactivate the corps, not knowing that it had already been re-established. Since the name "Deutschmeister Schützenkorps" was already used by the sports shooting club and, in contrast to Prati's plans, it was only interested in sport shooting and not in maintaining tradition, Franz Prati founded the association "Altes Deutschmeister Schützenkorps". Subsequently, both successor associations of the rifle corps existed side by side until 1976 the number of members of the "Old German Master Rifle Corps" had decreased so far that its founder, Franz Prati, dissolved the association.
In 1980, the traditional part of the rifle corps was re-established for the second time by Friedrich A. Nachazel. Initially founded under the name "Deutschmeister Schützenbataillon", the corps returned in 1982 to its previous name "Altes Deutschmeister Schützenkorps". For the first time women could now join the rifle corps, but not as uniform wearers, but as supporting members who wear traditional dresses from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries at events and events. Century wore.
For the 85th anniversary of the rifle corps, a new flag was purchased in 1982 as a duplicate of the old flag donated by Archduchess Elisabeth-Maria and now worn out by the "Old Deutschmeister Schützenkorps" and with the participation of numerous traditional associations from Austria and Germany in the Vienna Votive Church consecrated. Following the flag consecration, a parade of all participating traditional clubs was held on Heldenplatz in Vienna. In the same year, the “Regional Association of Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland of the Citizens Guards and Rifle Corps” was founded under the leadership of Nachazel, to which the “Old German Master Rifle Corps” joined.
In 1984, with the support of the National Councilor KR Karl Dittrich, a 200 m² rifle shelter in the Palais Festetics was rented, which is still the home of the Deutschmeister Schützenkorps today.
In 1986 there were finally talks between the "Old Deutschmeister Schützenkorps" and the sports shooting club "Deutschmeister Schützenkorps" which culminated in a merger of the two clubs to form today's "Deutschmeister Schützenkorps" and thus enabled the corps' 90th anniversary in 1987 to be below the original Names could be celebrated.
uniform
When it was founded, the rifle corps did not actually wear a uniform . The clothing of the active riflemen consisted rather of a pea-green suit and a hunter's hat, the brim of which was turned up on the right side. Only after the mobilization of the corps and its deployment as the “Landsturmregiment Deutschmeister Schützenkorps” did the corps wear an imperial uniform . Today the corps wears this imperial uniform when deployed.
The uniform consists in parade of:
- Tschako , a waterproof helmet made of black felt; The cover, shade, head strap and storm strap are made of black leather, the eagle on the front is made of tombac sheet metal, the shakorose is attached. Charges and officers can be recognized by different borders on the top edge of the shakor. In parades or outdent in addition the traditional are ensigns oak leaves or pine rice plugged
- A tunic made of dark blue cloth, the leveling (cuffs on the crew, collar and cuffs) is sky blue, the skirt closes in a single row with six golden buttons and is passepoilled in sky blue
- Rank can be seen on the collar in the form of braids and stars
- black collar with white protrusion is worn under the collar
- Pantalons (trousers) in sky blue
- Shoes; The officers wear black half-boots, the crew half-high leather lace-up shoes.
- Gloves; Officers always wear white gloves, the crew wears white woolen gloves under certain conditions
- Brown waist strap with a brass lock that is worn by the crew
- yellow silk armband worn by the officers
- Calfskin satchel that is carried on the back by the team
weapons
The team carries the following weapons:
- Bayonet in a black lacquered scabbard
- Cartridge pouch, one on the right and one on the left in parade
- Gun Mannlicher bolt action rifle "M 95" in Parade
The officers carry the infantry officer's saber.
Weapons, armor and uniform correspond to the “Adjustment regulation for the kuk infantry” from 1911.
Adjustment 2
For club-activities, participate in shooting sports events and drill the German champion has Rifle Corps via a further adjustment 2-called uniform. This adjustment 2 largely corresponds to the field uniform of the Austrian Armed Forces and differs from it in the following special features:
- Beret in sky blue with a golden double eagle
- Slip-on loops for badges of rank in sky blue
- Scarf in sky blue
- National emblem on the left upper arm with double-headed eagle and inscription Austria
- Association badge on the right upper arm with the Teutonic Cross and the inscription Deutschmeister Schützenkorps
- Olive green fabric belt and brass lock with the Viennese coat of arms
See also
literature
- Edmund Finke: Imperial and Royal High and German Masters (222 years for Kaiser and Reich). Leopold Stocker Verlag, Graz / Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-7020-0325-8 .
- Festschrift 100 years of Deutschmeister monument. published by the Deutschmeister Schützenkorps, Vienna 2006.
- Stefan Rest: Adjustment regulation for the Austro-Hungarian Army 1910/11. Militaria Verlag, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-902526-38-0 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the association register BPD Vienna, ZVR 828125362
- ↑ http://www.deutschmeister-schuetzenkorps.at/index.php?mid=1&smid=2&1_section=1&1_id=2
- ↑ http://www.deutschmeister-schuetzenkorps.at/
- ↑ a b biography of Friedrich A. Nachazel - http://www.ordenskunde.info/dtNachazelBio.htm
- ↑ History of the Deutschmeister Schützenkorps on Deutschmeistersaal archive link ( memento of the original from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ History of the Deutschmeister Schützenkorps on http://www.deutschmeister-schuetzenkorps.at/
