Field shoe
As a field shoes are called the footwear of the soldiers of the Austrian army . The soldier's equipment includes two different pairs of field shoes: The light field shoes (" Einser-Bock ") are low-weight, low-weight, low-maintenance, easy-care leather boots that are suitable for the warm season, drill training and use in easy terrain. There are also canvas shoes in green, black, brown and blue, in which the leather portion has been replaced by canvas fabric. Heavy field shoes (“ two-man bock ”), on the other hand, have a sewn tongue and a deeper tread rubber sole and are intended for winter (older models also for military skiing) and for use in difficult terrain. They are sewn by hand from combined tanned, heat-retaining leather. In addition to military use, the field shoes are light and heavy, among others, worn by the police , some private security services and some fire departments .
In the German Bundeswehr , the combat boot is the equivalent.