Horst Mäder
Horst Mäder (* 1939 in Vienna ) is an Austrian officer ( retired brigadier ), lawyer and publicist .
Life
After graduating from high school, Mäder did military service in the Austrian armed forces ; he graduated from the Theresian Military Academy (TherMilAk) in Wiener Neustadt. From 1962 to 1972 he served as an officer in the armored force. 1972/73 he was part of the UN force. From 1973 to 1975 he was used as a teaching officer at TherMilAk; As class commander, he took over the 36-strong “Andreas Hofer” class, which was retired in 1976 .
From 1975 to 1979 he studied law as a part-time and was awarded a Dr. iur. PhD. In 1981 he became editor-in-chief of the magazine for training, leadership and deployment in the Austrian Armed Forces troop service . Until 2002 he was head of the troop service department in the Federal Ministry for National Defense in Vienna.
From 1999 to 2003 he was 1st Vice President of the European Military Press Association . In 2012 he became a member of the Officers Society of Lower Austria . He is also a member of the Friends of the National Defense Academy .
He has been working as a freelancer since 2013. He writes u. a. Guest comments for the daily newspaper Kurier .
Positions
When reforming the armed forces, he advocates the program of the ZILK commission.
Awards
- 1983: State award for journalistic achievements in the interests of intellectual national defense
- 2002: Professional title Professor
- Gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria
- Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
- Military service mark 1st, 2nd and 3rd class
- Military service medal in bronze
Web links
- Horst Mäder at the courier
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patron saint Andreas Hofer ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , jg.milak.at, accessed on May 8, 2017.
- ^ Authors' résumés . In: Fritz Peter Hoppe, Gerhard Schurig (Ed.): … It has to be true. Military and journalism in two centuries . Mittler, Herford u. a. 1989, ISBN 3-8132-0309-3 , p. 175.
- ↑ History ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , empamil.eu, accessed on May 8, 2017.
- ↑ Minutes of the general assembly of the OG Lower Austria on May 27, 2013 . In: Bulletin of the Officers Society of Lower Austria 2/2013, p. 7.
- ↑ Directory of Members . In: Reports to the Friends of the National Defense Academy 2/2013, p. 55.
- ↑ Horst Mäder: Improvements for the basic military service . ( kurier.at [accessed on August 19, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mäder, Horst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian officer, lawyer and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |