Hubertus Trauttenberg
Hubertus Trauttenberg (born September 23, 1941 in Salzburg ) is an officer in the Austrian Armed Forces . He was in command of the II Corps in Salzburg, most recently in the rank of general ; from 2006 in command of the Malteser Hospitaldienst Austria (MHDA).
Life
Hubertus Trauttenberg is a member of the Trauttenberg family (noble family) . After completing elementary and secondary school training, he completed his basic service in the reconnaissance force and in 1961 switched to the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt . In 1964 he was promoted to lieutenant in the armored force. In the early 1970s he completed the 6th General Staff Course at the National Defense Academy in Vienna and joined the General Staff Service as a consultant. From 1979 Trauttenberg worked in various functions in the Upper Austria military command , including a. as; Commander of the 4th Panzer Grenadier Brigade . In 1996 he moved to the Hofburg as adjutant to Thomas Klestil . In 2001 he was appointed corps commander of the II Corps, replacing Engelbert Lagler . Trauttenberg retired at the end of 2002 as part of the 2002 army reform.
Hubertus Trauttenberg is married; the marriage resulted in four sons and a daughter.
Since his retirement, Trauttenberg has been campaigning for a volunteer army.
“Our defense system is - and I am now taking the words of the minister in my mouth - mega senseless. We are constantly turning the training crank by training 25,000 conscripts every year - and after six months the knowledge they have acquired goes into the military garbage can because the young men are no longer used for anything. - derstandard.at/1348285908566/Trauttenberg-Unser-Wehrsystem-ist-megasinnlos "
Awards and decorations (extract)
- Military service sign
- 1990: Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 1997: Great decoration of honor for services to the Republic of Austria
Web links
- Oniver Pink: Conscription: General versus General. In: die Presse.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016 .
- Nina Weißensteiner: Ex-General: "Our defense system is mega senseless". In: derstandard.at of October 12, 2012. Retrieved on March 18, 2016 .
- Motivation in the service of the “eight wretches”. In: Newspaper of the Sovereign Knight Order of Malta, edition 2 - 2006. Retrieved on March 18, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Newspaper of the Sovereign Order of Maltese Knights Edition 2 - 2006, p. 5.
- ↑ a b List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.6 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trauttenberg, Hubertus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian military, General of the Austrian Armed Forces |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salzburg |