Burgenland Jäger Battalion

Burgenland Jäger Battalion
active
Country	Austria
Armed forces	Federal Army
Armed forces	Land Forces
Branch of service	Infantry (hunters)
Subordinate troops	Command & headquarters company 1. Hunter company 2. Hunter company 3. Hunter company
Insinuation	Burgenland Military Command
Location of the command	Martin barracks Eisenstadt
Origin of the soldiers	Burgenland, Vienna, Lower Austria, Styria
commander
Battalion Commander	Colonel Peter Krauss

The Battalion Burgenland is one of ten militia - battalions of the Austrian Armed Forces . The unit emerged from the disbanded militia battalions 1 and 43 in 2006 and was subordinated directly to the Burgenland military command as part of the 2016 army reform . The Burgenland Jägerbataillon was the first militia unit to be equipped with the new uniform , the "new camouflage suit", in 2019 .

organization

structure

• Federal Ministry for National Defense and Sport
  • Armed Forces Command
    • Burgenland Military Command
      • Burgenland Jäger Battalion
        • Battalion Command
        • Headquarters company
        • 1. Hunter company
        • 2. Hunter company
        • 3. Hunter company

assignment

The battalion's mission is defined as follows:

"The range of tasks of the battalion includes security police assistance , securing state sovereignty, disaster relief and the provision of a personnel pool for international deployments of the Austrian Armed Forces."

- Burgenland Jägerbataillon , website www.bundesheer.at, accessed on December 26, 2017

In order to be able to fulfill this mission, the battalion carries out militia exercises every two years. The construction and operation of checkpoints , tactical behavior in the course of carrying out crowd and riot control measures or patrols with armored vehicles are practiced. The militia battalion works closely with Jägerbataillon 19 from Güssing , which actively participates in the exercise scenarios with combat vehicles such as the Iveco LMV "Husar" or the Pandur armored vehicle .

equipment

As a hunter troop, the battalion has the following standard infantry weapons of the armed forces:

• Machine gun 74
• Assault rifle 77
• Sniper rifle 69
• Gun 80
• Anti-tank tube 66/79

partner

The military partner of the Burgenland Jäger Battalion is the 19 Jäger Battalion in Güssing. A civil partnership exists with Helvetia Insurance AG .

Web links

• Burgenland Jägerbataillon on www.bundesheer.at
• Website of the Burgenland Jäger Battalion

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Jägerbataillon Burgenland , website www.bundesheer.at, accessed on December 26, 2017
2. ^ Defense Minister Mario Kunasek hands over new camouflage uniform to the troops , on bundesheer.at
3. ↑ Team 19 - Troop newspaper of the Jägerbataillon 19, issue 4/2017, pages 6 and 7
4. ↑ Militia exercise in the Güssing area successfully completed , website, accessed on December 26, 2017