Krobatin Barracks

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Coordinates: 47 ° 21 ′ 11 ″  N , 13 ° 12 ′ 12 ″  E The Krobatin barracks , named after Field Marshal Freiherr von Krobatin , is a barracks of the Austrian Armed Forces in St. Johann im Pongau :.

history

The barracks in St. Johann dates back to 1936. In mid-July, the construction of the barracks on the St. Johanner 'Au-Fleck next to the Salzach began. On October 1, 1936, the first young men moved into the 2nd division of the 8th light artillery regiment in the Pongau . Completed team buildings were already available to them, while the administration was still housed in the surrounding inns. The official inauguration of the barracks took place on November 9, 1936 in the presence of the Salzburg Governor Franz Rehrl .

On November 21, 1936, the first commandant of the barracks, Lieutenant Colonel Ernst Lukaseder, finally arrived in St. Johann. By decision of March 10, 1937, the barracks were renamed Field Marshal Freiherr von Krobatin-Kaserne .

During the Second World War , the barracks served as a prison camp , after which the American troops until 1949 as a camp for Yugoslav officers who were loyal to the king. Between 1950 and 1955 the barracks was used by the 350th Infantry Regiment of the American Rainbow Division.

On June 15, 1955, the barracks were returned to the state of Austria. On October 11, 1955, the Infantry Support Weapons School was set up in St. Johann, but it was relocated to the Vienna area as early as 1956 . Then the 30th Jäger Battalion was formed. This was moved to Salzburg in 1965 .

On April 1, 1965, the II. Battalion / HTelR was followed by a telecommunications battalion that has shaped the Krobatin barracks ever since. In addition to the military training of young men, the soldiers in St. Johann have always been involved in disaster relief and telecommunications exercises throughout Austria. In 1979 the battalion was renamed the 2nd Battalion / Heeresfernmelderegiment and, thanks to a cooperation agreement with Siemens, it was equipped with the latest technology.

On April 14, 1989, the regimental command was transferred from Vienna to the Krobatin barracks. In the course of another army reform, the Army Telecommunications Regiment was placed under the command of the Land Forces in Salzburg on December 1, 2002. From September 1, 2006, it was subordinated to the new Armed Forces Command in Graz and Salzburg, and on March 14, 2008, the Army Telecommunications Regiment was transferred to the new Command Support Battalion 2.

Today around 200 cadre soldiers have permanent jobs here. Thus, the armed forces are also one of the largest employers in St. Johann. Permanent staff and over 200 basic military servants annually also contribute to the economic growth of the municipality of St. Johann.

Commanders

Since the Krobatin barracks were returned to Austria, only eight officers have been in command in St. Johann. The first in command was Lieutenant Colonel Christian Leitner from 1956, followed by Lieutenant Colonel Hermann Hofer between 1959 and early 1962. Major Heinrich Putzlager served as the last commander of the Jäger Battalion until 1965.

In 1965, Major Richard Kralik was appointed commander of the telecommunications battalion, who held this leading role until he was appointed inspector of the entire telecommunications force at the Ministry in Vienna in 1979. He was followed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert Tatschl, who brought the regimental command to St. Johann in 1986. His long-term deputy, Lieutenant Colonel Josef Fischer, took over the leadership of the regiment on January 1st, 2002 and became the new barracks and garrison commander. From March 1, 2007, Colonel Richard Gruber was the boss, from whom Colonel Johannes Nussbaumer took over command of the troops in the Krobatin barracks on March 9, 2014.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.bundesheer.at/adressen/salzburg.shtml | Federal Army - Salzburg