Military District XVII (Vienna)
The military districts of the German Empire after the "Anschluss" of Austria
The Wehrkreis XVII (Vienna) was a territorial administrative unit of the Wehrmacht during the time of the National Socialist German Empire . The military district was formed after the so-called "Anschluss" of Austria in 1938 and existed until 1945. It was responsible for the military security of the areas of Lower Austria , Upper Austria and parts of Burgenland as well as the provision and training of parts of the army in this area. The military district included the two replacement districts Vienna and Linz . The headquarters were in Vienna.
Commander
Address by the commanding General Werner Kienitz at a recruit swearing in on Heldenplatz on December 9, 1938
The commanders of Wehrkreis XVII were:
- Werner Kienitz 1938–1939
- Otto von Stülpnagel 1939
- Alfred Streccius 1940–1943
- Albrecht Schubert 1943–1944
- Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck 1944
- Albrecht Schubert - 1945
Chief of the General Staff
- Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich Kodré February 26, 1943 - 1944
literature
- Burkhart Müller-Hillebrand : The Army 1933-1945. Mittler & Sohn, Frankfurt am Main.
- Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Biblio-Verlag, Bissendorf.