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The Federal Ministry of Defence (German: Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung, sometimes shortened to BMLV or Verteidigungsministerium) of Austria is the ministry in charge of all matters relating to military affairs, especially the Austrian Armed Forces. It is Austria's ministry of defence. Its current minister is Klaudia Tanner.
The minister is head of all the ministry's subordinate authorities and is the Supreme Military Commander of the Austrian Armed Forces. For certain acts, such as deployment of more than 5,000 men of the militia or reserve, the Minister for Defense's authorization is bound to the President of Austria, since in these cases the constitutional command of the army takes precedence.
Responsibilitiesedit
Specifically, the Ministry[2] is responsible for matters regarding:
the armed forces' constitutionally-defined duties
the armed forces' operational and tactical leadership
military aviation
the provision of arms, equipment, materiel and personnel to the armed forces
weapons, ammunition and munitions
military technology, including weapons testing and military-technical research
military restricted areas
care of the armed forces' health, including military hospitals and supply of medicines
military attachés
the establishment, maintenance and management of all military buildings, facilities and properties owned by the state, the ministry building, the military administration or the army, including the Military History Museum, known as the Heeresgeschichtlichen Museum
shipping, road transport, telecommunications and mapping in the military field
the running of the Military History Museum, known as the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Militärhistorisches Institut).
the armed forces' finances
the army forest at Allentsteig
management of Austria's shares in the SIVBEG (Strategische Immobilien Verwertungs-, Beratungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft) as long as the federal government is a shareholder, and the regulation of that company.
Sport first became a government portfolio in Austria in 1966, as part of the remit of the Federal Ministry of Education, which in 1984 was renamed the Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Sports. In 1991 sport was moved to the Federal Ministry of Health, Sport and Consumer Protection, then in 1995 to the Federal Chancellery, in 2000 to the Federal Ministry of the Civil Service and Sports, in 2003 back to the Federal Chancellery and in 2009 joined the Federal Ministry of Defense and Sports. In 2018, the sports agenda was moved to the Ministry of Civil Service and Sport.
^Appendix to § 2, Section H of the Federal Ministries Act 1986 as amended
External linksedit
(in German) Official site of the Ministry
(in German) Business division of the Ministry
April 18, 2024
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This article needs to be updated The reason given is The article does not reflect the most recent government of Austria Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information December 2017 The Federal Ministry of Defence German Bundesministerium fur Landesverteidigung sometimes shortened to BMLV or Verteidigungsministerium of Austria is the ministry in charge of all matters relating to military affairs especially the Austrian Armed Forces It is Austria s ministry of defence Its current minister is Klaudia Tanner Federal Ministry of DefenceBundesministerium fur LandesverteidigungFederal Ministry overviewFormed15 July 1956 67 years ago 1956 07 15 Preceding Federal MinistryImperial and Royal Ministry of WarJurisdictionGovernment of AustriaStatusHighest federal authorityHeadquartersRossauer Barracks ViennaAnnual budget 2 288 billion 2019 1 Minister responsibleKlaudia TannerFederal Ministry executiveRobert Brieger Chief of the General staffWebsitewww wbr bundesheer wbr at Contents 1 Authority 2 Responsibilities 3 Office holders 4 Subordinate departments 5 Historical development 5 1 Defense Ministry 5 2 Sports Ministry 6 References 7 External linksAuthority editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp The Ministry of Defense s headquarters in the Rossauer Kaserne in Vienna The minister is head of all the ministry s subordinate authorities and is the Supreme Military Commander of the Austrian Armed Forces For certain acts such as deployment of more than 5 000 men of the militia or reserve the Minister for Defense s authorization is bound to the President of Austria since in these cases the constitutional command of the army takes precedence Responsibilities editSpecifically the Ministry 2 is responsible for matters regarding the armed forces constitutionally defined duties the armed forces operational and tactical leadership military aviation the provision of arms equipment materiel and personnel to the armed forces weapons ammunition and munitions military technology including weapons testing and military technical research military restricted areas care of the armed forces health including military hospitals and supply of medicines military attaches the establishment maintenance and management of all military buildings facilities and properties owned by the state the ministry building the military administration or the army including the Military History Museum known as the Heeresgeschichtlichen Museum shipping road transport telecommunications and mapping in the military field the running of the Military History Museum known as the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Militarhistorisches Institut the armed forces finances the army forest at Allentsteig management of Austria s shares in the SIVBEG Strategische Immobilien Verwertungs Beratungs und Entwicklungsgesellschaft as long as the federal government is a shareholder and the regulation of that company the European Defence AgencyOffice holders editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Minister Klaudia Tanner Head of the Minister s Cabinet Stefan Kammerhofer Chief of Staff of the Minister s Cabinet Brigadier 1 Star General Jurgen Ortner Chief of the General Staff Head of the entire Austrian Bundesheer General Othmar Commenda Deputy Chief of Staff Generalleutnant Lieutenant General 3 Star General Bernhard Bair Head of Section I Zentralsektion or Central Section Sektionschef Head of Section Mr Christian Kemperle Head of Section II Planung or Planning Generalleutnant Lieutenant General 3 Star General Franz Leitgeb Head of Section III Bereitstellung or Supply Generalleutnant Lieutenant General 3 Star General Norbert Gehart Head of Section IV Einsatz or Mission Generalleutnant Lieutenant General 3 Star General Karl Schmidseder Head of Section V Sport Samo KobenterSubordinate departments editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Subordinate to the ministry are the Streitkraftefuhrungskommando Supreme Command Generalleutnant Lieutenant General 3 Star General Franz Reissner Stellvertretender Kommandant Deputy Commander Generalmajor Major General Dieter Heidecker Kommando Einsatzunterstutzung Operations Support Command Brigadier 1 Star General Andreas Pernsteiner Fuhrungsunterstutzungszentrum Leadership Support Center Brigadier 1 Star General Andreas Wochner Amter Offices Armed forces personnel office Hofratin Councillor Mrs Brigitte Habermayer Binder Armed forces building and surveying office Hofrat Councillor Johannes Sailer Office for armaments and procurement Brigadier 1 Star General Christian Tauschitz Office for armaments and military technology Brigadier 1 Star General Michael Janisch Heeresnachrichtenamt Army Intelligence Office Generalmajor Major General Edwin Potocnik Abwehramt Defense Agency Generalmajor Major General Anton Oschep Academies Landesverteidigungsakademie National Defense Academy Generalleutnant Lieutenant General Erich Csitkovits Theresianische Militarakademie Theresa Military Academy Generalmajor Major General Norbert Sinn Heeresunteroffiziersakademie Army Non Commissioned Officers Academy Brigadier 1 Star General Nikolaus Egger Weapons training and technical schools ABC Abwehrschule ABC Defense School Oberst Colonel Michael Schuster Heerestruppenschule Army Soldiers Troops School Oberst dG Colonel of the General Staff Jurgen Baranyai Flieger und Fliegerabwehrschule Flight and Air Defense School Brigadier 1 Star General Gunther Schiefert Heereslogistikschule Army Logistics School Brigadier 1 Star General Dieter Jocham Fuhrungsunterstutzungsschule Leadership Support School Oberst Colonel Christian Wally Militarmedizinisches Zentrum Military Medical Centre Brigadier 1 Star General Eugen Gallent Entminungsdienst Demining Service Department Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Museum of Military History Vienna Christian OrtnerHistorical development editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Defense and sport were combined in the same ministry from 2009 till 2018 Defense Ministry edit Previous to 1918 there was a Ministry of War for the whole of Austria Hungary and a Ministry of Defense solely for the Austrian half of the empire The defence ministry took on various names during the First Austrian Republic of 1918 to 1938 and was abolished during Nazi Germany s annexation of Austria from 1938 to 1945 During the Allied occupation of Austria from 1945 to 1956 the defence agenda was in the remit of the Office for National Defense a section in the Federal Chancellery Sports Ministry edit Sport first became a government portfolio in Austria in 1966 as part of the remit of the Federal Ministry of Education which in 1984 was renamed the Federal Ministry of Education Arts and Sports In 1991 sport was moved to the Federal Ministry of Health Sport and Consumer Protection then in 1995 to the Federal Chancellery in 2000 to the Federal Ministry of the Civil Service and Sports in 2003 back to the Federal Chancellery and in 2009 joined the Federal Ministry of Defense and Sports In 2018 the sports agenda was moved to the Ministry of Civil Service and Sport References edit Bundesfinanzgesetz 2019 PDF Appendix to 2 Section H of the Federal Ministries Act 1986 as amendedExternal links edit in German Official site of the Ministry in German Business division of the Ministry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ministry of Defence Austria amp oldid 1166507098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
