Structure of the Austrian Armed Forces in 1989
The Order of Battle of the Austrian Armed Forces in case of a Warsaw Pact attack in 1989 is given below.
- Briagdes were the army's counterattack and reserve forces, held back until the Landwehr units would have worn down enemy forces.
- Landwehr regiments were to defend key areas (Schlüsselzonen) which the enemy would not be allowed to pass through.
- Landwehr battalions (Landwehrbataillone) were static battalions tasked with defending their area of operations.
- Blocking battalions and companies (Sperrbataillone and Sperrkompanien) were to defend fortified positions.
- Light Infantry battalions and companies (Jagdkampfbataillone and Jagdkampfkompanien) were meant to fight behind enemy lines and disrupt logistic supply lines.
- River-blocking companies (Flusssperrkompanien) would have had to prevent the enemy from crossing rivers at fords.
- Guard companies (Wachkompanien) were to guard key infrastructure.
- Guard-blocking companies (Wachsperrkompanien) would have guarded transport infrastructure (i.e. bridges, tunnels) and had to prevent the enemy from using the infrastructure.
- Fortification Artillery batteries (Artilleriebatterie ortsfest) would have employed M2 155mm howitzers in bunkers to lay suppressing fire on enemy approach routes.
Army Command
- Army Command would retreat to a bunker in St Johann im Pongau to the South of Salzburg
- Command Battalion
- Army Signal Regiment in St Johann im Pongau
- SIGINT Battalion
- 1st Logistic Regiment
Vienna Military Command
- Vienna Military Command' in Vienna
- Staff Battalion Wien
- Guard Battalion
- 21st Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Southeastern Lower Austria and Vienna (Raumsicherungszone 21)
- Staff Company
- 211th Landwehr Battalion
- 213th Landwehr Battalion
- 2x Light Infantry Companies (Jagdkampfkompanien)
- 3x Guard Companies
- 2x Blocking Companies
- 1x Guard-blocking Company
- 21st Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
I Army Corps
I Army Corps Area of Operations
- I Army Corps in Graz
- Command Company
- 2nd Logistic Regiment
- 2nd Engineer Battalion
- 2nd Signal Battalion
- 2nd Air-defense Battalion (18x GDF-005 35mm towed twin cannons, 12x GAI-B01 20mm cannons mounted on Pinzgauer AP712)
1st Panzergrenadier Division
1st Panzergrenadier Division Structure
- 1st Panzergrenadier (Mechanized) Division in Baden bei Wien, operating as mobile force in Lower Austria
- 1st Signal Battalion
- 1st Air-defense Battalion (18x GDF-005 35mm towed twin cannons, 12x GAI-B01 20mm cannons mounted on Pinzgauer AP712)
- 1st Corps Artillery Battalion (12x M114 155mm towed howitzers)
- 3x Rocket Launcher Batteries with 6x RM-51 130mm multiple rocket launchers
- Army Artillery Battalion (12x M101 105mm towed howitzers)
- Army Engineer Battalion
- 3rd Panzergrenadier (Mechanized) Brigade in Mautern
- 3rd Panzer Staff Battalion (12x M42 Duster)
- 10th Panzer Battalion (54x M60 Patton)
- 9th Panzergrenadier Battalion (65x Saurer SPzA1 IFVs, 12x SK-105 Kürassier, 8x SPzA1GrW 81mm mortars)
- 3rd Panzer Artillery Battalion (18x M109 155mm howitzer)
- Army Reconnaissance Battalion (2x Panzer Reconnaissance Companies with 6x SK-105 Kürassier each, 2x Motorized Companies with Pinzgauer AP710
- 4th Panzergrenadier (Mechanized) Brigade in Linz
- 4th Panzer Staff Battalion (12x M42 Duster)
- 14th Panzer Battalion (54x M60 Patton)
- 13th Panzergrenadier Battalion (65x Saurer SPzA1 IFVs, 12x SK-105 Kürassier, 8x SPzA1GrW 81mm mortars)
- 7th Jagdpanzer (Tank-hunting) Battalion (36x SK-105 Kürassier)
- 4th Panzer Artillery Battalion (18x M109 155mm howitzer)
- 9th Panzergrenadier (Mechanized) Brigade in Götzendorf an der Leitha
- 9th Panzer Staff Battalion (12x M42 Duster)
- 33rd Panzer Battalion (54x M60 Patton)
- 35th Panzergrenadier Battalion (65x Saurer SPzA1 IFVs, 12x SK-105 Kürassier, 8x SPzA1GrW 81mm mortars)
- 1st Jagdpanzer (Tank-hunting) Battalion (60x SK-105 Kürassier)
- 9th Panzer Artillery Battalion (18x M109 155mm howitzer)
Burgenland Military Command
- Burgenland Military Command in Eisenstadt tasked with delaying invading Warsaw Pact forces
- Staff Battalion Burgenland
- 1st Jäger (Infantry) Brigade (Wartime mobilization unit) in Eisenstadt
- 1st Staff Battalion (12x 85mm K-52 towed anti-tank cannons)
- 1st Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 2nd Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 3rd Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 1st Brigade Artillery Battalion (12x M101 105mm towed howitzers, 12x towed GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 11th Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Northern Burgenland (Raumsicherungszone 11)
- Staff Company
- 111th Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 111) defending the Brucker Pforte
- 112th Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 112) defending the Brucker Pforte
- 114th Landwehr Battalion
- 2x Engineer Companies
- Logistic Company
- 12th Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Central Burgenland (Raumsicherungszone 12)
- Staff Company
- 121st Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 121) tasked with harassing enemy supply lines
- 122nd Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 122) defending the Wiener Neustädter Pforte
- Guard Company
- 12th Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 141st Landwehr Battalion defending the Semmering Pass ( 141 (Schlüsselzone 14)
Niederösterreich Military Command
- Niederösterreich Military Command in Sankt Pölten tasked with defending Lower Austria
- Staff Battalion Niederösterreich
- 2nd Jäger (Infantry) Brigade (Wartime mobilization unit) in Vienna
- 2nd Staff Battalion (12x 85mm K-52 towed anti-tank cannons)
- 4th Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 5th Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 6th Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 4th Jagdpanzer (Tank-hunting) Battalion (36x SK-105 Kürassier)
- 2nd Brigade Artillery Battalion (12x M101 105mm towed howitzers, 12x towed GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 32nd Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Northheastern Lower Austria (Raumsicherungszone 32)
- Staff Company
- 311th Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 311)
- 321st Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 321)
- 322nd Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 322)
- 2x Guard Companies
- 32nd Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 33rd Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment
- Staff Company
- 331st Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 331)
- 332nd Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 332)
- 333rd Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 333)
- 2x Guard-blocking Companies
- River-blocking Company Tullnerfeld
- River-blocking Company Tullnerfeld-East
- 33rd Anti-tank Company
- 33rd Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 34th Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment
- Staff Company
- 123rd Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 123)
- 342nd Landwehr Battalion
- 343rd Landwehr Battalion
- 3x Guard Companies
- 2x Blocking Companies
- 2x Blocking Platoons
- 34th Anti-tank Company
- 34th Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 35th Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment
- Staff Company
- 351st Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 351)
- 352nd Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 352)
- 354th Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 354)
- 355th Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 355)
- 3x Guard-blocking Companies
- River-blocking Company Strengberg
- Fortification Artillery Battery Amstetten (M2 155mm howitzers)
- Fortification Artillery Battery Euratsfeld (M2 155mm howitzers)
- 3x Blocking Platoons
- 35th Anti-tank Company
- 35th Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- Signal Platoon
Steiermark Military Command
- Steiermark Military Command in Graz tasked with defending Styria
- Staff Battalion Steiermark
- 5th Jäger (Infantry) Brigade (Wartime mobilization unit) in Graz
- 5thStaff Battalion (12x 85mm K-52 towed anti-tank cannons)
- 17th Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 18th Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 19th Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 5th Brigade Artillery Battalion (12x M101 105mm towed howitzers, 12x towed GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 51st Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Southeastern Styria and Southern Burgenland (Raumsicherungszone 51)
- Staff Company
- 511th Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 511)
- 2x Blocking Companies
- Guard Company
- 51st Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 52nd Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Southern Styria (Raumsicherungszone 52)
- Staff Company
- 521st Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 521)
- 522nd Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 522)
- 3x Blocking Companies
- Guard Company
- 52nd Anti-tank Company
- 52nd Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 53rd Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Southwestern Styria
- Staff Company
- 532nd Landwehr Battalion
- 533rd Landwehr Battalion
- 3x Blocking Companies
- 53rd Anti-tank Company
- 53rd Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 54th Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Central Styria
- Staff Company
- 541st Landwehr Battalion
- 542nd Landwehr Battalion
- 543rd Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 543)
- 54th Anti-tank Company
- 54th Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 55th Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Northwestern Styria
- Staff Company
- 551st Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 551)
- 2x Landwehr Companies
- 2x Blocking Companies
- 3x Guard Companies
- 55th Anti-tank Company
- 55th Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
II Army Corps
II Army Corps Area of Operations
- II Army Corps in Salzburg
- Command Company
- 3rd Logistic Regiment
- 3rd Engineer Battalion
- 3rd Signal Battalion
- 3rd Air-defense Battalion (18x GDF-005 35mm towed twin cannons, 12x GAI-B01 20mm cannons mounted on Pinzgauer AP712)
Oberösterreich Military Command
- Oberösterreich Military Command in Hörsching tasked with defending Upper Austria
- Staff Battalion Oberösterreich
- 41st Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment
- Staff Company
- 411th Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 411)
- 412th Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 412)
- 41st Blocking Company
- Guard Company
- Guard-blocking Company
- River-blocking Company Mauthausen
- River-blocking Company Linz
- Fortification Artillery Battery Ruprechtshofen (M2 155mm howitzers)
- 41st Anti-tank Company
- 41st Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 42nd Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Northern Upper Austria (Raumsicherungszone 42)
- Staff Company
- 421st Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 421)
- 422nd Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 422)
- 423rd Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 423)
- River-blocking Company Brandstatt
- Fortification Artillery Battery Rutzing (M2 155mm howitzers)
- 42nd Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 44th Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Central Upper Austria
- Staff Company
- Light Infantry Company (Jagdkampfkompanie)
- 5x Blocking Companies
- 2x Guard Companies
- 44th Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
Tirol Military Command
- Tirol Military Command in Innsbruck tasked with defending Tyrol
- Staff Battalion Tirol
- 6th Jäger (Infantry) Brigade (Wartime mobilization unit) in Innsbruck
- 6th Staff Battalion (12x 85mm K-52 towed anti-tank cannons)
- 21st Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 22nd Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 24th Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 6th Brigade Artillery Battalion (12x M101 105mm towed howitzers, 12x towed GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 61st Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Northeastern Tyrol (Raumsicherungszone 61)
- Staff Company
- 611th Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 611)
- 2x Blocking Companies
- 61st Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 62nd Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Innsbruck (Schlüsselzone 62)
- Staff Company
- 621st Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 621)
- 622nd Landwehr Battalion
- 624th Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 624)
- Blocking Company
- Guard-blocking Company
- Guard Company
- 62nd Anti-tank Company
- 62nd Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 63rd Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Western Tyrol (Raumsicherungszone 63)
- Staff Company
- 631st Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 631)
- 632nd Landwehr Battalion
- 2x Blocking Companies
- 63rd Pack Animal Company
- 63rd Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 64th Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Eastern Tyrol (Raumsicherungszone 64)
- Staff Company
- 641st Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 641)
- Blocking Company
- Guard Company
- 64th Pack Animal Company
- 64th Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
Kärnten Military Command
- Kärnten Military Command in Klagenfurt tasked with defending Carinthia
- Staff Battalion Kärnten
- 7th Jäger (Infantry) Brigade (Wartime mobilization unit) in Klagenfurt
- 7th Staff Battalion (12x SK-105 Kürassier)
- 25th Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 26th Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 27th Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 7th Brigade Artillery Battalion (12x M101 105mm towed howitzers, 12x towed GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 2nd Corps Artillery Battalion (12x M114 155mm towed howitzers)
- 71st Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment
- Staff Company
- 711th Landwehr Battalion
- 712th Landwehr Battalion
- 715th Blocking Battalion (Sperrbataillon 715)
- 3x Blocking Companies
- 1x Guard-blocking Company
- Fortification Artillery Battery Haberberg (M2 155mm howitzers)
- 71st Anti-tank Company
- 71st Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 72nd Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Northern Carinthia (Raumsicherungszone 72)
- Staff Company
- 721st Landwehr Battalion
- 2x Blocking Companies
- Guard-blocking Company
- Guard Company
- 72nd Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 73rd Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Southern Carinthia (Raumsicherungszone 73)
- Staff Company
- 731st Landwehr Battalion
- 732nd Landwehr Battalion
- Guard-blocking Company
- 2x Guard Companies
- 2x Blocking Companies
- 73rd Pack Animal Company
- 73rd Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
Salzburg Military Command
- Salzburg Military Command in Salzburg tasked with defending Salzburg
- Staff Battalion Kärnten
- 8th Jäger (Infantry) Brigade (Wartime mobilization unit) in Salzburg
- 8th Staff Battalion (12x 85mm K-52 towed anti-tank cannons)
- 29th Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 30th Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 31st Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 8th Brigade Artillery Battalion (12x M101 105mm towed howitzers, 12x towed GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 81st Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Northern Salzburg (Raumsicherungszone 81)
- Staff Company
- 2x Light Infantry Companies (2x Jagdkampfkompanien)
- 3x Blocking Companies
- 2x Guard Companies
- 81st Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 82nd Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Southeastern Salzburg (Raumsicherungszone 82)
- Staff Company
- 821st Landwehr Battalion
- 3x Blocking Companies
- 2x Guard Companies
- 82nd Anti-tank Company
- 82nd Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- 83rd Landwehr (Territorial Army) Regiment in Southwestern Salzburg (Raumsicherungszone 83)
- Staff Platoon
- Guard Company
- 2x Blocking Companies
- 83rd Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
Vorarlberg Military Command
- Vorarlberg Military Command in Bregenz tasked with defending Vorarlberg
- Staff Battalion Vorarlberg
- 23rd Jäger Battalion (18x Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, 6x M40 recoilless rifles, 6x 81mm mortars, 4x 120mm mortars, 4x GAI-B01 20mm cannons)
- 911th Light Infantry Battalion (Jagdkampfbataillon 911)
- Guard Company
- Blocking Company
- Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- Staff Battalion Vorarlberg
Air Division
- Air Division
- Staff Battalion
- 1st Aviation Regiment at Brumowski Air Base
- 1st Air Base Management Battalion
- 1st Helicopter Wing
- 1st Helicopter Squadron (12x Agusta-Bell 212)
- 2nd Helicopter Squadron (11x Agusta-Bell 206A)
- 3rd Helicopter Squadron (12x Kiowa OH 58B)
- 4th Light Transport Squadron (2x Short-Skyvan SC-7, 13x PC-6)
- 11th Air-defense Battalion (6x GDF-005 35mm towed twin cannons, 40x GAI-B01 20mm cannons mounted on Pinzgauer AP712)
- 1st Aircraft Maintenance Center
- 2nd Aviation Regiment at Graz Air Base
- 2nd Air Base Management Battalion
- 2nd Helicopter Wing in Aigen im Ennstal
- 1st Helicopter Squadron (12x SA-316B Alouette III)
- 2nd Helicopter Squadron (12x SA-316B Alouette III)
- Fighter Wing
- 1st Squadron (9x Saab 105Ö)
- 2nd Squadron (9x Saab 105Ö)
- 12th Air-defense Battalion (6x GDF-005 35mm towed twin cannons, 20x GAI-B01 20mm cannons mounted on Pinzgauer AP712)
- 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Center
- 3rd Aviation Regiment at Hörsching Air Base
- 3rd Air Base Management Battalion
- 3rd Helicopter Wing
- 1st Helicopter Squadron (12x Agusta-Bell 212)
- 2nd Helicopter Squadron (8x Agusta-Bell 204)
- Fighter Bomber Wing
- 1st Fighter Bomber Squadron (8x Saab 105Ö)
- 2nd Fighter Bomber Squadron (5x Saab 105Ö)
- 13th Air-defense Battalion (6x GDF-005 35mm towed twin cannons, 20x GAI-B01 20mm cannons mounted on Pinzgauer AP712)
- 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Center
- Air Surveillance Regiment
- Radar Station Kolmannsberg
- Radar Station Steinmandl
- Radar Station Speikkogel
- 1st Mobile Radar Station
- 2nd Mobile Radar Station
- Aviation School
See also
- Structure of the Austrian Armed Forces for the current structure of the Austrian Armed Forces.
References
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