Austro-Hungarian Landwehr

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The Austro-Hungarian Landwehr was the territorial militia and secondary defense force of the Cisleithanian (Austrian) half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, operating alongside but separate from the empire’s Common Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
reserve force
territorial militia
allegiance Emperor of Austria
alsoKnownAs Imperial-Royal Landwehr
k.k. Landwehr
commandLanguage German
country Austria-Hungary
disbandedAfter armistice of 1918
dissolvedFollowing collapse of Austria-Hungary
distinctFrom Imperial-Royal Landwehr of Hungary (Honvédség)
endTime 1918
engagedIn Balkan campaigns of World War I
Eastern Front of World War I
linked to: Eastern Front

Italian Front of World War I
linked to: Italian Front

World War I
garrisonArea Austrian crown lands
hasPart Landwehr cavalry regiments
Landwehr field artillery units
Landwehr infantry regiments
Landwehr mountain troops
headquartersLocation Vienna
languageOfCommand German
legalBasis Austro-Hungarian military reforms of 1868
militaryBranch artillery
cavalry
infantry
mountain troops
operatedAlongside Common Army of Austria-Hungary
operatedIn Cisleithanian half of Austria-Hungary
partOf Cisleithania
peacetimeFunction local defense and internal security
primaryRole territorial defense
recruitmentBasis conscription
territorial principle
role border defense
homeland security
secondaryRole support to the Common Army in wartime
separateFrom Common Army of Austria-Hungary
startTime 1868
status disbanded
subordinateTo Austrian Ministry of National Defence
successor armed forces of the First Austrian Republic
trainingLevel lower than the Common Army
type territorial army
wartimeFunction reinforcement of front-line forces

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Common Army distinctFrom Austro-Hungarian Landwehr
Field Marshal (Austrian Army) usedIn Imperial-Royal Landwehr
linked to: Austro-Hungarian Landwehr
Austro-Hungarian Army ranks usedBy Imperial-Royal Landwehr
linked to: Austro-Hungarian Landwehr
k.u.k. Wehrmacht hasPart k.u.k. Landwehr
linked to: Austro-Hungarian Landwehr
Austro-Hungarian Landwehr alsoKnownAs Imperial-Royal Landwehr
linked to: Austro-Hungarian Landwehr