Standschützen
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- Development
- Formation
- Garrison and recruiting locations
- Welschtirol
- Vorarlberg
- First World War
- Preparation and mobilization
- Welsch Tyrolese ''Standschützen''
- Equipment
- Deployment
- Operational theatre and operations
- Summary
- Endphase
- Belobigte Aktionen der Standschützen
- Rank badges of the ''Standschützen'' (examples)
- Tradition
- Sonstiges
- Tabellen der Verwendungen
- Abschnitt Ortler
- Abschnitt Tonale
- Abschnitt Judikarien
- Abschnitt Festung Riva
- Abschnitt Etschtal-Rovereto
- Abschnitt Folgaria - Lavarone
- Abschnitt Valsugana
- Abschnitt Fleimstal
- Abschnitt Pustertal
- Notes
- Literature
- References
thumb|Capbadge of the Tyrolese Standschützen. The caption reads "Hands off Tyrol".
The Standschützen (singular: Standschütze) were originally rifle guilds and rifle companies that had been formed in the 15th and 16th centuries, and were involved time and again in military operations within the borders of the Austrian County of Tyrol. A Standschütze was a member of a Schützenstand ("shooting club"), into which he was enrolled, which automatically committed him to the voluntary, military protection of the state of Tyrol (and Vorarlberg). In effect they were a type of Tyrolean local militia or home guard.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Standschützen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.