West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 October 1990. During the Cold War,the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc. West Germany was formed as a political entity during the Allied occupation of Germany after World War II,established from eleven states formed in the three Allied zones of occupation held by the United States,the United Kingdom,and France. The FRG's provisional capital was the city of Bonn,and the Cold War era country is retrospectively designated as the Bonn Republic.
The Austrian Armed Forces are the combined military forces of the Republic of Austria.
Politics in Austria reflects the dynamics of competition among multiple political parties,which led to the formation of a Conservative-Green coalition government for the first time in January 2020,following the snap elections of 29 September 2019,and the election of a former Green Party leader to the presidency in 2016.
A commander-in-chief or supreme commander is the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch. As a technical term,it refers to military competencies that reside in a country's executive leadership,a head of state,head of government,or other designated government official.
Walter Scheel was a German statesman. A member of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP),he first served in government as the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966 and later as President of Germany from 1974 to 1979. He led the FDP from 1968 to 1974.
The Greens –The Green Alternative is a green political party in Austria.
Heinz Fischer GColIH OMRI RSerafO GCollSE is a former Austrian politician. He took office as President of Austria on 8 July 2004 and was re-elected for a second and last term on 25 April 2010,leaving office on 8 July 2016. Fischer previously served as minister of science from 1983 to 1987 and as president of the National Council of Austria from 1990 to 2002. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ),he suspended his party membership for the duration of his presidency.
The Austrian Civil War,also known as the February Uprising,was a few days of skirmishes between Austrian government and socialist forces between 12 and 16 February 1934 in Austria. The clashes started in Linz and took place principally in Vienna,Graz,Bruck an der Mur,Judenburg,Wiener Neustadt,and Steyr but also in some other industrial cities of eastern and central Austria.
Hans-Peter Bartels is a German politician of the SPD who served as member of the Bundestag for Kiel. From 2015 until 2020,he was the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces.
The July Putsch was a failed coup attempt against the Austrofascist regime by Austrian Nazis from 25 to 30 July 1934.
Norbert Darabos is an Austrian politician. Currently,he serves as the president of the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR). From 2007 to 2013,he served as Minister of National Defence under the chancellors Gusenbauer and Faymann. From 2015 to 2016,he was secretary general of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ). He is married and has two children.
The Social Democratic Party of Austria,founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria until 1945 and later the Socialist Party of Austria until 1991,is a social-democratic political party in Austria. Founded in 1889,it is the oldest extant political party in Austria. Along with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP),it is one of the country's two traditional major parties. It is positioned on the centre-left on the political spectrum.
Roberta Pinotti is an Italian politician,member of the Democratic Party. From 22 February 2014 to 1 June 2018 she served as the Italian Minister of Defence in the governments of Matteo Renzi and Paolo Gentiloni.
Guy Bernard Parmelin is a Swiss politician,who served as president of Switzerland in 2021,having previously served as vice president of Switzerland in 2020. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC),he has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2016. Parmelin has served as head of the Department of Economic Affairs,Education and Research since 2019,previously heading the Department of Defence,Civil Protection and Sports between 2016 and 2018.
Austria is competing with 26 athletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Hans Peter Doskozil is an Austrian politician,member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. He has previously served in cabinet and is currently the governor (Landeshauptmann) of Burgenland since 28 February 2019. In the 2020 Burgenland election,he led his party to win a majority of the seats in Burgenland's parliament.
Mario Kunasek is an Austrian politician and noncommissioned officer,who was the Minister of Defense from December 2017 to May 2019.
The 2020 Burgenland state election was held on 26 January 2020 to elect the members of the 22nd Landtag of Burgenland. The snap election was called in the wake of the Ibiza affair in May 2019,which caused the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) to terminate its coalition with the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).
Fritz Felgentreu is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin from 2013 to 2021. He has been the chairman of Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold since October 2021.
Martin F. Polaschek is an Austrian legal scholar and legal historian who has served as Federal Minister for Education,Science and Research in the Nehammer government since 6 December 2021. An Independent,he was nominated by the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP).
