Standschützen
The Standschützen [A. 1] were rifle guilds and rifle companies that had been formed in the 15th and 16th centuries, and that repeatedly involved in the military actions within the borders of the Austrian County of Tyrol. A Standschütze was a member of a Schützenstand ("shooting club"), into which he was enrolled[A. 2], which automatically committed him to the voluntary, military protection of the state of Tyrol (and Vorarlberg).
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Notes
- ^ The German word Standschütze is derived from Schützenstand or Schießstand which mean "firing point" or "firing range" and generally refers to the members of a municipal shooting club or Schützenverein in German-speaking countries. These are in essence volunteer militia, although their role is purely social and ceremonial today.
- ^ enrolliert is the Austrian military jargon for "enrolled" (from the Old French enroller).
Literature
- Jahrbuch der Kaiserschützen, Tiroler Standschützen und Tiroler Landstürmer. (published: 1924–1925). Wagner, Innsbruck, ZDB-ID 555983-2.
- Rudolf Huchler: Das Standschützen-Bataillon Dornbirn im Weltkriege. Verlag des Verfassers, Höchst 1927. (Online at ALO).
- Fritz Weiser (Red.), Kaiserschützenbund für Österreich (pub.): Kaiserschützen, Tiroler-Vorarlberger Landsturm und Standschützen. Göth, Vienna, 1933. [1]
- Karl Kelz: Die Standschützen des Gerichtsbezirkes Feldkirch im Weltkrieg 1914–1918. Mit einem Anhang heimatgeschichtlicher Erinnerungen. Graff’sche Buchdruckerei, Feldkirch, 1934. (Online bei ALO).
- Anton von Mörl: Standschützen verteidigen Tirol 1915–1918. Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck, 1958 (Schlern-Schriften. 185, ZDB-ID 503740-2).
- Bernhard Wurzer: Tirols Heldenzeit vor 150 Jahren.-->