Famous Austrian Soldiers

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Franz Stangl
(Police Officer & Commandant of Nazi Extermination Camps)
Franz Stangl
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Birthdate: March 26, 1908
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Altmünster
Died: June 28, 1971
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Karl Silberbauer
(Austrian Police Officer & Member of the 'Schutzstaffel')
Karl Silberbauer
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Birthdate: June 21, 1911
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: September 2, 1972
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Werner von Trapp
(Austrian Singer)
Werner von Trapp
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Birthdate: December 21, 1915
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Zell am See, Austria
Died: October 11, 2007
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Gustav Wagner
(Austrian Member of the 'Schutzstaffel' )
Gustav Wagner
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Birthdate: July 18, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: October 3, 1980
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Eduard Roschmann
(Austrian Nazi SS-Obersturmführer)
Eduard Roschmann
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Birthdate: November 25, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Graz, Austria
Died: August 8, 1977
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Matthäus Hetzenauer
(Austrian Sniper)
Matthäus Hetzenauer
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Birthdate: December 23, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brixen im Thale
Died: October 3, 2004
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Karl Maria Wiligut
(Austrian Occultist and Soldier)
Karl Maria Wiligut
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Birthdate: December 10, 1866
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 3, 1946

Following a 40-year stint with the German military, Karl Maria Wiligut retired to practice occult studies. He believed he belonged to a royal lineage and was later sent to an asylum for his schizophrenic beliefs. He later became a Nazi lieutenant-brigadier and joined Heinrich Himmler’s inner circle.

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Alfred Redl
(Austrian Military Officer and Russian Spy)
Alfred Redl
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Birthdate: March 14, 1864
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lviv, Ukraine
Died: May 25, 1913
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Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
(Austrian Administrator, Soldier, and Patron of the Arts)
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
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Birthdate: January 5, 1614
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Died: November 20, 1662
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Raimondo Montecuccoli
(Italian Soldier)
Raimondo Montecuccoli
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Birthdate: February 21, 1609
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pavullo Nel Frignano, Italy
Died: October 16, 1680

Seventeenth-century soldier Raimondo Montecuccoli, who served the Habsburg Monarchy, is remembered for redefining the art of warfare with his techniques of fortification and siege. He made a significant contribution to the Thirty Years’ War and penned Dell’arte militare, or The Military Art, which remains his most important work.

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Gordon Gollob
(Austrian Fighter Pilot)
Gordon Gollob
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Birthdate: June 16, 1912
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: September 7, 1987
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Karl Mack von Leiberich
(Austrian Soldier Who Commanded Austrian Forces in the 'Battle of Ulm')
Karl Mack von Leiberich
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Birthdate: August 25, 1752
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nenslingen, Germany
Died: December 22, 1828
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Rudolf Carl von Slatin
(Anglo-Austrian Soldier & Governor-General of Darfur)
Rudolf Carl von Slatin
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Birthdate: June 7, 1857
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Austria-Hungary
Died: October 4, 1932
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Gotfrid Köchert
(Austrian Yacht Racer & Olympian)
Gotfrid Köchert
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Birthdate: March 22, 1918
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: November 6, 1986
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Theodor Körner
(The President of the Second Austrian Republic)
Theodor Körner
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Birthdate: April 23, 1873
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Komárom, Hungary
Died: January 4, 1957

A president of the second Austrian republic, Theodor Körner had also chaired the Federal Council and been the mayor and governor of Vienna. He was also the great-nephew of his namesake and German poet Theodor Körner. He also wrote extensively on military sciences and strategies, having served in the army before.

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Matthias Gallas
(Austrian Soldier Who Played an Important Role in the 'Battle of Nördlingen')
Matthias Gallas
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Birthdate: September 16, 1584
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Trento, Italy
Died: April 25, 1647
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Palman
(German Knight, Noble, and Mercenary Commander in the Serbian Imperial Army)
Palman
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Birthdate: 1290 AD
Birthplace: Styria
Died: 1363 AD