On August 20, Colonel Georg Härtinger was appointed as the new military commander for Lower Austria by Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner. He prevailed against around ten other high-ranking officers in a rigorous, multi-stage application process and will therefore be appointed to his new post in St. Pölten as soon as possible.
Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner: “I am delighted that we are able to appoint Georg Härtinger as the new military commander in Lower Austria, an officer with top training and experience from further training and deployments at home and abroad. Thanks to his many years of experience as a commander in Lower Austria, he has proven that he knows the country and the troops inside out.”
Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner: “Colonel Härtinger is characterized by an impressive military career, an exemplary professional attitude, comprehensive knowledge in the various specialist areas of the military and brings a wealth of experience from numerous international deployments to the new position. I am therefore delighted that Colonel Härtinger, a highly recognized, competent and capable officer, will lead the Military Command of Lower Austria and thus become an indispensable part of the blue and yellow security family.” Born in St. Pölten, he has been serving in the Austrian Armed Forces and graduated from the Theresian Military Academy in Wr. Neustadt in 1990. He began his career with the Landwehrstammregiment 33 in Mautern and continued in various commanding positions in the former 3rd Jägerbrigade. After many deployments at home and abroad, he was most recently in command of Staff Battalion 3 in Mautern until he moved to the Ministry of Defense in 2023. https://militaeraktuell.at/rundum-bestens-geschuetzt-blaschke-wehrtechnik/ In his free time, he enjoys sports, photography and is a civil protection officer in his home community. Colonel Georg Härtinger lives in Lower Austria, is married and the father of three children.
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