Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos greets members of the EU-Battlegroup.


Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos greets members of the EU-Battlegroup on 11 May 2012, during during his visit to the Army Trainingcenter in Mautern, a small town in the district of Krems in Lower Austria. Austria will support the EU Battlegroup (EUBG) from July 1, 2012 with 350 soldiers and take over the command of Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSBn) of the unit. The Austrian army has soldiers on three contents. Among them troops, observers, headquarter personals (high command), and experts for UN missions for EU and for NATO missions mandated by the UN within the partnership for peace


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Location: Army training centre in Mautern, Krems, north of Vienna
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