Description
Unser Alpenkorps – Number 6, September 1939
Scanned pages: 24 | Instant PDF download
Historical German Gebirgsjäger (mountain troops) magazine, XVIII Army Corps newsletter, digitized.
Cover
View of Admont with the Hallermauern mountains and the troop camp (“Admont mit den Hallermauern und dem Lager”). No correspondent credited.
Main Articles
“Mit MG 34 und leichtem Granatwerfer durch die Pallavicinirinne zum Großglockner”
Account of Salzburg mountain troops climbing the Pallavicini couloir to the summit of the Großglockner while carrying machine guns and a mortar as part of a training exercise.
Author: Oberjäger Gerhardter, Salzburg. No photo credits given.
“Militärische Erstbegehung der Dachl-Nordwand (Hochtorgruppe), Gesäuse-Ennstaler Alpen”
Report on the first military ascent of the north face of the Dachl peak by a mortar unit, undertaken to secure high ground and support neighboring patrols.
Unit: Grenade-launcher troop of the 13th Gebirgsjäger Regiment 139, led by Jäger Schaller (account given by the troop leader). No photo credits given.
“Angriffsziel: Nordwestkante der Roßkuppe”
Narrative of a difficult and dangerous first ascent of the 700-meter-high northwest ridge of the Roßkuppe by a patrol troop.
Author: Oberjäger Karl Steiner, Admont. No photo credits given.
“Admont grüßt seine Gebirgsjäger”
A welcome address from the town of Admont celebrating its relationship with the stationed mountain troops and reflecting on the annexation of Austria.
Author: Bürgermeister (Mayor) Hans Reinalter. No photo credits given.
“Die Hochgebirgsausbildung im Admonter Geb. Jäger Btl.”
Describes the high-mountain training program of the Admont mountain-jäger battalion, including the building of mountain huts and training stations.
Author: Oberleutnant Franz Rudolf. Photos uncredited (captioned images of Poschhütte, Grabneralm, and a rope bridge).
“Admont geographisch und historisch betrachtet”
A geographic and historical overview of the market town of Admont, its valley, monastery, and surrounding peaks.
Author: Oberleutnant Franz Rudolf. No photo credits given.
“Die Admonter Stiftsbibliothek”
Describes the famous Baroque library hall of Admont Abbey, its architecture, frescoes, and sculptures.
Author: Direktor i. R. F. Rabl. No photo credits given.
“Gerettet!”
A mountain guide recounts a nighttime rescue of two climbers stranded on a rock ledge in the Gesäuse mountains.
Author: Bergführer (mountain guide) Loidl. No photo credits given.
“Bergfreuden in der Freizeit”
Describes off-duty mountain excursions and ski trips organized for the troops on weekends.
Author: Oberleutnant Helmut Dittmann. No photo credits given (captioned photo of Seekarspitze).
“Meine erste Bergfahrt”
A soldier’s personal account of his first mountain tour near Admont, ascending the Kaiserau area to the Natterriegel.
Author: Gefreiter Herrmann Stein, Admont. No photo credits given.
“Truppenübungsplatz”
Describes a multi-week training exercise at the Kaisersteinbruch training grounds, including infantry, signals, and combined-arms exercises with tanks.
Author: Gefreiter Berger, Admont. No photo credits given.
“Ostmärkische Reserveoffiziere werden umgeschult”
Discusses the retraining of former Austrian reserve officers into the Wehrmacht system at Admont.
Author: Oberleutnant d. Res. Hans Hollmann. No photo credits given.
“Die erste Durchsteigung der Schwarzen Wand (Nordwand)”
Account of the first successful climb of the north face of the Schwarze Wand (3512 m), a route on which two climbers had died in 1934.
Author: Gefreiter Gerald Leinweber, Lienz (with companion Preßlaber). Photo credit: “Aufn. (3) Verfasser” (3 photos by the author).
“Und nach zwölf Jahren?”
A dialect dialogue piece about army pay, welfare, and financial benefits for long-serving NCOs, based on an original article.
Based on an essay by Obstlt. Ritter v. Kollmann; adapted by Assistent Fedor Werkl. No photo credits given.
Artists Mentioned
- Bartholomäus Altomonte – Baroque painter credited with the ceiling frescoes in the Admont Abbey library hall.
- Thaddäus Stammel – Styrian sculptor (Bildhauer), credited for the wood carvings in the library rotunda, notably the group “Die vier letzten Dinge” (“The Four Last Things”: Death, Judgment, Hell, Heaven).