USFA Links Page

MILITARY & VETERAN LINKS

	*US Forces in Austria*	DISCLAIMER: The inclusion of hyperlinks in this website does not in any way constitute an endorsement (by the USFA Veterans Assn. or the webmaster) of any products or services that may be offered on such a linked site, nor does it indicate any commercial relationship between website providers.
	The Blue Danube Network	Wonderful site dedicated to keeping the memory of BDN alive.
	The Encounter	Special Project by Ingrid Bauer of the Boltzmann-Institut in Salzburg; a WWW-project that researched the relations between the American troops and Austrian civilians during the Occupation. (Unfortunately, this site is not being updated anymore.)
	202nd Military Police Company Updated link	Jeff Mack, a former member of the 202nd from 1980 to 82, has created a wonderful website that is dedicated to all phases of the 202nd Military Police Company history.
	516th Signal Company dead link	Hosted by the Reunion Group of the 516th which served in Salzburg between 1949 - 1955.
	11th Armd Div Association	A wonderful homepage of the 11th AD Association - contains information on the 11th Armored Division, its role in WWII (including intial occupation period in Austria), and the continued contributions by Association members.
	42nd Inf Div Association	A site featuring the 42nd "Rainbow" Division. The 42nd participated in the Occupation of Austria after VE Day until June 1946.
	65th Inf Div Association	A great site featuring the 65th "Halbert" Division. The 65th participated in the Occupation of Austria in northwestern Austria after VE Day until the end of August 1945.
	Clam Gallas Service Club, Vienna	Jack Edmonds has created a very nice page on the Clam Gallas Service Club that Special Services operated in Vienna.
	Tulln Air Base, 1945-55	Jack Edmonds has created a great web site dedicated to the Air Force personnel and units assigned to Tulln AB in the Russian Zone between 1945 - 1955.
	Vienna, Austria, 1951-1953	George H. Richmond hosts a new site featuring photos from his tour at Tulln Air Base. He covers the early 1950's period when he was stationed there as an Air Policeman. Make sure to visit George's new site. Updated link!
	Allied Plans to Supply Vienna By Air, 1948	A very interesting article written by Erwin A. Schmidl, an expert on contemporary history in the Austrian Ministry of Defense. In it he describes the Allied plans to undertake an airlift operation similar to the Berlin Airlift, if the Soviets had blockaded Vienna.
	3rd Sqdn, 1st Aviation Regt, Langenlebarn (Austrian Air Force)	This is the website for one of the Austrian aviation units currently stationed at Langenlebarn, formerly known as Tulln AB. Of special interest is the 'Bilder aus vergangener Zeit' (images from the past) section of the photo gallery (Fotoalbum). Some interesting images of the US Air Force days at Tulln.
	*US Forces in Germany*
	US Constabulary	Hosted by the US Constabulary Association; covers the 1946-1952 Occupation period in Germany. (There is also some information on the Constabulary in Austria.)
	US Army in Germany, 1945-1989	This site is being reorganized and will provide some historical background on the formation and operation of the U.S. Forces in Germany (focus is on Army units and kasernes) from the Occupation Period to the end of the Cold War in Europe. It includes the pages previously posted for the Constabulary School in Sonthofen, Germany. Lots of pictures and maps!
	62nd Military Police Company (Highway Patrol)	A great site presenting the history and mission of US Army's Highway Patrol in Germany in the late 1940s through the 1950s. Also mentions MP units involved with a similar mission in Austria.
	ASA Alpiners	Ralph Thadeus hosts a very interesting web site that fosters comradeship among the veterans of the Army Security Agency (signal intelligence and communications security) who served in southern Germany and the US Zone of Austria during the Cold War. The Association holds reunions about every 18 months and has a very large contingent of Wels ASAers who served with Field Station 8618 AAU (HQ ASA Austria) and the operational unit, Det. K, FS 8608 AAU, stationed in Wels, Austria.
	American Barracks and Kasernes in Post-War Germany	Hosted by the 225th AAA Searchlight Bn "Skylighters" web site; serves as a guide to German military facilities occupied by American forces after 1945. (The 225th AAA Searchlight Bn home page can be found at http://www.skylighters.org/ - A truly great site!)
	*TRUST (Trieste, Italy)*
	MilHist.net	Patrick Skelly hosts an interesting web site that highlights the veterans of the MTO and early post-war years in Italy. Includes historical information on the 34th and 88th Infantry Divs and TRUST.
	*Military, Miscellaneous*
	NATO Today	Official NATO Web Site
	Center for Austrian Studies	Target Central Europe: American Intelligence Efforts Regarding Nazi and Early Postwar Austria.
	601st AC&W Squadron in Rothwesten	A site dedicated to former members of the 601st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron stationed at Rothwesten, Germany and at it's various outposts; a similar unit was stationed in Austria (a detachment of the 616th AC&WS, at Wels?)

CIVILIAN LINKS

		DISCLAIMER: The inclusion of hyperlinks in this website does not in any way constitute an endorsement (by the USFA Veterans Assn. or the webmaster) of any products or services that may be offered on such a linked site, nor does it indicate any commercial relationship between website providers.
	Austrian State Treaty	An interesting article on the Austrian State Treaty with photos; adapted for the web by A Taylor from Salvatore J. Rizza's original version and the biographies in POAS. ANK is Austrian Netto Katalog, SG is Stanley Gibbons Catalogue. Some general Austrian historical background has been added.
	Vienna	Official web site of the City of Vienna. (Lots of information on the Vienna including some good web cams.)(In German)
	Salzburg	Official web site of the City of Salzburg. (Great site with lots of pictures and information on the city and its most important landmarks. However, due to the many images and Java scripts, it does take a while to load.)
	Salzburg - Panoramas	Incredible 360 Degree Panoramic Photo Tours of Salzburg as seen from different vantage points above the town (various angles from the Festung Hohensalzburg) as well as from within the city (Mozartplatz and Residenzplatz, to name a few).
	Linz	Official web site of the City of Linz.
	Land Salzburg	Hosted by the Salzburger Nachrichten, the regional newspaper for Salzburg (covers both the city as well as the land)
	Land Upper Austria	Official web site of the Land of Upper Austria (Oberoesterreich).
	American-Austrian Society	The American-Austrian Society, Washington, DC is a non-profit organization whose objectives are to encourage and support the perennial friendship between the United States and Austria, to promote the understanding of Austrian culture, and to assist both American and Austrian institutions in bringing educational programs about Austrian arts, science, and trade to the Washington metropolitan area.
	*Corbis Images*	A collection of truly stunning, high-quality images for professional or personal use. Type "Austria" or any other keyword (e.g. Salzburg, Linz, Vienna, etc.) into the text box in the upper right hand corner and click on the GO button.
	Radio Salzburg (ORF)	Listen to live radio on the Internet - ORF's Salzburg Radio Station in German. (You will need RealPlayer Basic (free) or RealPlayer Plus Version 7 or higher. To download, click on the icon - ) For programming details and other info go to the ORF Radio Salzburg website.
	*Radio Österreich International*	Do you remember your German (or Austrian dialects)??? Listen to live radio on the Internet - Austria's international broadcast in German. (You will need RealPlayer Basic (free) or RealPlayer Plus Version 7 or higher. To download, click on the icon - ) (If you don't know where to start, just email me. I'll try to assist as much as I can.)
	Trolleybus in Salzburg 1940-1960	This will bring back the memories. Check out sections II and III that cover the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. I especially like the busy street scene along the Salzach River with the Festung in the background.