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On the evening prior to our 2022 Fall Gathering, we held our first panel discussion on the topic "How the Armies on both sides of the Iron Curtain envisioned a potential conflict at the height of the Cold War". Led by H.Spoerker and J.Neuhuber, MjrGen (ret) Karl Wendy, Col Walter Posch, Ludwig Francl and Franz Brödl brought this time back to life. Especially the memories of Col Posch and Ludwig Francl presented a fascinating inside as they both happened to be serving as tank platoon commanders on both sides of the border during this period.

As in the past nine years, we again attended the AirPower at the Hinterstoisser military airfield in Zeltweg. By invitation of the Military Aviation Museum we provided eight historic military vehicles and displayed the history of ground forces motorization over the last 70 years. A big shout-out to the whole team that supported the massive transportation efforts and ensured a professional appearance of the Traditionsverband at the biggest air show in Europe!

As of October 23, our Youtube channel has reached its first milestone. Almost exactly one year after its start, it reached one thousand subscribers. Considering how relatively small our target audience is, we are proud of achieving this goal.

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Already on August 31 we start our transport convoys to Zeltweg, where we will be representing the history of Austria's ground forces during the big AirPower air show. As in previous years, on September 2/3 we will again have our exhibits right in front of the entrance to the Military Aviation Museum. With wheeled and tracked vehicles from the last 70 years, we will "revive" Austrian military ground motorization, and our two smallest vehicles (Haflinger and Jeep) will again be in service as VIP shuttles across the whole airfield.