Austria, Carinthia, Military Personnel Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
Austria. Österreich Armee. Kärnten, Grundbuchblätter, 1865-1892.

Collection Time Period
This collection of military records includes the years 1865-1892.

Record Description
This collection of Carinthia (Kärnten) military personnel records gives details on the soldier's birth, enlistment, and military service. These personnel background sheets include all soldiers and officers born within the state of Carinthia. The text was handwritten in German. This collection of records is listed in alphabetical order by year and surname, which makes it easier to research.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in military records may include:


 * Name of soldier or officer
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Religion
 * Occupation
 * Name of regiment
 * Date of service

How to Use the Record
Since the records are listed in alphabetical order, using the records will be a matter of finding your ancestor name in the sheets, then extracting all the genealogical information found.

Record History
In 1820, the regimental muster rolls (musterlisten), which contained basic information for each soldier, were replaced by formatted sheets (grundbuchsblatt) bound into books as a register (grundbuecher), then handled as loose sheets (grundbuchsblaetter).

The documentated registers were kept by the regiments and periodically sent to the central authority, the War Council Ministry of War, in Vienna for preservation.

Men exempt from military service included clergy, nobility, certain government officials, and workers employed in mining, iron production, and necessary agricultural occupations.

Why the Record Was Created
The Austrian military system requires that all military personnel be registered with all personal and related information, which is kept in a personal file when the person is enlisted.

Record Reliability
Military records are a reliable source for genealogical research in Austria.

Related Websites

 * FEEFHS – An introduction to Austrian military records
 * OESTA – Sources for genealogical research at the Austrian War Archives in Vienna
 * Österreichisches Staatsarchiv

Related Wiki Articles
Austria Military Records

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Citation for This Collection
Austria. Österreich Armee. Grundbuchblätter, 1865-1892. Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, Vienna, Austria.

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