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StandschützenStandschützen, Tirolean associations of marksmen, who were deployed as part of the militia during World War I. They were approximately 24,000 in number and fought on the south-west front until 1918. Unlike other military units, the Standschützen were allowed to choose their officers themselves. Literature: Tiroler Standschützen, exhibition catalogue, Innsbruck 1985.
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