A video on TikTok is causing a stir in the Austrian Armed Forces. The video shows young men with Turkish roots in uniform. They show the notorious and forbidden wolf salute.
The video was made in a dormitory in a barracks in Vorarlberg. Three men hold their right hands in the camera one after the other and show the sign of the right-wing extremist group “Grey Wolves”. A fourth person makes the video: This is not a fake, as investigations by the newspaper “Krone” have shown.
The persons involved are four basic military servicemen of the Jägerbataillon 23 in Bludesch (Vorarlberg). Michael Bauer, spokesman of the Ministry of Defence, confirms that disciplinary measures have already been initiated and criminal charges filed. The defence department has been called in. The State Security Service is also investigating.
This is not the first incident of this kind in the Austrian army.