Burgenland State Guard (Freedom Ascendant)

The Burgenland State Guard (German: Staatsgarde des Burgenlandes) is the state militia of the federal state of Burgenland.

Territory Covered
The Burgenland State Guard patrols the border with Hungary when called on to do so by the Governor of Burgenland, to back up the federal immigration service. The land forces can be called up to protect the border of Burgenland in case of invasion, or to assist in disaster relief, or in the case of man-made disasters, such as riots, terrorism, or otherwise. Burgenland does not have a separate naval component, as the Neusiedler See is not deep enough for it. The state guard does patrol on its portion of the Danube and Raab rivers in emergencies.

Cockade
On the peaked cap of the service dress uniform for state guardsmen, when serving under the authority of the Governor of Burgenland, they wear the state cockade of Burgenland.

Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of the state guard for Burgenland shows half the federal flag, and federal eagle, representing Burgenland's place within a united, republican Germany, and a quartered coat of arms of Burgenland under the coat of arms of Ödenburg, the capital city and headquarters of the state guard. The guardsmen wear this as a patch on the left-hand shoulder of their service dress uniform, above enlisted rank stripes (if present). In their utility uniforms, they wear a unit patch over their right shoulders as well.

Flag
The flag of the state guard is the coat of arms over the two-tone flag of Burgenland, with an anchor added for the state naval guard.

Uniforms
The Burgenland State Guard wears the identical uniform to the Army and Navy of Germany, under the 1965 law concerning militia uniforms for Germany. The difference would be identifying marks for the state in particular (Cockades, state coats of arms, etc.).