10 Dec 1866
Austria
Austria
- Karl Wiligut was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. ww2dbase [Karl Wiligut | Vienna | CPC]
9 Jan 1900
Austria
Austria
- Anton Schmid was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. ww2dbase [Anton Schmid | Vienna | CPC]
19 Mar 1912
Austria
Austria
- Marina Stirbey was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. ww2dbase [Marina Stirbey | Vienna | CPC]
25 Oct 1923
Austria
Austria
- Beate Sirota was born in Vienna, Austria. ww2dbase [Beate Sirota | Vienna | CPC]
4 Feb 1938
Austria
Austria
- Franz von Papen received a call at his office in Vienna, Austria from Hans Lammers in Berlin, Germany, noting that Papen was to be relieved of his duties in Austria. Within days, however, Papen would return to duty as Adolf Hitler noticed an opportunity to take Austria. ww2dbase [Franz von Papen | Vienna | CPC]
13 Mar 1938
Austria
Austria
- Horst Böhme murdered Wilhelm Freiherr von Ketteler in Vienna, Austria by drowning on the orders of Reinhard Heydrich. ww2dbase [Horst Böhme | Vienna | CPC]
15 Mar 1938
Austria
Austria
- At a speech in the Heldenplatz in Vienna, Adolf Hitler formally announced the "re-unificatrion" of Austria with the rest of Germany. ww2dbase [Annexation of Austria | Vienna | AC]
- Adolf Hitler stayed at the Hotel Imperial in Vienna, Austria. ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | Vienna | CPC]
18 Mar 1939
Austria
Austria
- While in Vienna in German-occupied Austria, Adolf Hitler approved the formation of a German protectorate in Slovakia. Elsewhere, France, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union lodged official protests regarding the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. ww2dbase [Dismemberment of Czechoslovakia | Vienna | CPC]
3 Sep 1939
Austria
Austria
- Otto Skorzeny was sent home from Trost Barracks, Vienna, Austria despite the outbreak of war due to the lack of instructors to train new recruits. ww2dbase [Otto Skorzeny | Vienna | CPC]
14 Nov 1939
Austria
Austria
25 Mar 1941
Austria
Austria
- Prime Minister Dragisa Cvetkovic of Yugoslavia signed the Tripartite Pact at Vienna, Austria; in secret, Yugoslavia had also allowed German troops to travel on Yugoslavian railroads for an attack on Greece. Upon hearing of the signing of this document, anti-Axis demonstrations escalated in Belgrade. ww2dbase [The Tripartite Pact | Vienna | TH]
31 May 1941
Austria
Austria
- After successfully escaping the Oflag IV-C prisoner of war camp at Colditz Castle, Germany earlier in the month, British Lieutenant Anthony "Peter" Allan failed to secure assistance from the US Consulate at Vienna in occupied Austria. Giving up, he turned himself in at a local police station and was eventually returned to Colditz. ww2dbase [Vienna | CPC]
17 Mar 1944
Austria
Austria
- The first American bombing on Vienna, Austria from Italy took place. ww2dbase [Vienna | CPC]
24 Jul 1945
Austria
Austria
- The Allied Control Commission for Austria was established in Vienna. ww2dbase [Vienna | CPC]
11 Sep 1945
Austria
Austria
- The Allied Control Council for Austria met at the Hotel Imperial in Vienna, Austria. ww2dbase [Vienna | CPC]
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