Vienna 1918-1945: On the Brink of Civil War, the ‘Anschluss’ and the War Years
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| At the end of World War I, Austria found itself stripped of its empire. The population of the newly declared republic was barely eight million—down from more than fifty million under the Habsburg Monarchy. Vienna became a head without a body. The arrival of refugees—former subjects of the Empire now denaturalised by successor states—and tens of thousands of returning soldiers caused massive unemployment. The Spanish Flu killed thousands. Food shortages, horrific social conditions and political instability fuelled radicalisation, culminating in near-civil war in 1927 and again in 1934. In 1933, Chancellor Dollfuss established an Austro-fascist state, soon under constant pressure from Hitler and Austria’s illegal Nazi Party. Between 1938 and 1945, Austria was fully integrated into the Third Reich. Allied bombings and the Red Army’s liberation in 1944–45 left Vienna in ruins. This tour takes you to the places where these momentous events unfolded—for better and for worse. |
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| Meeting Point | 1., Schmerlingplatz, in front of the Monument of the Republic |
| Dates | There are no dates for this tour but it can be booked individually for a group |
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