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Name: First Austrian Republic

Type: Polity

Start: 1919 AD

End: 1934 AD

Nation: austria

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Was created after the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 10 September 1919 — the settlement after the end of World War I which ended the Habsburg rump state of Republic of German-Austria — and ended with the establishment of the Austrofascist Federal State of Austria based upon a dictatorship of Engelbert Dollfuss.

Establishment


  • September 1919: The Treaty of St. Germain established the borders of Austria.
  • September 1919: The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, recognizing Romanian sovereignty over Bukovina but the frontiers of Romania was to be later fixed.
  • September 1919: After World War I, the southern half of the former Tyrolean crownland up to the Brenner Pass, including predominantly German-speaking South Tyrol and the present-day Trentino province, together with the Carinthian Canal Valley around Tarvisio fell to Italy, as well as the Austrian Littoral (Gorizia and Gradisca, the Imperial Free City of Trieste, and Istria as recognized by the Treaty of Rapallo in 1920).
  • November 1919: Captain Alfred Lavrič's unit (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) was designated to be in charge of capturing Carinthia, and began taking control of the territory on 13 November, when his units entered the Jaun Valley and Ferlach.
  • November 1919: Captain Rudolf Knez entered Sittersdorf (Žitara vas) and settled his units there.
  • November 1919: From November 27 onward, the Slovene fighters under direct command of Maister, took control of Spielfeld, Bad Radkersburg, Mureck, Leutschach, Marenberg, and Muta, while the units from Celje under command of Franjo Malgaj took control of the Meža Valley and Bleiburg.
  • November 1919: Units from Ljubljana took control of Dravograd, Lavamünd and Sankt Paul. The capture of Völkermarkt on November 30 sparked much criticism, as it allegedly wasn't included in the demarcation line plans.
  • Chronology


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    1. World War I


    Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

    1.1.Aftermath of World War I

    Were a series of treaties and military events that can be considered a direct consequence of World War I.

  • May 1934: The Federal State of Austria was a continuation of the First Austrian Republic between 1934 and 1938 when it was a one-party state led by the clerico-fascist Fatherland Front.

  • 1.1.1.Hungarian-Romanian War

    Was a war between Romania and Hungary over territorial disputes after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I.

    1.1.1.1.Hungarian-Romanian War Aftermath

    The border between Romania and Hungary after World War I was decided in the The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919).


    1.1.2.Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia

    Was a military engagement that ensued in the aftermath of World War I between forces loyal to the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and later the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and forces loyal to the Republic of German-Austria.

    1.1.2.1.Second Yugoslavian Offensive

    Was a Yugoslavian offensive against Austrian forces during the Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia.

  • November 1920: The border in Carinthia was decided through a Plebiscite after the treaty of Saint Germain. Most of the population voted for Austria. The region was placed under Austrian administration on 18 November 1920 and declared part of the sovereign Austrian Republic on November 22.

  • 1.1.2.2.First Yugoslavian Offensive

    Was a Yugoslavian offensive against Austrian forces during the Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia.


    1.1.3.Treaty of St Germain

    Was a treaty that settled the dissolution of Austria-Hungary after World War I.


    2. Uprising in West Hungary


    Was an uprising in the city of Sopron in western Hungary that had been assigned to Austria after World War I. After a referendum Sopron and its surrounding eigth villages were transferred from Austria to Hungary.

  • December 1921: The Sopron plebiscite took place on December 14-16, 1921. Sopron and surronding areas are awarded to Hungary.

  • Disestablishment


  • May 1934: The Federal State of Austria was a continuation of the First Austrian Republic between 1934 and 1938 when it was a one-party state led by the clerico-fascist Fatherland Front.
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