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THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 16, 1936
* Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg ousted
* Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg coup
* Prelude to the 1938 Austria Anschluss
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "AUSTRIA ENDS STARHEIMBERG FASCIST ARMY" with subhead and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding slits along the spine, generally in nice condition.
AI notes: On May 16, 1936, Austria effectively ended Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg’s political influence by removing him from his posts, including Vice-Chancellor and head of the Fatherland Front, in a government reshuffle orchestrated by Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg. Starhemberg, a leading figure of the right-wing Heimwehr paramilitary and a staunch supporter of the quasi-authoritarian Dollfuss regime, had been one of the most powerful men in Austria following Dollfuss’s assassination in 1934. His dismissal followed tensions over his overtures to Italy and demonstrations by Heimwehr forces, which threatened to destabilize the government. The removal signaled a decisive shift away from aristocratic-fascist influence within Austria, consolidating power under Schuschnigg and weakening paramilitary factions. This move also foreshadowed the eventual dissolution of the Heimwehr later that year and diminished Austria’s capacity to resist German pressure, ultimately influencing the country’s path toward the 1938 Anschluss.
May 16, 1936
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 16, 1936
* Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg ousted
* Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg coup
* Prelude to the 1938 Austria Anschluss
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "AUSTRIA ENDS STARHEIMBERG FASCIST ARMY" with subhead and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding slits along the spine, generally in nice condition.
AI notes: On May 16, 1936, Austria effectively ended Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg’s political influence by removing him from his posts, including Vice-Chancellor and head of the Fatherland Front, in a government reshuffle orchestrated by Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg. Starhemberg, a leading figure of the right-wing Heimwehr paramilitary and a staunch supporter of the quasi-authoritarian Dollfuss regime, had been one of the most powerful men in Austria following Dollfuss’s assassination in 1934. His dismissal followed tensions over his overtures to Italy and demonstrations by Heimwehr forces, which threatened to destabilize the government. The removal signaled a decisive shift away from aristocratic-fascist influence within Austria, consolidating power under Schuschnigg and weakening paramilitary factions. This move also foreshadowed the eventual dissolution of the Heimwehr later that year and diminished Austria’s capacity to resist German pressure, ultimately influencing the country’s path toward the 1938 Anschluss.
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