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Ostmark (Austria), the Glossary

Ostmark ("Eastern March") was a name that referred historically to the Margraviate of Austria, a medieval frontier march.^[1]

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Austria under National Socialism
Austria–Germany relations
Former subdivisions of Germany
States and territories disestablished in 1939

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.

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Allied-occupied Austria

Austria was occupied by the Allies and declared independent from Nazi Germany on 27 April 1945 (confirmed by the Berlin Declaration for Germany on 5 June 1945), as a result of the Vienna offensive.

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The Alps are one of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.

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Anschluss

The Anschluss (or Anschluß), also known as the Anschluß Österreichs (Annexation of Austria), was the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the German Reich on 13 March 1938. Ostmark (Austria) and Anschluss are Austria under National Socialism.

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Areas annexed by Nazi Germany

There were many areas annexed by Nazi Germany both immediately before and throughout the course of World War II.

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Arthur Seyss-Inquart

Arthur Seyss-Inquart (Seyß-Inquart,; 22 July 1892 16 October 1946) was an Austrian Nazi politician who served as Chancellor of Austria in 1938 for two days before the Anschluss.

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Austria within Nazi Germany

Austria was part of Nazi Germany from 13 March 1938 (an event known as the Anschluss) until 27 April 1945, when Allied-occupied Austria declared independence from Nazi Germany. Ostmark (Austria) and Austria within Nazi Germany are Austria under National Socialism, Austria–Germany relations, states and territories disestablished in 1945 and states and territories established in 1938.

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Český Krumlov

Český Krumlov (Krumau or Böhmisch Krumau) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

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Bad Aussee

Bad Aussee (Central Bavarian: Bod Ossee) is a town in the Austrian state of Styria, located at the confluence of the three sources of the Traun River in the Ausseerland region.

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Balkans campaign (World War II)

The Balkans campaign of World War II began with the Italian invasion of Greece on 28 October 1940.

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Bohemia

Bohemia (Čechy; Böhmen; Čěska; Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic.

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Bratislava

Bratislava (German: Pressburg or Preßburg,; Hungarian: Pozsony; Slovak: Prešporok), is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on Danube river.

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Burgenland

Burgenland (Őrvidék; Gradišće; Austro-Bavarian: Burgnland; Slovene: Gradiščanska; Hradsko) is the easternmost and least populous state of Austria.

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Carinthia

Carinthia (Kärnten; Koroška, Carinzia) is the southernmost and least densely populated Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes.

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Carinthia (Slovenia)

Carinthia (Koroška; Kärnten), also Slovene Carinthia or Slovenian Carinthia (Slovenska Koroška), is a traditional region in northern Slovenia.

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Danube

The Danube (see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia.

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Devín

Devín (Dévény, Theben) is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, located in the Bratislava IV district.

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East Tyrol

East Tyrol, occasionally East Tirol (Osttirol), is an exclave of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, separated from North Tyrol by parts of Salzburg State and parts of Italian South Tyrol (Südtirol, Alto Adige).

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Eisenstadt

Eisenstadt (Eisnstod; Kismarton; Željezni grad or Željezno; Železno) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Burgenland.

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Federal State of Austria

The Federal State of Austria (Bundesstaat Österreich; colloquially known as the "Ständestaat") was a continuation of the First Austrian Republic between 1934 and 1938 when it was a one-party state led by the conservative, nationalist, and corporatist Fatherland Front.

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Federal states of Austria

Austria is a federal republic consisting of nine federal states.

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First Austrian Republic

The First Austrian Republic (Erste Österreichische Republik), officially the Republic of Austria, 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 and the Fatherland's Front in 1934.

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Gauleiter

A Gauleiter was a regional leader of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) who served as the head of a Gau or Reichsgau.

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German language

German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.

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Greater Vienna

Greater Vienna (Groß-Wien) is the name given to the city of Vienna, which was enlarged by incorporations. Ostmark (Austria) and Greater Vienna are Austria under National Socialism.

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Krems an der Donau

Krems an der Donau is a town with 25,271 inhabitants end 2022 in Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria.

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Lower Austria

Lower Austria (Niederösterreich abbreviation LA or NÖ; Austro-Bavarian: Niedaöstareich, Niedaestareich, Dolné Rakúsko, Dolní Rakousy) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country.

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March (territory)

In medieval Europe, a march or mark was, in broad terms, any kind of borderland, as opposed to a state's "heartland".

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Margraviate of Austria

The Margraviate of Austria (Markgrafschaft Österreich) was a medieval frontier march, centered along the river Danube, between the river Enns and the Vienna Woods (Wienerwald), within the territory of modern Austrian provinces of Upper Austria and Lower Austria.

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Moravia

Moravia (Morava; Mähren) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.

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Moscow Declarations

The Moscow Declarations were four declarations signed during the Moscow Conference on October 30, 1943.

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Munich Agreement

The Munich Agreement was an agreement reached in Munich on 30 September 1938, by Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, the French Republic, and Fascist Italy.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship. Ostmark (Austria) and Nazi Germany are states and territories disestablished in 1945.

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Nazi Party

The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported the ideology of Nazism.

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North Tyrol

North Tyrol, rarely North Tirol (Nordtirol), is the main part of the Austrian federal state Tyrol, located in the western part of the country.

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Passau

Passau (Båssa) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany.

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Petržalka

Petržalka (Engerau / Audorf; Pozsonyligetfalu) is the largest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.

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Propaganda in Nazi Germany

The propaganda used by the German Nazi Party in the years leading up to and during Adolf Hitler's dictatorship of Germany from 1933 to 1945 was a crucial instrument for acquiring and maintaining power, and for the implementation of Nazi policies.

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Reichsgau

A Reichsgau (plural Reichsgaue) was an administrative subdivision created in a number of areas annexed by Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1945.

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Reichsstatthalter

The Reichsstatthalter (Reich lieutenant) was a title used in the German Empire and later in Nazi Germany.

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Salzburg (federal state)

Salzburg (Austro-Bavarian, also known as Salzburgerland; Salisburghese) is an Austrian federal state.

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States of the Weimar Republic

The States of the Weimar Republic were the first-level administrative divisions and constituent states of the German Reich during the Weimar Republic era. Ostmark (Austria) and states of the Weimar Republic are former subdivisions of Germany.

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Styria

Styria (Steiermark; Steiamårk, Štajerska, Stájerország) is an Austrian state in the southeast of the country, famed for its idyllic landscapes, as well as rich folk- and high culture.

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Styria (Slovenia)

Styria (Štajerska), also known as Slovenian Styria (Slovenska Štajerska) or Lower Styria (Spodnja Štajerska; Untersteiermark) to differentiate it from Austrian Styria, is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostmark_(Austria)

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Austria–Germany relations

Former subdivisions of Germany

States and territories disestablished in 1939

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