Austria 1934-1935 Assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss
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Engelbert Dollfuss (German: Engelbert Dollfuß, 4 October 1892 – 25 July 1934) was an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor of Austria between 1932 and 1934. Having served as Minister for Forests and Agriculture, he ascended to Federal Chancellor in 1932 in the midst of a crisis for the conservative government. In early 1933, he dissolved parliament and assumed dictatorial powers. Suppressing the Socialist movement in February 1934 during the Austrian Civil War and later banning the Austrian Nazi Party, he cemented the rule of "Austrofascism" through the authoritarian First of May Constitution. Dollfuss was assassinated as part of a failed coup attempt by Nazi agents in 1934. His successor Kurt Schuschnigg maintained the regime until Adolf Hitler's annexation of Austria in 1938. |
More information about Engelbert Dollfuss can be found on the Internet: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Dollfuss
Official Issues
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24 G Black bluish green | 24 G Black Gray Blue | WIEN in 24.X.1934 | 1 WIEN in 25.VII.1936 |
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Violet | Dark violet | violet ultramarine |
Dark Indigo | Dark Blue |
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