Kurt von Schuschnigg Biography and Timeline

Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament

Minister of Justice

Appointed Minister of Justice

Role range: 1932-1934

Minister of Education

Appointed Minister of Education

Role range: 1933-1934

Chancellor

Appointed Chancellor of Austria, succeeds Dolfuss who was assassinated by the Nazis

Role range: 1934-1938

Alliance Austria, Hungary and Italy

Austria, Hungary & Italy sign the Three Power Pact

Role range: 1934-1938

Alliance Austria and Germany

Austria agrees that her foreign policy would be determined as a "German State"

Role range: 1934-1938

Amnesty

An amnesty is granted to Austrian NAZIs in prison

Role range: 1934-1938

Conscription

Austria introduces conscription

Role range: 1934-1938

Treaty of St Germain

Austria introduces conscription, breaking the Treaty of St Germain

Role range: 1934-1938

Heimwehr

Abolishes the Heimwehr

Role range: 1934-1938

Treaty of Versailles

Austria recognizes Italy's capture of Abyssinia. Austria presses for Hungarys right to rearm to be allowed by the Treaty of Versailles

Role range: 1934-1938

Recognition of the Franco Government in Spain

Austria recognizes the Franco Government in Spain

Role range: 1934-1938

Forced to lift the Austrian Nazi Party ban

Forced to lift the Austrian Nazi Party ban. Forced to amnesty Nazis in Austria & appoints Seyss-Inquart in the Cabinet

Role range: 1934-1938

Visit to Berchtesgaden

Visits Hitler at Berchtesgaden

Role range: 1934-1938

Anschluss

Miklas refuses to honor Hitler's ultimatum but capitulates under threat of invasion

Role range: 1934-1938

International Agreement at Vienna

Schuschigg is forced by Hitler to agree an amnesty for imprisoned Austrian Nazis

Role range: 1934-1938

Invasion of Austria

Miklas refuses to honor Hitler's ultimatum but capitulates under threat of invasion

Role range: 1934-1938

Amnesty

Austria announces an amnesty including those convicted of the murder of Dolfuss

Role range: 1934-1938

Assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss

Austria announces a Nazi amnesty, including those convicted of the murder of Dolfuss

Role range: 1934-1938

Rebellion of Rebels in Graz

About 20,000 Nazis invade Graz town square & raise the swastika

Role range: 1934-1938

Rebellion of Rebels in Graz

About 20,000 Nazis invade Graz town square & raise the swastika

Role range: 1934-1938

Hitler promises to defend all Germans outside the Reich

Hitler promises to defend all Germans outside the Reich

Role range: 1934-1938

Anschluss

Kurt Schuschnigg defies the Nazis & calls for a referendum on independence

Role range: 1934-1938

Referendum

Announces a plebiscite will be held in 4 days to determine the sovereignty of Austria

Role range: 1934-1938

Referendum

Kurt Schuschnigg defies the Nazis & calls for a referendum on independence

Role range: 1934-1938

Anschluss

Germany closes the border at Salzburg

Role range: 1934-1938

Anschluss

Rail traffic between is halted & German troops are massed on the frontier. Hitler threatens to invade Austria. Forced to drop the plebiscite on union with Germany

Role range: 1934-1938

Invasion of Austria

Rail traffic between is halted & German troops are massed on the frontier. Hitler threatens to invade Austria

Role range: 1934-1938

Referendum

Faced by German occupation agrees with President Miklas to call off the plebiscite. A referendum to decide union with Germany is canceled after an ultimatum from Hitler

Role range: 1934-1938

Resignation of Kurt von Schuschnigg

Forced to resign by Hitler & have himself replaced by Seyss-Inquart as Chancellor

Role range: 1934-1938

Anschluss

The Nazis take over Austria and expel all Jews and other political opponents from the universities. Germany invades Austria after the Austrian Nazi Party invite German troops to march in and the union becomes the Anschluss

Role range: 1934-1938

Anschluss

Held prisoner by the Nazis in his villa in the grounds of Belvedere castle, 1938-1945

Role range: 1934-1938

Arrest of Kurt von Schuschnigg

Held prisoner by the Nazis in his villa in the grounds of Belvedere castle, 1938-1945

Role range: 1934-1938

Rule of Austria

Germany invades Austria after the Austrian Nazi Party invite German troops to march in and the union becomes the Anschluss

Role range: 1934-1938

Anschluss

Within days of the Anschluss squads of Nazis and Austrian museum personnel empty the Viennese palaces of the Rothschild brothers, Alphonse and Louis

Role range: 1934-1938

Arrest of Kurt von Schuschnigg

Rescues from a POW camp at Prager Wildsee by the British 5th Army

Role range: 1939-1945

Im Kampf Gegen Hitler

Publication of "Im Kampf Gegen Hitler"