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Austria in 1918

Historical records for Austria in 1918, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

49Records
31Events
15Named people
3Places
7Categories

Historical records

January

31 January 1918Field MarshalEduard Bohm-Ermolli

Vienna · Warfare / Military

Appointed Field Marshal

31 January 1918Field MarshalEduard Bohm-Ermolli

Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Field Marshal

February

16 February 1918ElectionKarl Renner

Politics / Socialist Party

The Socialists win 72 seats in the Austrian elections

19 February 1918PeaceCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

Sends a peace offer to President Wilson

March

3 March 1918Peace TreatyCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

Austria signs a peace Treaty with Russia

12 March 1918ChancellorKarl Renner

Vienna · Government / Government of Austria

Appointed Chancellor of Austria, 1st term

April

9 April 1918PeaceCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

Clemanceau discloses Charles peace note of 9th April

12 April 1918PeaceCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

The French publish Charles peace offer of 12th April

May

16 May 1918DismissalEduard Bohm-Ermolli

Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

Dismissed for not co-operating with the Germans in the Ukraine

16 May 1918DismissalCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

Dismisses Bohm-Ermolli

June

20 June 1918Battle of Piave RiverCharles I

Piave · Warfare / World War, 1st

Permits withdrawal behind the Piave

July

July 1918DismissalFranz Conrad von Hotzendorf

Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

Hotzendorf is dismissed

August

17 August 1918Field MarshalCharles I

Vienna · Warfare / Military

Appointed Field Marshal, receives the Field Marshals batton

17 August 1918Field MarshalCharles I

Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Field Marshal, receives the Field Marshals batton

October

16 October 1918Peoples ManifestoCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

Publication of "Peoples Manifesto"

24 October 1918Battle of VittorioCharles I

Vitoria · Warfare / World War, 1st

1st day of the Battle of Vittorio

25 October 1918Minister PresidentHeinrich Lammasch

Government / Government of Austria

Appointed Minister of President of Austria

29 October 1918ArmisticeCharles I

Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

Asks Diaz for an Armistice

30 October 1918Result of Surrender of Austro-Hungarian Fleet and FlotillaCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

The imperial fleet and flotilla pass to successor-state control as Habsburg authority disintegrates.

30 October 1918Surrender of Austro-Hungarian Fleet and FlotillaCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

Surrenders the Fleet to the Yugoslavs & the Flotilla to the Hungarians

31 October 1918Constitution of AustriaViktor Adler

Vienna · Government / Government of Austria

Adler helps form a new National Assembly to establish a republican Austria

31 October 1918National AssemblyViktor Adler

Vienna · Government / Government of Austria

Adler helps form a new National Assembly to establish a republican Austria

November

3 November 1918ArmisticeCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

An Armistice is declared

3 November 1918Battle of VittorioCharles I

Vitoria · Warfare / World War, 1st

A victory for the Allies, causes an Austrian collapse across the Italian front

3 November 1918Result of Surrender of Austria-HungaryCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

Austria-Hungary accepts an armistice and ends active hostilities against Italy.

3 November 1918Surrender of Austria-HungaryCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

Surrenders unconditionally to Italian C-in-C Armando Diaz. An Armistice is declared

11 November 1918AbdicationCharles I

House / House of Habsburg

Abdicates the Austrian Kingdom

11 November 1918Death of Viktor AdlerViktor Adler

Government / Government of Austria

Death of Viktor Adler

11 November 1918Resignation of Heinrich LammaschHeinrich Lammasch

Vienna · Government / Government of Austria

Resigns because of his disagreement with Allied War objectives

11 November 1918Result of Surrender of Austria-HungaryCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

Austria-Hungary leaves the war as imperial military resistance collapses.

11 November 1918Surrender of Austria-HungaryCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

End of World War I

13 November 1918AbdicationCharles I

House / House of Habsburg

Abdicates the Hungarian Kingdom

18 November 1918DismissalCharles I

Warfare / World War, 1st

Relinqueshes Supreme Command

Other Events

1918AbdicationJohan Schobar

Government / Government of Austria

Appointed President of Austria, 1st term, immediately prior to the fall of the Habsburg Monarchy

1918Allgemeine ErkenntnislehreFriedrich Albert Moritz Schlick

Humanities / Philosophy

Publication of "Allgemeine Erkenntnislehre"

1918Birth of Kurt WaldheimKurt Waldheim

Government / Government of Austria

Birth of Kurt Waldheim

1918CaptainLothar Rendulic

Warfare / Military

Appointed Captain

1918CaptainLothar Rendulic

Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Captain

1918Council of StateViktor Adler

Government / Government of Austria

Appointed Member of Austr-German Council of State

1918Foreign Secretary of AustriaViktor Adler

Government / Government of Austria

Appointed Foreign Minister

1918Frame DraggingJosef Lense

Vienna · Science / Physics

Lense calculates relativistic frame dragging effects caused by rotating masses

1918Frame DraggingHans Thirring

Vienna · Science / Physics

Thirring works with Lense on the dragging of inertial frames predicted by general relativity

1918Invasion of UkraineEduard Bohm-Ermolli

Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

Leads the Austrian Army & occupies the Ukraine

1918Minister Social WelfareIgnaz Seipel

Government / Government of Austria

Appointed Minister of Social Welfare

1918National AssemblyKarl Seitz

Government / Government of Austria

Appointed President of the Provisional National Assembly

1918Piave RiverFranz Rohr von Denta Straussenberg

Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

The failure of this offensive leads to the Armys disintegration

1918President of AustriaJohan Schobar

Government / Government of Austria

Appointed President of Austria, 1st term, immediately prior to the fall of the Habsburg Monarchy

1918President of AustriaKarl Seitz

Government / Government of Austria

Appointed President of the Provisional National Assembly

1918State CouncilKarl Seitz

Vienna · Government / Government of Austria

Appointed Member of State Council

Names involved

Charles IEduard Bohm-ErmolliFranz Conrad von HotzendorfFranz Rohr von Denta StraussenbergFriedrich Albert Moritz SchlickHans ThirringHeinrich LammaschIgnaz SeipelJohan SchobarJosef LenseKarl RennerKarl SeitzKurt WaldheimLothar RendulicViktor Adler

Places involved

PiaveViennaVitoria

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.