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Austria in 1944

Historical records for Austria in 1944, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

22Records
19Events
4Named people
4Places
4Categories

Historical records

March

19 March 1944Arrival in BudapestAdolf Eichmann

Budapest · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Arrives in Budapest after Germany occupies Hungary.

19 March 1944Hungarian Deportation MissionAdolf Eichmann

Budapest · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Personally directs the SS deportation team assigned to Hungarian Jewry.

March 1944DeportationAdolf Eichmann

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Leads a task force which deports 437,000 Jews to Auschwitz from Hungary

April

April 1944Deportation Preparations IntensifyAdolf Eichmann

Hungary · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Jewish communities are concentrated in ghettos and transit sites.

April 1944Hungarian Ghettoisation CoordinationAdolf Eichmann

Hungary · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Coordinates German planning with Hungarian authorities before mass deportations.

May

15 May 1944Hungarian Mass Deportations BeginAdolf Eichmann

Hungary · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Oversees the start of systematic deportations from Hungary.

15 May 1944Transports to Auschwitz StartAdolf Eichmann

Hungary · Warfare / World War, 2nd

German and Hungarian authorities send mass transports toward Auschwitz.

21 May 1944Siege of Tito HQLothar Rendulic

Bosnia and Herzegovina · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Orders the XV Gebirg Corps to attack Tito in Bosnia & destroy the Yugoslav Army, YANL

25 May 1944Siege of Tito HQLothar Rendulic

Bosnia and Herzegovina · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The attack on Tito fails due to partisan intelligence

July

9 July 1944Budapest Deportations HaltedAdolf Eichmann

Budapest · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Mass deportations from Hungary are halted by Regent Horthy.

9 July 1944Horthy Stops Mass TransportsAdolf Eichmann

Budapest · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Eichmann's deportation operation loses its main transport programme.

9 July 1944Hundreds of Thousands DeportedAdolf Eichmann

Hungary · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Most deportees are sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau.

9 July 1944Hungarian Deportation CampaignAdolf Eichmann

Hungary · Warfare / World War, 2nd

His unit helps deport roughly 440,000 Hungarian Jews.

September

3 September 1944Finns give Germany 14 days to evacuate an army of 250,000Lothar Rendulic

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Finns give Germany 14 days to evacuate an army of 250,000

3 September 1944OccupationLothar Rendulic

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Russia demands German withdrawal from Finland

Other Events

1944Autistic Psychopathy DescriptionHans Asperger

Vienna · Science / Medicine

Publishes a clinical description of children with distinctive social and behavioral patterns.

1944Childhood Social Development StudyHans Asperger

Vienna · Science / Medicine

Documents a developmental profile later associated with the autism spectrum.

1944Commander of Twentieth Gebirgs ArmyLothar Rendulic

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the Twentieth Gebirgs Army in the Arctic Circle

1944Commander of Twentieth Gebirgs ArmyLothar Rendulic

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Appointed Commander of the Twentieth Gebirgs Army in the Arctic Circle

1944Northern LightsLothar Rendulic

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Evacuates Finland in 14 days, required by the armistice between Finland & Russia

1944OccupationLothar Rendulic

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Evacuates Finland in 14 days, required by the armistice between Finland & Russia

1944What Is Life?Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrodinger

Science / Astronomy

Publication of "What Is Life?"

Names involved

Adolf EichmannErwin Rudolf Josef Alexander SchrodingerHans AspergerLothar Rendulic

Places involved

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBudapestHungaryVienna

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.