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Second Yugoslav Offensive
The Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia was a military engagement that ensued in the aftermath of World War I between forces loyal to the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and later the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and forces loyal to the Republic of German-Austria. The main theater of the conflict was the linguistically mixed region in southeastern Carinthia. The conflict was settled by the 1919 Treaty of Saint-Germain, under which a 1920 plebiscite in the disputed territory assigned it to the First Austrian Republic. Many Slovene-speaking people were in favor of joining the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia), while the German speaking people and also a large part of Slovenes were loyal to the newly proclaimed Republic of German Austria ''(Deutsch-Österreich)''. The disputed territory was earlier on a part of the Duchy of Carinthia within the Holy Roman Empire from year 976, and had belonged to the Habsburg monarchy since year 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftermath Of World War I
The aftermath of World War I saw far-reaching and wide-ranging cultural, economic, and social change across Europe, Asia, Africa, and in areas outside those that were directly involved. Four empires collapsed due to the war, old countries were abolished, new ones were formed, boundaries were redrawn, international organizations were established, and many new and old ideologies took a firm hold in people's minds. Additionally, culture in the nations involved was greatly changed. World War I also had the effect of bringing political transformation to most of the principal parties involved in the conflict, transforming them into Electoral democracy, electoral democracies by bringing near-universal suffrage for the first time in history, as in Weimar Republic, Germany (1919 German federal election), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1918 United Kingdom general election), and the United States (1920 United States presidential election). Blockade of Germany Through the per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Hülgerth
Ludwig Hülgerth (26 January 1875 – 13 August 1939) was an Austrian people, Austrian Field Marshal and politician. The son of a career soldier, Hülgerth joined the military at a young age. He fought in the World War I, First World War on three fronts, where he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1927, he retired as a Major General, and received the rank of Field Marshal in 1934. Hülgerth went into politics in 1934, when he became governor of Carinthia. He became the head of the Fatherland Front (Austria), Fatherland Front militia in 1936, and that same year became Vice-Chancellor under Kurt Schuschnigg. Hülgerth died in 1939 at his father-in-law's estate in Sankt Georgen am Längsee. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hulgerth, Ludvig 1875 births 1939 deaths Austro-Hungarian Army officers Vice-chancellors of Austria Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I Military personnel from Vienna Politicians from Vienna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
