Ostmark (Austria)
Nazi name for Austria (1938–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ostmark (German pronunciation: [ˈɔstmaʁk] ⓘ, "Eastern March") was a name that referred historically to the Margraviate of Austria, a medieval frontier march. It was also used in Nazi propaganda from 1938 to 1942 to refer to the formerly independent Federal State of Austria after the Anschluss with Nazi Germany. From the Anschluss until 1939, the official name used was Land Österreich ("State of Austria").[1]
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Reichsgau of Nazi Germany | |||||||||
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Capital | Vienna | ||||||||
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• 1938–1939 | Arthur Seyss-Inquart | ||||||||
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• Established | 1938 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1939 | ||||||||
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