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Why did Paul von Hindenburg wrongly call Adolf Hitler "Bohemian corporal"?
Paul von Hindenburg didn't like Adolf Hitler because he was a low-ranked individual from the poor/low class. He called him mockingly "Bohemian corporal".
However in reality Adolf Hitler was not ...
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Was it customary for young upper-middle class women to chew gum in public in German-speaking Europe?
I'm writing a fiction work and there is a scene about a young, well-educated, but stormy woman, willing to stretch the boundaries of what's allowed. I'm thinking about making her chew gum in public. ...
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Were there revolts in or escapes from the Austrofascist camps?
During Austrofascism there were
internment camps (Anhaltelager, see German Wikipedia), in which
political prisoners were kept (National Socialists, Socialists, Communists).
Have there been any
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How did Austrian paramilitary organisations amass weapons during the interwar period?
According to Wikipedia, the Austrian Social Democrats and their allies had
over 2,500 rifles,
250 revolvers,
1,500 hand grenades, and
10,000 rounds of ammunition
in February 1934.
How did they (and ...
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Was it common for unmarried couples to live in the same hotel room in Europe of the 1930es?
Imagine an unmarried couple in their mid-twenties, both educated (teachers).
They live in Vienna of the early 1930es (before the Anschluss).
Was it acceptable for them to book one hotel room and ...
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Why did the Austrofascists fight with the National Socialists and vice versa?
In another question I mentioned that the Austrofascists fought the National Socialists. Why? Did they have any important ideological differences?
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