SERIOUS POLITICAL DISTURBANCES IN AUSTRIA: RECENT ARMED RISING OF SOCIALISTS QUELLED BY THE GOVERNMENT A scene reminiscent of war-time, showing members of the Austrian Heimwehr (Homeguard) being issued with rifles during a concentration of recruits at Vienna, the Austrian capital, to deal with the rebellion of Socialists. The disturbances culminated in fierce and prolonged battles in Vienna and other large centres, resulting in a serious loss of life and heavy casualty lists before the Government restored order. The combatants used howitzers, machine-guns, hand-grenades and firearms.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21758, 24 March 1934, Page 3 (Supplement)
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85SERIOUS POLITICAL DISTURBANCES IN AUSTRIA: RECENT ARMED RISING OF SOCIALISTS QUELLED BY THE GOVERNMENT A scene reminiscent of war-time, showing members of the Austrian Heimwehr (Homeguard) being issued with rifles during a concentration of recruits at Vienna, the Austrian capital, to deal with the rebellion of Socialists. The disturbances culminated in fierce and prolonged battles in Vienna and other large centres, resulting in a serious loss of life and heavy casualty lists before the Government restored order. The combatants used howitzers, machine-guns, hand-grenades and firearms. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21758, 24 March 1934, Page 3 (Supplement)
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