"Complete disaster was averted by United States President Herbert Hoover obtaining a temporary moratorium on reparation payments. In the summer of 1931, Hindenburg complained in a letter to his daughter: ""What pains and angers me the most is being misunderstood by part of the political right"". He met Adolf Hitler for the first time in October 1931, at a high-level conference in Berlin. Everyone present saw that they took an immediate dislike to each other. Afterwards Hindenburg in private often disparagingly referred to Hitler as ""that Austrian corporal"", ""that Bohemian corporal"" or sometimes simply as ""the corporal"" and also derided"
"Johann Kastenberger Johann Kastenberger (born October 1, 1958, in Sankt Leonhard am Forst, died November 15, 1988, in Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria) was an Austrian marathon runner, bank robber and murderer. He infamously committed his crimes while wearing a Ronald Reagan mask, earning him the nickname ""Shotgun Ronnie"". Kastenberger's criminal life was the basis for the 2010 film ""The Robber"". On January 25, 1977, Kastenberger robbed a Volksbank branch in Pressbaum, making off with 70,000 Austrian Schillings (~€5,000). Shortly thereafter, police arrested Kastenberger on a train at Wien Westbahnhof based on descriptions given to police by the bank's employees. He"
"set of instructions known as the ""Ten Commandments for Con Men"" has been attributed to Lustig: Victor Lustig Victor Lustig (; January 4, 1890 – March 11, 1947) was a highly skilled con artist from Austria-Hungary, who undertook a criminal career that involved conducting scams across Europe and the United States during the early 20th century. He is widely regarded as one of the most notorious con artists of his time, and is infamous for being ""the man who sold the Eiffel Tower twice"", and for conducting the ""Rumanian Box"" scam. Victor Lustig was born in Hostinné, Austria-Hungary, originally under"
"Corps Austria Frankfurt am Main Corps Austria is a member Corps of the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband, the association of the oldest student fraternities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Corps Austria is ""pflichtschlagend"", which refers to the fact that it requires of its members to participate in several organized duel-like fencing engagements with members of other specific student fraternities, a ritual dating back to the 17th century and described by Mark Twain in his book ""A tramp abroad"". The Corps Austria is further considered ""farbentragend"" in that its members wear a colored sash (right shoulder to left waist) across their chests as"
"Viktor Dankl von Krasnik Viktor Julius Ignaz Ferdinand Graf Dankl von Krásnik (Born as Viktor Julius Ignaz Ferdinand Dankl on September 18, 1854, in Udine, died January 8, 1941 in Innsbruck) was a highly decorated Austro-Hungarian officer who reached the pinnacle of his service during World War I with promotion to the rare rank of Colonel General (""Generaloberst""). His successful career met an abrupt end in 1916 due to both his performance on the Italian front and health issues. After the war he would be a vocal apologist for both his country's war record and the dethroned Habsburg monarchy. Viktor"
"body of a man inside; the fire seemed to have been started by the man himself. Police suspected it to be the body of Huber, although DNA research still needs to confirm this. Earlier reports that Huber had been shot in the abdomen during the standoff by police have not yet been confirmed. No further persons were found at the premises. The three police officers were aged between 38 and 51. The paramedic was identified as 70-year-old Johann Dorfwirth from the Austrian Red Cross; he was a longtime paramedic with the organisation who had received several awards for his service."
"Andreas Münzer Andreas Münzer (October 25, 1964 – March 14, 1996) was an Austrian professional bodybuilder known for his extremely low body fat levels and early death. He was featured in ""Flex"" twice and ""Muscle Magazine International"" once. Münzer was an admirer of fellow Austrian bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger. He attempted to imitate Schwarzenegger, eventually meeting his hero at the Arnold Classic competition in 1996. While competing, he used a variety of ergogenic aids, including large amounts of potassium-sparing diuretics, possibly leading to his death in 1996. After months of stomach pain, Münzer was admitted to hospital on the morning of"
"of Bavarian General Karl Philipp von Wrede. The Austrian Corps, under the command of Field-Marshal-Lieutenant Baron Fresnet, numbered 24,000 men: 18,000 infantrymen (18 battalions), 6,000 cavalrymen (32 squadrons) and 34 artillery pieces. These men were organised in three divisions: the 1st division under General Bach, the 2nd division under General Trautenberg, and the 3rd division under General Spleny (cavalry and reserve artillery). The Bavarian Corps, under Wrede's direct command, numbered 18,000 men: 15,000 infantrymen (17 battalions), 3,000 cavalrymen (20 squadrons), and 60 artillery pieces. These men were organised in two divisions, one cavalry reserve and one artillery reserve: the 2nd"
"Wolfgang Ott Wolfgang Ott (born 1957 in Austria) is an Austrian sex offender, murderer and alleged serial killer, whose actions are considered some of the most spectacular criminal cases in his home country. Wolfgang Ott was sentenced to 15 months probation and psychiatric treatment at the age of 16 for sexual assault. After two failed kidnapping attempts on women, he kidnapped 23-year old bank employee Sonja S. on May 30, 1995, and held her for three days in his home in Liesing, Vienna, where he repeatedly raped and abused her. He then went with her to Styria, where he undressed"
"SS dress uniform, reminded her of the real Amon Göth. Dates of rank Awards Amon Göth Amon Leopold Göth (; alternative spelling ""Goeth""; 11 December 1908 – 13 September 1946; ) was an Austrian SS-""Hauptsturmführer"" (captain) and the commandant of the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp in Płaszów in German-occupied Poland for most of the camp's existence during World War II. He was tried as a war criminal after the war by the Supreme National Tribunal of Poland at Kraków and was found guilty of personally ordering the imprisonment, torture, and extermination of individuals and groups of people. He was also convicted"
"Reggie Nalder Reggie Nalder (born Alfred Reginald Natzler; 4 September 1907 – 19 November 1991) was a prolific Austrian film and television character actor from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. His distinctive features—partially the result of disfiguring burns—together with a haunting style and demeanor led to his being called ""The Face That Launched a Thousand Trips"". Born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he was the son of actor and operetta singer Sigmund Natzler (1862-1913). He was a cousin of actresses and singers Grete Natzler and Hertha Natzler. As a young man he performed at second-rate Vienna theatres and from the"
"Erwin Leder Erwin Alois Robert Leder (born 30 July 1951 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria) is an Austrian actor. He is best known for his role as Chief Mechanic Johann in ""Das Boot"", a 1981 feature film directed by Wolfgang Petersen about a mission of one World War II U-boat and its crew. He is also known for the leading role as the nameless serial killer in the highly acclaimed cult film Angst, by Gerald Kargl, which was banned all over Europe for extreme violence in 1983. In 2003, Leder appeared as the lycan scientist Singe in the gothic"
"his attorney, Wagner committed suicide. His date of death was determined to be 3 October 1980. Gustav Wagner Gustav Franz Wagner (18 July 1911 – 3 October 1980) was an Austrian member of the ""SS"" with the rank of Staff sergeant (""Oberscharführer""). Wagner was a starter deputy commander of the Sobibór extermination camp in German-occupied Poland, where more than 200,000 Jews were gassed during Operation Reinhard. Due to his brutality, he was known as ""The Beast"" and ""Wolf"". He was born in Vienna, Austria, Wagner joined the Nazi Party in 1931 as member number 443,217. After being arrested for proscribed"
"with the total strength of 7,000 men, organized as follows: [3] The first use of the ""Austrian corps"" came in October 1880. In Azerbaijan, a Kurdish uprising had sprung up against the central government in Tehran under the leadership of Sheikh Ubeydullah. The commander of the detachment was Captain Wagner von Wetterstädt who has already served in Mexico under Maximilian I and was battle-tested. The uprising was crushed. Captain Wagner was with the artillery in Urmia to defend it against further attacks. The successes of the Austrian corps led to further plans. The entire army should be preserved in Austrian"
"Eugen Sandow Eugen Sandow (; born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller; 2 April 1867 – 14 October 1925) was a pioneering German bodybuilder, now known as the ""father of modern bodybuilding"". Sandow was born to a Jewish family in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad), on 2 April 1867. His father was a German and his mother was of Russian descent. Although his parents were born Jewish, the family were Lutherans and wanted him to become a Lutheran minister. He left Prussia in 1885 to avoid military service and traveled throughout Europe, becoming a circus athlete and adopting Eugen Sandow as his stage name."
"warship construction in Austria-Hungary. The phrase ""fix Laudon"" is a light curse sometimes used in Austria. It is said that it was first uttered by Maria Theresa upon her hearing of the loss of Silesia to Frederick the Great. Ernst Gideon von Laudon Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon (originally Laudohn or Loudon; 13 February 1717 – 14 July 1790) was an Austrian generalisimo, one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the Great, allegedly lauded by Alexander Suvorov as his teacher. He served the position of military governorship of Habsburg Serbia from his capture of Belgrade in"
"at war with Germany: When an Austrian general who had flogged women in the conquered provinces appeared in the London streets, some common draymen off a cart behaved with the direct quixotry of Sir Lancelot or Sir Galahad. He had beaten women and they beat him. They regarded themselves simply as avengers of ladies in distress, breaking the bloody whip of a German bully. Julius Jacob von Haynau Julius Jacob von Haynau (14 October 1786 – 14 March 1853) was an Austrian general who was prominent in suppressing insurrectionary movements in Italy and Hungary in 1848 and later. While a"
"Archduke Wilhelm of Austria Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria, later Wilhelm Franz von Habsburg-Lothringen (10 February 1895 – 18 August 1948), also known as Basil the Embroidered (), was an Austrian archduke, a colonel of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, and a poet. Archduke Wilhelm was the youngest son of Archduke Karl Stephan and Archduchess Maria Theresia, Princess of Tuscany. He was born in a family estate on the Lošinj island, Austrian Littoral (present day Croatia). Accommodating the 19th-century rise of nationalism, Archduke Karl Stephan decided that his branch of the Habsburg family would adopt a Polish identity and would combine"
"Gotfrid Köchert Gotfrid (or Gottfried) Köchert (22 March 1918 – 6 November 1986) was an Austrian yacht racer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Gotfrid (or Gottfried) Köchert was among the most famous Austrian racers of the 1950s. Scion of the Viennese jeweler dynasty AE Köchert he was called the ""raging jeweler"". Born in Vienna, spent the 1930s in the United States and studied economics at a college in Florida for two years (1936–38). His parents had reportedly sent him to America in an unsuccessful attempt to dampen his relationship with actress and singer Gusti Huber. Just before World"
"increasingly believed their student associations to be almost an extension of their national identity. Consequently, such student bodies with their colourful nationalist paraphernalia frequently drew the wrath of the native population upon themselves. Corps Austria was founded on 23 February 1861 by students of the Karl-Ferdinand University in Prague. On 28 June 1881, an event occurred that would lead to the eventual displacement of the Corps from its birthplace. In the so-called ""Battle of Kuchelbad"", a popular destination on the outskirts of Prague, Czech students violently overwhelmed and routed the participants of the annual celebrations (Ger. ""Stiftungsfest"") commemorating the founding"
"Zishe Breitbart Siegmund Breitbart (22 February 1883 – 12 October 1925), also known popularly as Zishe or Sische Breitbart (), was a Polish-born circus performer, vaudeville strongman and Jewish folklore hero. He was known as the ""Strongest Man in the World"" and ""Eisenkönig"" (""Ironking"") during the 1920s. Breitbart was born into an observant Jewish family of blacksmiths in Stryków near Łódź (Poland), on February 22, 1893. Breitbart performed extensively in Europe and America touring with the Circus Busch using a strength act themed to fit his former background as a blacksmith. He bent iron bars around his arm in floral"
"Franziska Scanagatta Franziska Scanagatta (also called Francesca Scanagatta) (1 August 1776 – 1865) was an Italian woman who disguised herself as a man in order to attend an Austrian officer school in 1794. She served during the French Revolution and was promoted to Leutnant (lieutenant) in 1800. In 1801 she left the army and was granted a pension by Kaiser Franz II, when he learned of her story. Born in Milan in 1776, which was then under Austrian rule, Francesca Scanagatta dreamt of joining the Imperial Austrian army. Fortunately, she was said to be ""ugly and small, with a moustache"
"looked like a success of the Austro-Hungarian military mission. At the end of July 1879, the corps had 90 officers and 1,400 men and in January 1880, the Head of Mission and Schönowsky were dismissed by Colonel Schemel v. Kühnritt, a former commander of the regiment No. 2 of Hussars ""Friedrich Leopold of Prussia"". In May the corps was composed of 2000 men, who were equipped with Austrian uniforms and weapons. In April 1880, there were already 260 officers and 6,000 men who served in the Austrian Corps service. The plans for the Persian army was to have a corps"
"Nickolaus Hirschl Nickolaus ""Mickey"" Hirschl (March 20, 1906 – October 10, 1991) was an Austrian Olympic-medal-winning wrestler, European heavyweight wrestling champion, and for 10 years held the title of Austrian heavyweight wrestling champion. He was also an Austrian shot put and discus junior cChampion, Austrian heavyweight weightlifting junior champion, and for seven years the Austrian pentathlon champion. Hirschl was Jewish, and was born in Vienna, Austria. His parents were kosher butchers, and his father was president of a synagogue. At 15 years of age, he won the Austrian junior championship in shot put and discus. At 16 years of age,"
"of his pupils in various collections. He is portrayed by Philip McGough,in the 2006 movie ""The Illusionist"", starring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel and Paul Giamatti. Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser (June 19, 1806 – March 11, 1875) was an Austrian-Hungarian magician and illusionist. He used the moniker ""Dr. Hofzinser"" as a stage name after retiring in 1865. Ottokar Fischer spread the story that upon his death in 1875, Hofzinser's wife destroyed many of his manuscripts to honor her husband's instructions though there is some dispute about this. Many of his mechanical plans and card-handling methods may forever remain a"
"Julius Jacob von Haynau Julius Jacob von Haynau (14 October 1786 – 14 March 1853) was an Austrian general who was prominent in suppressing insurrectionary movements in Italy and Hungary in 1848 and later. While a hugely effective military leader, he also gained renown as an aggressive and ruthless commander. His soldiers called him the ""Habsburg Tiger""; those opponents who suffered from his brutality called him the ""Hyena of Brescia"" and the ""Hangman of Arad"". Born in Kassel, Julius Jacob von Haynau was the illegitimate son of Rosa Dorothea Ritter, and William I (1743-1821), the landgrave (later elector) of Hesse-Kassel."
"In Austria-Hungary, his name was usually and officially spelled ""Thorleif von Paus"" (commonly abbreviated to ""v. Paus""). He also sometimes used the spelling ""Thorleif de Paus"". The spelling ""von Paus"" was regarded as a rendering of the name in a German/Austro-Hungarian linguistic and cultural context, and not a native form of the name, which he continued to spell simply as Thorleif Paus within Scandinavia. In Austria-Hungary, he received the Order of the Iron Crown, one of the country's highest orders and which previously conferred automatic ennoblement. Thorleif Paus Thorleif Paus (8 October 1881 – 9 June 1976), also known as"
"Gustav Wagner Gustav Franz Wagner (18 July 1911 – 3 October 1980) was an Austrian member of the ""SS"" with the rank of Staff sergeant (""Oberscharführer""). Wagner was a starter deputy commander of the Sobibór extermination camp in German-occupied Poland, where more than 200,000 Jews were gassed during Operation Reinhard. Due to his brutality, he was known as ""The Beast"" and ""Wolf"". He was born in Vienna, Austria, Wagner joined the Nazi Party in 1931 as member number 443,217. After being arrested for proscribed National Socialist agitation, he fled to Germany, where he joined the SA and later the SS"
"Rudolf Schwarzkogler Rudolf Schwarzkogler (13 November 1940, Vienna – 20 June 1969, Vienna) was an Austrian performance artist closely associated with the Viennese Actionism group that included artists Günter Brus, Otto Mühl, and Hermann Nitsch. He is best known today for photographs depicting his series of closely controlled ""Aktionen"" featuring such iconography as a dead fish, a dead chicken, bare light bulbs, colored liquids, bound objects, and a man wrapped in gauze. The enduring themes of Schwarzkogler's works involved experience of pain and mutilation, often in an incongruous clinical context, such as ""3rd Aktion"" (1965) in which a patient's head"
"shriveled testes, and cardiac hypertrophy (Münzer's heart weighed 636g; a normal man's heart usually weighs 300–350g). Münzer's electrolytes were also out of balance, and his potassium levels were extremely high. Traces of about 20 different drugs were found, along with acute toxicity (perhaps caused by a stimulant). Schwarzenegger sent a wreath to Münzer's funeral in Styria, with the message: ""A last greeting to a friend."" Andreas Münzer Andreas Münzer (October 25, 1964 – March 14, 1996) was an Austrian professional bodybuilder known for his extremely low body fat levels and early death. He was featured in ""Flex"" twice and ""Muscle"
"Austrian knot An Austrian knot (or Tyrolean knot) is an elaborate design of twisted cord or lace worn as part of a dress uniform, usually on the lower sleeve. It is usually a distinction worn by officers; the major exception is the hussars, in which Austrian knots are worn by all ranks. British cadet under officers wear Austrian knots as part of their rank insignia. While of Hungarian origin ""Vitézkötés"", in English ""Warrior's knot"", the ""Austrian knot"" evolved as an indicator of rank among hussar officers of the Austrian (later Austro-Hungarian) Army in the 18th century. Epaulettes were widely perceived"
"the mausoleum built over his grave in the cemetery of St. Leonhard, Graz. Anton von Prokesch-Osten Anton von Prokesch-Osten, (10 December 1795, Graz – 26 October 1876, Vienna) was an Austrian diplomat, statesman and general. Anton von Prokesch was a man of great versatility, whose multi-faceted career as a soldier, then as a diplomat and statesman, was one of the most remarkable of Austria in the nineteenth century. He participated in the war against France in 1813-1814 and in 1815 as an officer for an order of the Archduke Charles, and then taught mathematics in a military school, before becoming,"
"Viktoria Savs Viktoria Savs (June 27, 1899 in Bad Reichenhall - December 31, 1979 in Salzburg) served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War disguised as a man. She was one of two known female soldiers on the Austrian front lines (the other was Stephanie Hollenstein). She served with the knowledge of her superiors, but virtually unrecognized as a woman, on the Dolomite front from 1915 to 1917. After a severe injury in May 1917, she was hospitalized, and her biological sex was discovered, ending her military career. She was awarded several medals for her dedication and bravery."