Austria

Austria is an old country, once a mighty empire locked between Italy and Germany. Having been ruled by the Habsburg family for centuries, it became a republic after the First World War. In 1933, it became an autocratic regime which struggled not to join a Germany growing in power. After a civil war in 1934, it finally becale a part of Nazi Germany in 1938, when german troops occupied the country. Many people joined the Nazi forces, though a few joined the resistance.

On April 13th 1945, Vienna fell to the Soviets. They soon elected a president, who declared Austria independant from the Third Reich.

Notable Austrians

 * Elsa Schneider
 * Sigmund Freud