Austria is a landlocked country located in central Europe, bordering Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and other countries. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Austria was ruled by the Habsburg family. By the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire under the Habsburgs. During World War I, the empire was allied with Germany. After the war, the empire collapsed, and Austria became a republic.
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 became 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 independent from the Third Reich.
Adventures in Austria[]
In November 1908, while accompanying his parents on his father's world lecture tour, a young Indiana Jones traveled to Vienna, where he fell in love with princess Sophie von Hohenberg, and sought relationship advice from Sigmund Freud.[1]
U.S. Embassy in Vienna.
In March 1917, Jones returned to Austria, via Switzerland, as an intelligence agent escorting Prince Sixtus and Xavier to Vienna on a mission to help convince their sister, Empress Zita and her husband, Emperor Karl I to end Austria's participation in World War I. A local contact, Schultz helped arrange papers inside Austria, but their contact in Vienna was being watched by the Austrian secret police, and was killed. Eventually Jones and the two princes met with the emperor and secured his letter of surrender. Traveling by train back to Switzerland, the trio were nearly captured at the border, but Jones' quick thinking and actions allowed them all to slip across the border.[2]
Notable Austrians[]
- Elsa Schneider
- Sigmund Freud
- Adolf Hitler (by birth; later German)
Appearances[]
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Vienna, November 1908" → The Perils of Cupid
- Vienna, November 1908 / March 1917
- Young Indiana Jones and the Mountain of Fire (Mentioned only)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Verdun, September 1916"→ Demons of Deception (Mentioned only)
- The Mata Hari Affair (Mentioned only)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Austria, March 1917" → Adventures in the Secret Service
- Vienna, March 1917
- The Secret Peace
- The Secret Treaty
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye" → Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (On map)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Paris, May 1919" → Winds of Change (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark junior novel (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Storybook
- Indiana Jones: The Search For Buried Treasure
- Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
- The Adventures of Indiana Jones
- From Star Wars To Indiana Jones - The Best of the Lucasfilm Archives
- Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook
- Indiana Jones and the Lands of Adventure
Chapter 3: The Perils of Cupid on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)- Chapter 13: Adventures in the Secret Service on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Media Kit
- Interactive Timeline
- Karl - The Last Habsburg Emperor (Non-fiction source)
- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Annual 2009
- Grail Diary (prop replica)
