Austrian Civil War

Austrian Civil War
Part of the Interwar Period
Soldiers of the Austrian Federal Army in Vienna, 12 February 1934
Date 12 February 1934 – 16 February 1934 Location Various cities in Austria Result Austrofascist victory Demise of Multi-party system Consolidation of power by Patriotic Front
Belligerents
SDAPÖ Republikanischer Schutzbund KPÖ	First Austrian Republic VF Federal Army Police Gendarmerie Heimwehr
Commanders and leaders
Richard Bernaschek Others	Engelbert Dollfuß Emil Fey
Strength
80,000 in all of Austria 17,500 soldiers in Vienna Floridsdorf cache: over 2,500 rifles 250 revolvers 1,500 hand grenades 10,000 rounds of ammunition	Entire Federal Army, police, gendarmeries, and paramilitary Heimwehr forces
Casualties and losses
Estimated 137 196 to 1,000 possibly killed 399 wounded 10 executed later	Estimated between 105 to 118 killed in action 319 wounded

SDAPÖ

First Austrian Republic

The Austrian Civil War (German: Österreichischer Bürgerkrieg), also known as the February Uprising (German: Februarkämpfe), is a term sometimes used for a few days of skirmishes between socialist and conservative-fascist forces between 12 February and 16 February 1934, in Austria. The clashes started in Linz and took place principally in the cities of Vienna, Graz, Bruck an der Mur, Judenburg, Wiener Neustadt and Steyr, but also in some other industrial cities of eastern and central Austria.

After the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (following the First World War), the state of Austria — largely comprising the German-speaking parts of the former empire — became constituted as a parliamentary democracy. Two major factions dominated politics in the new nation: socialists (represented politically by the Social Democratic Workers' Party) and conservatives (politically represented by the Christian Social Party). The socialists found their strongholds in the working class districts of the cities, while the conservatives could build on the support of the rural population and of most of the upper classes. The conservatives also maintained close alliances with the Roman Catholic Church, and could count among their ranks some leading clerics.

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