hmm I dont know how the EU works in 2020 and I know Austria isn't apart of it but is it pretty passive ..??? like germans and others can go in and out of there borders with Austria ..??? there is obs a lot of free trade and would the EU military assist Austria ??? what if some country invaded poor little Austria im guessing technical no EU country could help them ..???

One day Austria will once again unite with Germany. Why? Because the right is once again rising all over Europe. German nationalism is returning. Austrians are Germans, and they know it. All that is left to do now is to purge the American puppets from the German and Austrian governments, American troops deployed into Germany, and mobilize. Mark my words, it will happen again. There’s a common theme seen throughout history, that being it tends to repeat itself. Empires have risen and fallen & sometimes rising yet again 100-200 years later. It is inevitable. The migrant crisis in Europe ensured the return of Europeanism and to be fair, I am happy to see it. Give it another ten years. The EU will collapse and we will be once again back to where we were in the 1930’s.

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@@ericbooth3393 Disagree. 1 - Racial nationalism will decrease as cultures mix more. People who live and grow up with each other understand each other more and don't fear each other. 2 - Europe is wary of large scale wars between each other and imperialist wars (like the world wars) have ground to a hault, cultures are no longer interested in taking over one another. The only wars I foresee in Europe are those of independence or relatively small uprising but only if there are poor conditions. e.g. Scottish independence would never get to a violent stage. 3 - Economics - Trade is so intertwined in Europe that it'll do much more long term damage.

That clause of the treaty probably no longer applies. Especially since the early 1990s.

Did you mean pact of madrid in 1953

@@user-fj5wn9iq5r no... The commenter means exactly what they said.

@@Schmidty1 Pact of Madrid are not a part of Spain cold war time?

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Pretty sure NATO wouldn't care with the 'buffer' issue as NATO had been managing quite well with Belarus and Kaliningrad that stood on the way between Lithuania and Poland

Kind of....you see NATO had a plan to place Nato troops in Austria within 8 hours of initial war against Warsaw pact, not only that but if the war broke out Austria would still be on the side of NATO

​@@Kuricang31 doesn't matter, only important what Soviet union thought could happen in this case

The Soviet Union put a lot of effort into russification. There was no sign of anything nonrussian in their occupation zone. The idea was the creation of a homo sovieticus as can be seen in the newly settled places (Crimea, Kaliningrad, Eastern Poland and partially in the Baltic states).

He meant that in the West it's okay to call the USSR Russia, but in Russia itself and the USSR it sounds strange. Some people there even think that "real Russia died in 1917, the modern one is a fake state"

@@sxbcdbfxs7069 This is what I meant to say

@@sxbcdbfxs7069 The state of Zarist Russia is mostly the same with the Soviet Union. Soviet meaning a form of gouvernment. So for say Usbek people they know that the nationalist case makes Russia and Soviet Union similar. So, where is the difference? Only if you tie "Russia" to the Zarist gouvernment.

Wolfgang Pagel Understandable, have a great day

Germany was far too gone by then. Remember LOTS of Germans had been members of the Nazi Party. The allies finally found their man in an elderly flower clerk who somehow escaped the notice of the Nazis (lucky for him!) Unfortunately I can't spell his name but he was instrumental in steering Germany towards a Free Market State and Democratic rule. Perhaps it was wise to keep Germany separate because even BEFORE WW2 the Communists were trying to stage a coup in one way or another. Frankly the "eastern lands" were marginal at best. The BEST of Germany is in her Western half so the Soviets got royally ripped off 😆

@@christianfreedom-seeker934 You mean Konrad Adenauer? He was actually the Lord Mayor of Cologne from around the end of the royalty era until the Nazis dismissed him soon after getting power. Dr. Adenauer was likely the greatest leader Germany had in the 20th Century apart from maybe Helmut Kohl. The man rebuilt the western country, created an economy so strong it was among the best in Europe by the early to mid 50s, won over so much trust from the Allies that they let the German armed forces be reborn, and even negotiated a settlement with the Soviets to return POWs and get recognition (this put Khrushchev in a very awkward position, as he now recognized two German governments). If Germany had been made neutral, there's a chance that radicals reemerge. Unlike Austria, this would have been incredibly dangerous and risky. While the Berlin Wall was sickening, West Germany becoming a NATO member and west-friendly may have saved the entire country's whole future.

That is because of a lady from the former USSR who is "crusading" on Wikipedia to "purge it" of all "Fascist" references. Saw an article on her on NPR. The Cold War continues on the World Wide Web. Remember folks, the Soviets believe that ANYONE who isn't Communist is a Fascist.

Serves you right for betraying Austria-Hungary. I'm just kidding.

Slovakia is my favourite European country following my last visit in December. I hope to return when the pandemic finishes to go tramping in the Tatra mountains.

Don't be happy for them, they're not sorry for you.

Because Austria never join NATO and Stailn die two years earily

West looks at you as an inferior, so until you understand this, you will have pink glasses. Slovakia didnt enter EU or NATO to its benefit, but to the Western benefit. Economical difference is because of huge looting in 90s, installment of antinational elites by US and NATO, along with incessant propaganda about freedom of only allowed liberal idea. Stop thinking the West is any source of freedom, the West has taken quasi-cmmunist ideology as some casus belli against the rest of the world. Real world is very different compared to official narratives. Commies were bad but the West embraces this tunnel into nowhere. NATO now serves as western imperial occupation. NATO controls the media narrative. NATO wants expansion, even though warsaw pact is long gone. Nobody needed antagonism against Russia by NATO expansion, by wars and other provocative behavior that is full of double standard. Westerners take us for cannon fodder and widening of their market. Our agriculture was destroyed by western ideologues and agents through excessive western subsidy of their sector. What do you think is it about in Ukraine ? Democracy ? Who controls the media drives how majority thinks for some reason. Liberal dictatorship ? No problem ? Freedom is not liberal.

Wasn't MI6 formed during the First World War, so outside the Cold War period?

The CIA was a failure from it's start and had FEW successes because it was too well known. The US Govt should have kept it Top Secret.

MI 1 through to MI 19 were all operating during WW2, but not sure when they were formed

The original paper of the treaty they signed to this day is kept in Moskau. (There's only a copy in Austria. That goes to show how important the treaty and it's neutrality was to the Soviets)

Glad US dont know XD

I have passed through and around Vienna many times on my way to Germany and I am always astonished by the huge oil refinery in the eastern outskirts of the city...

Until the mid 60's Austria had to send oil to the USSR as part of reparations (around 100 million tons of oil were received by the USSR after 1955) And in 1949 Austria was the 3rd largest oil producer in central europe after the USSR and Romania.

Did somebody say OIL???

Basically similar to what the Americans did after the liberation of Germany to the point that women raped by US soldiers contributed roughly 5% of the estimated Germany's post-war births

Calling it British Noir is burying the lede. It's directed by and stars Orson frickin Welles.

Are you sure you aren't getting it mixed up with Touch of Evil, Lady from Shanghai, or Citizen Kane? The director of the Third Man is Carol Reed. Joseph Cotten (who is also American) is actually the star with Wells showing up toward the end of the movie. Most of if not all the production staff are British except the leads. You can tell within a few minutes of watching that it's not an American Noir. The biggest giveaway is the soundtrack, which is way too bombastic for an American Noir. The music works for the movie, but is definitely strange if you are used to American Noir.

​@@jvad007 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdaZlKqjt7LYgWg.html The soundtrack is pure genius. It is not quite British though. But one has to credit the producers for the audacity to engage an Austrian Zitter-player to compose and play the entire soundtrack. It created a very unique experience and an outstanding soundtrack (literally).

@@sagichnicht6748 Wow, I guess I should have looked into a bit further. Still a great soundtrack and very surprising that they had an Austrian composer that early after the war.

Cue the mandolin playing the Harry Lime theme

The Soviet campaign in Afghanistan was largely about influence in Central Asia rather than a pipeline, as having a successful uprising against a communist government just south of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, etc. was not a good omen and some worried it may spur a popular uprising.

@@redhy986 Influence against Pakistan? China? Iran? CENTO? US?

@@scoutgamer9448 From what I've read it was more about containment and the incompetent Brezhnev regime's attempt at a popular war (oh how that backfired miserably), but if I were you I'd do your own reading on it. If you want I could recommend a few sources.

@@redhy986 Btw, do you think Finland was more important than Afghnistan to the Soviets??

Of course you do

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Not sure what your question about the Thonet chairs and Austria is about, but the Thonet chairs were famous for beeing very elegant steam bent wooden chairs. Not for beeing flat packed. And while i have never tried to spot them in any movies that feature austrian sights, You would have to have the scene filmed in an actual vienese coffe house to feature them. Also the factory in Austria (the one in vienna) was completely destroyed during and the manufacturing of Thonet chairs in Austria started again in 1962. As for the narrative to be the first victim. Which was the first country germany "expanded" into? I think that was the root where that narrative came from. The country itself was the first victim. Not all it's inhabitants. But it got widened on them too (by themselves). I think it is a common human trade that people don't like to admit errors they have made. The same goes for the austrian people. It is easier to admit that ancestors did something wrong. (although you find lot's of people/nations all around the world who are not able to admit even that.) The other thing why the people back then saw this narrative legitimized was that after the Anschluß, most members of other political parties or anybody who criticized the authorities were imprisoned ect. Mr. Figl who was shown in the video for example spend WW2 as an inmate of a concentration camp. Not for his religion, and he was not the only pre and post WW2 politician in austria to do so... He died in 1965 due to illnesses that had their origin in the treatment he got in the camp. It wasn't all fun and games for the common "siltent" people either. They consctantly were in fear of getting denounced by a greedy or disgruntled neighbour they often hid handicapped relatives to keep them from euthanasia ect...So they saw themselves as victims. (i think i would describe the attitude of most of them a bit like "it wasn't what we signed up for")

What's the name of this music?? pls tell if you know.

Deutschland ist mein Vaterland!

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Hoped they discuss about it but if they did, I hoped they talked about the Gonohotta and Operation Searchlight as it was the biggest massacre ever committed in 21st century yet very few talked or actually know about it. Even though US involvement in the massacre was quite obvious

Graz was not divided, it was entirely controlled by the British.

@frandm1987 This "inter-Allied zone in Vienna" was the historic center of Vienna, the 1st district with the imperial court, the parliament, the city hall, all ministeries, the state opera, the cathedral etc. This zone was under common rule by all Allies, but the actual command changed by each month. Weired and totally different from the Berlin situation.

We will. It is further in the timeline.

@@TheColdWarTV---Okay. Good.

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Yes. A great subject. RS

under threat of violence isnt consent

@@dragosstanciu9866 Austria did hold the referendum where people voted to join Germany

yeah they did but it was rigged

@@cv4809 so youre saying that austria voted germany? I mean i know there is anchless but was that after anchless?

@@cv4809 yeah try voting no back then A reward is a trip to a summer camp

Because other countries in Central Europe sadly didn't even try

Just look at their channel. They talk about the Sovietization of Eastern European countries, the various events happening after the war, etc. Subscribe to them if they hasn't covered a topic yet, they will do it eventually.

@@cartigreasyass9951 I am subscribed but they rarely talk about the east.

@@skamazbg5675 there are various videos, although not much yet, but as time goes on i'm sure they'll make more

@@cartigreasyass9951 I hope so.

Sry to hear that. But just remember, in another alternative timeline, Hungary gained their freedom like Austria. I hope you're happy now. Have a nice day from Austria. c:

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If they had allowed Italy to maintain its army they might have broken through much quicker

They were not asked at all, as they stil were forbidden to even enter the country at this point. All stil part of the treaty of Versailles. No member of the Habsburg family may be in any form of an Austrian government, and to prevent that, they were even forbidden to enter Austrian territory.

@Shiro Hige during wartime he lived in Washington,DC and worked to form a free, independent Austria. But as heir to the Habsburg throne he didn't resign his succsession and so he was forbitten to enter Austria by Austrian law (he resigned,I guess, late 70s or 80s). He sattled in Bavaria, Germany, till his dead. As heir he recived the last "Imperial" funeral. He was working as politican in Germany and was a founding fater of Pan Europa. His oldest son, Karl, resigned at a young age and lives in Austria. He became a officer in the Austrian Army, Show Host on TV and is now a businessman.

@Shiro Hige *cough cough* British Monarchy *cough cough*

They sorta tried in Hungary and Hungary kinda turned it down so they wouldn’t get invaded lol. But technically Hungary was a regency until German invasion

Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria fought in the US Army as an infantry officer, and even participated in the Normandy Landings

True, but it was also in Russian interest that Austrian did not merely become independent but also neutral, in other words, out of reach for Western armies.

Yes, interesting weird story, he was Ambassador in canada before he got elected as UN scretary general 2 times, (no 3rd time due to a veto from china) and only when he entered the election campaign for the Austrian presidency (an office which has very minimalistic powers, and is mainly a representative position) he was suddenly declared a problem.

More importantly, he fooled Stalin and got away with it. THAT's an accomplishment.