Soviet occupation of Vienna

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The Soviet occupation of Vienna was the period from 1945 to 1955 when the Red Army controlled and administered the Austrian capital following its capture in World War II, before the city’s eventual return to full Austrian sovereignty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War–era event
historical event
military occupation
appliesToJurisdiction Vienna NERFINISHED
appliesToPart Soviet sector of Vienna NERFINISHED
central district of Vienna
chronology early Cold War
country Soviet Union
diplomaticContext East–West negotiations over Austria
dissolved 1955
endCause Austrian State Treaty of 1955 NERFINISHED
agreement on Austrian neutrality
endTime 1955
followedBy neutral Austria
restoration of full Austrian sovereignty
follows Battle of Vienna (1945) NERFINISHED
Nazi rule in Vienna
hasCapital Vienna NERFINISHED
hasCause World War II NERFINISHED
defeat of Nazi Germany
hasEffect Soviet control of key infrastructure in Vienna
limitation of Austrian sovereignty in Vienna
political influence of the USSR in Austrian capital
historicalPeriod 1940s in Vienna
1950s in Vienna
inception April 1945
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Austria NERFINISHED
location Vienna NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Red Army
natureOfStatement historical fact
participant Allied Commission for Austria NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Red Army NERFINISHED
Republic of Austria NERFINISHED
Soviet Military Administration in Austria NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
partOf Allied occupation of Austria NERFINISHED
history of Vienna
post-World War II occupation of Austria NERFINISHED
pointInTime post-World War II period
significantEvent Austrian State Treaty NERFINISHED
division of Vienna into occupation sectors
joint Allied administration of central Vienna
withdrawal of Soviet troops from Vienna
startTime 1945
usedFor reparations and resource extraction from Austrian territory under Soviet control

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Vienna Offensive territorialChange Soviet occupation of Vienna