Soviet-occupied zone of Austria

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The Soviet-occupied zone of Austria was the eastern sector of post-World War II Austria administered by the Soviet Union, encompassing Vienna’s Soviet sector and surrounding regions until the country’s full independence in 1955.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
occupation zone
after Nazi rule in Austria
appliesToJurisdiction Soviet-controlled Austrian territory
appliesToPart eastern Austria NERFINISHED
capital Vienna (Soviet sector) NERFINISHED
country Austria
demilitarizationStatus ended with withdrawal of Soviet forces in 1955
endCause Austrian State Treaty NERFINISHED
restoration of Austrian sovereignty
endTime 1955
1955-10-25
follows annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany
governingBody Soviet Military Administration in Austria NERFINISHED
hasBorderWith American-occupied zone of Austria
British-occupied zone of Austria NERFINISHED
French-occupied zone of Austria NERFINISHED
hasPolicy Soviet military administration NERFINISHED
nationalization of key industries under Soviet control
reparations and asset seizures
historicalPeriod 1940s in Austria
1950s in Austria
includes Burgenland (Soviet zone) NERFINISHED
Lower Austria (Soviet zone) NERFINISHED
Soviet sector of Vienna NERFINISHED
parts of Upper Austria (Soviet zone)
language German
legalBasis Allied agreements on the occupation of Austria
locatedInTime post-World War II period
occupyingPower Soviet Union NERFINISHED
parallelTo American-occupied zone of Austria NERFINISHED
British-occupied zone of Austria NERFINISHED
French-occupied zone of Austria NERFINISHED
partOf Allied-occupied Austria NERFINISHED
Cold War occupation zones in Europe NERFINISHED
post-World War II Allied occupation of Austria NERFINISHED
partOfConflict Allied occupation of Central Europe NERFINISHED
Cold War NERFINISHED
replacedBy independent Republic of Austria NERFINISHED
result neutral and independent Austria
significantEvent division of Vienna into four sectors
withdrawal of Soviet troops from Austria
startTime 1945
territoryStatus military occupation
usedCurrency Allied military currency
Austrian schilling NERFINISHED

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Provisional Government of Karl Renner (1945) formedIn Soviet-occupied zone of Austria
Vilnius District of the Home Army operatedIn Soviet-occupied zone of Austria
this entity surface form: Soviet-occupied territories