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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet occupation of Vienna canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Soviet occupation of Vienna Context triple: [Vienna Offensive, territorialChange, Soviet occupation of Vienna]
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A.
Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland
The Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland was the 1939–1941 annexation and control of Poland’s eastern territories by the USSR following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland.
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B.
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
The Soviet occupation of the Baltic states was the 1940 annexation and subsequent control of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania by the USSR, marked by political repression, mass deportations, and the suppression of national independence.
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C.
Second Vienna Award
The Second Vienna Award was a 1940 German- and Italian-arbitrated territorial decision that forced Romania to cede Northern Transylvania to Hungary during World War II.
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D.
Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
The Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina was the 1940 annexation of these Romanian territories by the USSR, carried out under a Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact ultimatum and resulting in major border changes and mass population displacements.
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E.
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia was a 1968 military intervention by Soviet-led Eastern Bloc forces that crushed the liberalizing Prague Spring reforms and reasserted hardline communist control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Soviet occupation of Vienna Target entity description: 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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A.
Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland
The Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland was the 1939–1941 annexation and control of Poland’s eastern territories by the USSR following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland.
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B.
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
The Soviet occupation of the Baltic states was the 1940 annexation and subsequent control of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania by the USSR, marked by political repression, mass deportations, and the suppression of national independence.
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C.
Second Vienna Award
The Second Vienna Award was a 1940 German- and Italian-arbitrated territorial decision that forced Romania to cede Northern Transylvania to Hungary during World War II.
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D.
Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
The Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina was the 1940 annexation of these Romanian territories by the USSR, carried out under a Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact ultimatum and resulting in major border changes and mass population displacements.
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E.
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia was a 1968 military intervention by Soviet-led Eastern Bloc forces that crushed the liberalizing Prague Spring reforms and reasserted hardline communist control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| 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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Subject: Soviet occupation of Vienna Description of subject: 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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