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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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
occupation zone
after Nazi rule in Austria
appliesToJurisdiction Soviet-controlled Austrian territory
appliesToPart eastern Austria
capital Vienna (Soviet sector)
country Austria
demilitarizationStatus ended with withdrawal of Soviet forces in 1955
endCause Austrian State Treaty
restoration of Austrian sovereignty
endTime 1955
1955-10-25
follows annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany
governingBody Soviet Military Administration in Austria
hasBorderWith American-occupied zone of Austria
British-occupied zone of Austria
French-occupied zone of Austria
hasPolicy Soviet military administration
nationalization of key industries under Soviet control
reparations and asset seizures
historicalPeriod 1940s in Austria
1950s in Austria
includes Burgenland (Soviet zone)
Lower Austria (Soviet zone)
linked to: Lower Austria

Soviet sector of Vienna
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
parallelTo American-occupied zone of Austria
British-occupied zone of Austria
French-occupied zone of Austria
partOf Allied-occupied Austria
Cold War occupation zones in Europe
linked to: Cold War frontiers

post-World War II Allied occupation of Austria
partOfConflict Allied occupation of Central Europe
Cold War
replacedBy independent Republic of Austria
linked to: Austria
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

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Provisional Government of Karl Renner (1945) formedIn Soviet-occupied zone of Austria
Vilnius District of the Home Army operatedIn Soviet-occupied territories
linked to: Soviet-occupied zone of Austria
Allied occupation of Austria hasPart Soviet zone of occupation in Austria
linked to: Soviet-occupied zone of Austria
Soviet-occupied zone of Austria includes Burgenland (Soviet zone)
linked to: Soviet-occupied zone of Austria