33 lines
1.5 KiB
Markdown
33 lines
1.5 KiB
Markdown
*Not to be confused with the [February
|
|
Revolution](February_Revolution_\(Russia\) "wikilink") in Russia in
|
|
1917*
|
|
|
|
The **February Uprising** or **Austrian Civil War** or '''Austrian
|
|
Workers' Revolt '''refers to a conflict that occurred in
|
|
[Austria](Austria "wikilink") between
|
|
[anti-fascists](Anti-Fascism "wikilink") and
|
|
[fascists](Fascism "wikilink") in
|
|
[1934](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Western_Europe "wikilink"),
|
|
at least 250 people were killed in the conflict and the fascists were
|
|
victorious.
|
|
|
|
## Events
|
|
|
|
Paramilitary fascists searched a socialist hotel on the 12th of
|
|
February, leading to a gunfight. This led to gunfights across cities and
|
|
towns in Austria between the forces, with the anti-fascists concentrated
|
|
in urban working class neighbourhoods built around public housing, and
|
|
the fascists concentrated in rural areas, the police and the army. Once
|
|
the army began using artillery and tanks to destroy apartments in
|
|
working class neighbourhoods on the 15th of February, leading to the
|
|
uprising ending the next day.
|
|
|
|
## International Impact
|
|
|
|
The February Uprising provided inspiration for the [Asturian
|
|
Uprising](Asturian_Uprising_\(1934\) "wikilink") and the [Spanish
|
|
Revolution](Spanish_Revolution "wikilink"), the slogan 'better Vienna
|
|
than Berlin' became popular among Spanish anti-fascists. The conflict
|
|
also created a sharp political divide after the end of Austrian fascism
|
|
following [World War II](World_War_II "wikilink"), with this being a
|
|
sensitive period of history. |