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States Burgenland - Kärnten - Niederösterreich - Oberösterreich - SalzburgSteiermark - Tirol - Vorarlberg - Wien (Vienna) -

Note: The title of the "premiers" is Landeshauptmann (plural Landeshauptleute), which may also be translated governor.  During the incorporation into Germany 1 May 1939 - 1945 the states were Reichsgaue.

Party abbreviations: BZÖ = Bündnis Zukunft Österreich (Alliance Future Austria, center-left); FPÖ = Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (Austrian Freedom Party, right, nationalist); 
KPÖ = Kommunistische Partei Österreichs (Communist Party of Austria); ÖVP = Österreichische Volkspartei (Austrian People's Party); SPÖ = Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (Social-Democratic Party of Austria, social-democratic, to 15 Jun 1991 Socialist Party of Austria [Sozialistische Partei Österreichs]); 
- Former parties: CS = Christlichsoziale Partei (Christian Social Party);  DN = Deutschnationale Bewegung (German National Movement); GV = Grossdeutsche Volkspartei (GDVP)(Greater German People's Party); LB = Landwirtschaftliche Verbindung (Rural Association); NSDAP = Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Workers Party, Nazi fascist, authoritarian, Germany nationalist, banned 19 Jun 1933-13 Mar 1938, -only legal party 15 Mar 1938-1945); VF = Vaterländische Front (Fatherland Front, authoritarian, Catholic-Austrian nationalist -only legal party May 1934-Mar 1938)



Burgenland
 
Burgenland State flag
               Adopted 25 Jun 1971

13 Nov 1918                German area of West Hungary (Deutsch-Westungarn) part
                             of independent Hungary.
Dec 1918                   "Heinzenrepublik" declared by Germans in West Hungary, 
                             terminated hours later by the Hungarian army.
29 Jan 1919                German West Hungary autonomous district within Hungary.
 4 Jun 1920                Treaty of Trianon forces Hungary to restore area to Austria
                             (as Vierburgenland),
but Hungary delays transfer.
 1 Jan 1922                Transfer of the region of Ödenburg (Sopron) city following a
                             plebiscite (14 Dec 1921) result that favored a return to Hungary,
                             the counties of Eisenburg and Ödenburg, are ceded to
                             Austria and organized as Burgenland.
15 Oct 1938 - 30 Sep 1945  State partitioned between Niederdonau and Steiermark.

Chairman of the Deutscher Volksrat
Nov 1918 - 1919            Jakob Bleyer                       (b. 1874 - d. 1933)
Leader of the pro-Austrian movement in German West Hungary
(also possibly leader of the 'Heinzenrepublik')
Dec 1918                   Karl Wollinger                     (b. 1877 - d. 1945)
Commissioner for Trans-Danubia
1919 - Aug 1919            Heinrich Kalmar                    (b. 1873 - d. 1937)
Governor

1919 - 19..                Geza Zsombor
Administrators (Landesverweser)

10 Mar 1921 -  5 Mar 1922  Robert Davy                                             Non-party
 5 Mar 1922 - 19 Jul 1922  Alfred Rausnitz                    (b. 1876 - d. 19..)  Non-party
Premiers
19 Jul 1922 - 14 Jul 1923  Alfred Rausnitz                    (s.a.)               Non-party
14 Jul 1923 -  4 Jan 1924  Alfred Walheim (1st time)          (b. 1874 - d. 1945)  GV
 4 Jan 1924 - 10 Jan 1928  Josef Rauhofer                     (b. 1875 - d. 1939)  CS
10 Jan 1928 - 24 Jul 1929  Anton Schreiner (1st time)         (b. 1873 - d. 1932)  CS
24 Jul 1929 - 10 Dec 1930  Johann Thullner                    (b. 1880 - d. 1937)  CS
10 Dec 1930 - 25 Nov 1931  Anton Schreiner (2nd time)         (s.a.)               CS
25 Nov 1931 - 22 Feb 1934  Alfred Walheim (2nd time)          (s.a.)               LB
22 Feb 1934 - 11 Mar 1938  Hans Sylvester                     (b. 1897 - d. 1939)  VF
11 Mar 1938 - 15 Oct 1938  Tobias Portschy                    (b. 1905 - d. 1996)  NSDAP
 1 Oct 1945 -  4 Jan 1946  Ludwig Leser                       (b. 1890 - d. 1946)  SPÖ
 4 Jan 1946 - 22 Jun 1956  Lorenz Karall                      (b. 1894 - d. 1965)  ÖVP
22 Jun 1956 -  8 Aug 1961  Johann Wagner                      (b. 1897 - d. 1979)  ÖVP
 8 Aug 1961 - 12 Jun 1964  Josef Lentsch                      (b. 1909 - d. 1988)  ÖVP
12 Jun 1964 - 28 Jun 1966  Hans Bögl                          (b. 1899 - d. 1974)  SPÖ
28 Jun 1966 - 30 Oct 1987  Theodor Kery                       (b. 1918)            SPÖ
30 Oct 1987 - 18 Jul 1991  Hans Sipötz                        (b. 1941)            SPÖ
18 Jul 1991 - 28 Dec 2000  Karl Stix                          (b. 1939 - d. 2003)  SPÖ
28 Dec 2000 -              Hans Niessl                        (b. 1951)            SPÖ
 

Chairman of the Allied Commission for German West Hungary
1921 - 1922                Carlo Antonio Ferrario (Italy)



Kärnten (Carinthia)
 
[Kärnten (Carinthia) State flag]
               Adopted 18 Jun 1946


 5 Nov 1918 -  7 May 1919  Klagenfurt basin occupied by Yugoslavia.
 6 Jun 1919 - 31 Jul 1919  Klagenfurt city occupied by Yugoslavia.
10 Oct 1920                Klagenfurt plebiscite votes for continued union with Austria.
Apr 1941 -  7 May 1945     Lower Carinthia (Untersteiermark) and Upper Carniola (Krain),
                             formerly Slovenian parts of Yugoslavia, annexed to Kärnten.
11 Sep 1943 - 28 Apr 1945  Italian Istria, Venetia-Giulia, Trieste, Fiume, and 
                             Ljubljana (Slovenia) administratively attached to Kärnten 
                             as Adritisches Küstenland.

Administrator (Landesverweser)
11 Nov 1918 - 22 Jul 1921  Arthur Lemisch                     (b. 1865 - d. 1953)  Non-party
Premiers
22 Jul 1921 -  6 Nov 1923  Florian Gröger                     (b. 1871 - d. 1927)  SDAP
 6 Nov 1923 - 15 Jun 1927  Vinzenz Schumy                     (b. 1878 - d. 1962)  LB
15 Jun 1927 - 21 Jan 1931  Arthur Lemisch                     (s.a.)               Non-party
22 Jan 1931 - 16 Feb 1934  Ferdinand Kernmaier                (b. 1884 - d. 1941)  LB
16 Feb 1934 -  7 Mar 1934  Silvester Leer (acting)            (b. 1880 - d. 1957)  CS 
 7 Mar 1934 -  3 Nov 1936  Ludwig Hülgerth                    (b. 1875 - d. 1939)  VF
 3 Nov 1936 - 11 Mar 1938  Arnold Sucher                      (b. 1898 - d. 1983)  VF
11 Mar 1938 -  1 Jun 1938  Wladimir von Pawlowski (1st time)  (b. 1891 - d. 1961)  NSDAP
 1 Jun 1938 - 12 Feb 1939  Hubert Klausner                    (b. 1892 - d. 1939)  NSDAP
12 Feb 1939 -  1 Apr 1940  Wladimir von Pawlowski (2nd time)  (s.a.)               NSDAP
Reichsstatthalter
 1 Apr 1940 - 27 Nov 1941  Wladimir von Pawlowski             (s.a.)               NSDAP
27 Nov 1941 -  7 May 1945  Friedrich Rainer                   (b. 1903 - d. 1947)  NSDAP
                            (from Apr 1941, Head of the Civil Government 
                             of Lower Carinthia and Upper Carniola; 
                             from 11 Sep 1943, also Special Commissioner 
                             for Adritisches Küstenland)
Premiers
 8 May 1945 - 25 Apr 1947  Hans Piesch                        (b. 1889 - d. 1966)  SPÖ
25 Apr 1947 - 12 Apr 1965  Ferdinand Wedenig                  (b. 1896 - d. 1975)  SPÖ 
12 Apr 1965 - 12 Apr 1974  Hans Sima                          (b. 1918 - d. 2006)  SPÖ 
19 Apr 1974 - 27 Sep 1988  Leopold Wagner                     (b. 1927 - d. 2008)  SPÖ 
27 Sep 1988 - 21 Apr 1989  Peter Ambrozy                      (b. 1946)            SPÖ 
21 Apr 1989 - 21 Jun 1991  Jörg Haider (1st time)             (b. 1950 - d. 2008)  FPÖ
25 Jun 1991 -  8 Apr 1999  Christof Zernatto                  (b. 1949)            ÖVP
 8 Apr 1999 - 11 Oct 2008  Jörg Haider (2nd time)             (s.a.)       FPÖ/17 Apr 2005:BZÖ
11 Oct 2008 -              Gerhard Dörfler                    (b. 1955)            
BZÖ
                             (acting to 27 Oct 2008)  

President of the Klagenfurt Inter-Allied Plebiscite Commission, South Austria
25 Jul 1920 - 1921         Sydney Capel Peck (U.K.)           (b. 1871 - d. 1949) 



Niederösterreich  (Lower Austria)
 
[Niederösterreich (Lower Austria) State Flag]
               Adopted 9 Aug 1954
 

15 Oct 1938 - 30 Sep 1945  Niederdonau (Lower Danube).

Premiers
 5 Nov 1918 - 20 May 1919  Leopold Steiner                    (b. 1858 - d. 1927)  CS
20 May 1919 - 10 Nov 1920  Albert Server                      (b. 1867 - d. 1942)  SDAP
10 Nov 1920 -  9 Jun 1922  Johann Mayer                       (b. 1858 - d. 1941)  CS
 9 Jun 1922 - 31 Jul 1931  Karl Buresch (1st time)            (b. 1878 - d. 1936)  CS
31 Jul 1931 - 19 May 1932  Josef Reither (1st time)           (b. 1880 - d. 1950)  CS
19 May 1932 - 18 May 1933  Karl Buresch (2nd time)            (s.a.)               CS
18 May 1933 - 11 Mar 1938  Josef Reither (2nd time)           (s.a.)               CS;1934 VF
30 Jul 1934 - 17 Oct 1935  Eduard Baar-Baarenfels             (b. 1885 - d. 1967)  VF
                             (acting for Reither) 
11 Mar 1938 - 12 Mar 1938  Julius Kampitsch (acting)                               NSDAP
12 Mar 1938 - 24 May 1938  Roman Jäger                        (b. 1909 - d. 1943)  NSDAP
24 May 1938 -  1 Apr 1940  Hugo Jury                          (b. 1887 - d. 1945)  NSDAP
Reichsstatthalter
 1 Apr 1940 -  8 May 1945  Hugo Jury                          (s.a.)               NSDAP
Premiers
25 May 1945 - 15 Oct 1945  Leopold Figl (1st time)            (b. 1902 - d. 1965)  ÖVP
15 Oct 1945 -  4 May 1949  Josef Reither (3rd time)           (s.a.)               ÖVP
 4 May 1949 - 14 Jan 1962  Johann Steinböck                   (b. 1894 - d. 1962)  ÖVP
14 Jan 1962 -  9 May 1965  Leopold Figl (2nd time)            (s.a.)               ÖVP
16 Jun 1965 - 14 Oct 1966  Eduard Hartmann                    (b. 1904 - d. 1966)  ÖVP
24 Nov 1966 - 22 Jan 1981  Andreas Maurer                     (b. 1919)            ÖVP
22 Jan 1981 - 20 Oct 1992  Siegfried Ludwig                   (b. 1926)            ÖVP
20 Oct 1992 -              Erwin Pröll                        (b. 1946)            ÖVP



Oberösterreich (Upper Austria)
 
[Oberösterreich (Upper Austria)  State flag]
               Adopted 25 Apr 1949
 

15 Oct 1938 - 30 Sep 1945  Oberdonau (Upper Danube).

Premiers
 4 May 1908 -  8 Feb 1927  Johann Nepomuk Hauser              (b. 1866 - d. 1927)  CS
23 Feb 1927 - 17 Feb 1934  Josef Schlegel                     (b. 1869 - d. 1955)  CS
 1 Mar 1934 - 11 Mar 1938  Heinrich Gleissner (1st time)      (b. 1893 - d. 1984)  VF
11 Mar 1938 -  1 Apr 1940  August Eigruber                    (b. 1907 - d. 1946)  NSDAP
Reichsstatthalter
 1 Apr 1940 -  5 May 1945  August Eigruber                    (s.a.)               NSDAP
Premiers
16 May 1945 - 25 Oct 1945  Adolf Eigl                         (b. 1883 - d. 1958)  Non-party
26 Oct 1945 -  2 May 1971  Heinrich Gleissner (2nd time)      (s.a.)               ÖVP
 2 May 1971 - 19 Oct 1977  Erwin Wenzl                        (b. 1921- d. 2005)   ÖVP
19 Oct 1977 -  2 Mar 1995  Josef Ratzenböck                   (b. 1929)            ÖVP
 2 Mar 1995 -              Josef Pühringer                    (b. 1949)            ÖVP



Salzburg
 
[Salzburg State Flag]
              Adopted 16 Feb 1921
 
29 Mar 1921                Salzburg referendum votes to join Germany (not recognized).
 

Premiers
21 Jul 1909 - 23 Apr 1919  Alois Winkler (2nd time)          (b. 1838 - d. 1925)  CS
23 Apr 1919 -  4 May 1922  Oskar Meyer                       (b. 1858 - d. 1943)  CS
 4 May 1922 - 11 Mar 1938  Franz Rehrl                       (b. 1890 - d. 1947)  CS;1934 VF
11 Mar 1938 - 24 May 1938  Anton Wintersteiger               (b. 1900 - d. 1991)  NSDAP
24 May 1938 -  1 Apr 1940  Friedrich Rainer                  (b. 1903 - d. 1947)  NSDAP
Reichsstatthalter
 1 Apr 1940 - 29 Nov 1941  Friedrich Rainer                  (s.a.)               NSDAP
29 Nov 1941 -  4 May 1945  Gustav Adolf Scheel               (b. 1907 - d. 1979)  NSDAP
Premiers
23 May 1945 - 12 Dec 1945  Adolf Schemel                     (b. 1880 - d. 1961)  ÖVP
12 Dec 1945 -  4 Dec 1947  Albert Hochleitner                (b. 1893 - d. 1964)  ÖVP
 4 Dec 1947 -  1 Dec 1949  Josef Rehrl                       (b. 1895 - d. 1960)  ÖVP
 1 Dec 1949 - 17 Apr 1961  Josef Klaus                       (b. 1910 - d. 2001)  ÖVP
17 Apr 1961 - 20 Apr 1977  Hans Lechner                      (b. 1913 - d. 1994)  ÖVP
20 Apr 1977 -  2 May 1989  Wilfried Haslauer                 (b. 1926 - d. 1992)  ÖVP
 2 May 1989 - 24 Apr 1996  Hans Katschthaler                 (b. 1933)            ÖVP
24 Apr 1996 - 28 Apr 2004  Franz Schausberger                (b. 1950)            ÖVP
28 Apr 2004 -              Gabi Burgstaller (f)              (b. 1963)            SPÖ


Steiermark (Styria)
 
[Steiermark (Styria)  State Flag]
                  Adopted 1960
 

Premiers
 6 Nov 1918 - 27 May 1919  Wilhelm Edler von Kaan             (b. 1865 - d. 1945)  DN
27 May 1919 - 25 Jun 1926  Anton Rintelen (1st time)          (b. 1876 - d. 1946)  CS
25 Jun 1926 - 22 Oct 1926  Franz Prisching                    (b. 1866 - d. 1935)  CS
22 Oct 1926 - 21 May 1927  Alfred Gürtler                     (b. 1875 - d. 1933)  CS
21 May 1927 - 23 Apr 1928  Hans Paul                          (b. 1871 - d. 1948)  CS
23 Apr 1928 - 10 Nov 1933  Anton Rintelen (2nd time)          (s.a.)               CS
10 Nov 1933 -  2 Nov 1934  Alois Dienstleder                  (b. 1885 - d. 1946)  CS
 2 Nov 1934 -  2 Mar 1938  Karl Maria Stepan                  (b. 1894 - d. 1972)  VF
 3 Mar 1938 - 12 Mar 1938  Rolph Trummer                      (d. 1954)            VF
12 Mar 1938 - 25 May 1938  Sepp Helfrich                      (b. 1900 - d. 1963)  NSDAP
25 May 1938 -  1 Apr 1940  Sigfried Uiberreither              (b. 1908 - d. 1984)  NSDAP
Reichsstatthalter
 1 Apr 1940 -  8 May 1945  Sigfried Uiberreither              (s.a.)               NSDAP
Premiers
 8 May 1945 - 28 Dec 1945  Reinhard Machold                   (b. 1879 - d. 1960)  SPÖ 
28 Dec 1945 -  6 Jul 1948  Anton Pirchegger                   (b. 1885 - d. 1949)  ÖVP
 6 Jul 1948 - 28 Nov 1971  Josef Krainer                      (b. 1903 - d. 1971)  ÖVP
28 Nov 1971 -  4 Jul 1980  Friedrich Niederl                  (b. 1920)            ÖVP
 4 Jul 1980 - 23 Jan 1996  Josef Krainer                      (b. 1930)            ÖVP
23 Jan 1996 - 28 Oct 2005  Waltraud Klasnic (f)               (b. 1945)            ÖVP
28 Oct 2005 -              Franz Voves                        (b. 1953)            SPÖ


Tirol (Tyrol)
 
[Tirol State Flag]
               Adopted 25 Nov 1945
 

1919                       Southern Tirol (Südtirol), Trent area, ceded to Italy.
24 Apr 1921                Tirol votes in referendum to join Germany (not recognized).
11 Sep 1943 - 28 Apr 1945  Italian Tyrol (Trentino, Belluno, and Bolzano) are
                             administratively attached to Tirol as Alpenvorland.

Premiers
 2 Jun 1917 -  6 Jun 1921  Josef Schraffl                    (b. 1855 - d. 1922)  CS
 7 Jun 1921 - 28 Feb 1935  Franz Stumpf                      (b. 1876 - d. 1935)  CS;1934 VF
21 Mar 1935 - 11 Mar 1938  Josef Schumacher                  (b. 1894 - d. 1971)  VF
11 Mar 1938 - 24 May 1938  Edmund Christoph                  (b. 1901 - d. 1961)  NSDAP
24 May 1938 -  1 Apr 1940  Franz Hofer                       (b. 1902 - d. 1975)  NSDAP
Reichsstatthalter
 1 Apr 1940 -  3 May 1945  Franz Hofer                       (s.a.)               NSDAP
                            (from 10 Sep 1943, also Special Commissioner for Alpenvorland)
Premiers
 4 May 1945 - 20 Oct 1945  Karl Gruber                       (b. 1909 - d. 1995)  ÖVP
20 Oct 1945 - 31 Jan 1951  Alfons Weissgatterer              (b. 1898 - d. 1951)  ÖVP
27 Feb 1951 - 29 Nov 1957  Alois Grauss                      (b. 1890 - d. 1957)  ÖVP
29 Nov 1957 - 30 Jun 1963  Hans Tschiggfrey                  (b. 1904 - d. 1963)  ÖVP
13 Jul 1963 -  5 Mar 1987  Eduard Wallnöfer                  (b. 1913 - d. 1989)  ÖVP
 5 Mar 1987 - 13 Mar 1993  Alois Partl                       (b. 1929)            ÖVP
14 Mar 1993 - 26 Oct 2002  Wendelin Weingartner              (b. 1937)            ÖVP
26 Oct 2002 -  1 Jul 2008  Herwig van Staa                   (b. 1942)            ÖVP
 1 Jul 2008 -              Günther Platter                   (b. 1954
)            ÖVP



Vorarlberg
 
[Vorarlberg State flag]
                    Adopted 1946
 

11 Apr 1919                Vorarlberg votes in referendum to join Germany (not recognized).
 1 Feb 1940 - 24 May 1945  Part of Tirol.

Premiers
 3 Nov 1918 -  9 Dec 1930  Otto Ender (1st time)              (b. 1875 - d. 1960)  CS
 9 Dec 1930 - 14 Jul 1931  Ferdinand Redler                   (b. 1876 - d. 1936)  CS
14 Jul 1931 - 24 Jul 1934  Otto Ender (2nd time)              (s.a.)               CS
24 Jul 1934 - 11 Mar 1938  Ernst Winsauer                     (b. 1890 - d. 1962)  VF
11 Mar 1938 -  1 Feb 1940  Anton "Toni" Plankensteiner        (b. 1890 - d. 1969)  NSDAP
24 May 1945 - 28 Oct 1964  Ulrich Ilg                         (b. 1905 - d. 1986)  ÖVP
28 Oct 1964 -  9 Jul 1987  Herbert Kessler                    (b. 1925)            ÖVP
 9 Jul 1987 -  2 Apr 1997  Martin Purtscher                   (b. 1928)            ÖVP
 2 Apr 1997 -              Herbert Sausgruber                 (b. 1946)            ÖVP



Wien  (Vienna)
 
[Vienna State Flag]
                   Adopted 1946
 

 1 Jan 1922                State (formerly part of Niederösterreich).
13 Feb 1934 - 15 Oct 1938  Federal Territory, directly dependent (bundesunmittelbar)
                             on the central government.
15 Oct 1938                Gross-Wien (Greater Vienna).
13 Apr 1945 - 27 Jun 1955  City under Allied occupation.

Premiers and Mayors
 1 Jan 1922 - 13 Nov 1923  Jakob Reumann                      (b. 1853 - d. 1925)  SDAP
13 Nov 1923 - 12 Feb 1934  Karl Seitz                         (b. 1869 - d. 1950)  SDAP
Mayors
13 Feb 1934 - 11 Mar 1938  Richard Schmitz                    (b. 1885 - d. 1954)  VF
11 Mar 1938 - 13 Mar 1938  Fritz Lahr (acting)                (b. 1892 - d. 19..)  NSDAP
13 Mar 1938 - 14 Dec 1940  Hermann Neubacher                  (b. 1893 - d. 1960)  NSDAP
14 Dec 1940 - 30 Dec 1943  Philipp Wilhelm Jung               (b. 1884 - d. 1965)  NSDAP
30 Dec 1943 -  6 Apr 1945  Hanns Blaschke                     (b. 1896 - d. 1971)  NSDAP
Reichskommissar 
 1 May 1939 -  1 Apr 1940  Josef Bürckel                      (b. 1895 - d. 1944)  NSDAP
Reichsstatthalters
 1 Apr 1940 -  7 Aug 1940  Josef Bürckel                      (s.a.)               NSDAP
 7 Aug 1940 - 13 Apr 1945  Baldur von Schirach                (b. 1907 - d. 1974)  NSDAP
Premiers and Mayors
13 Apr 1945 - 16 Apr 1945  Rudolf Prikryl                     (b. 1896 - d. 1965)  KPÖ 
17 Apr 1945 - 18 Jun 1951  Theodor Körner                     (b. 1873 - d. 1957)  SPÖ
18 Jun 1951 -  9 Jun 1965  Franz Jonas                        (b. 1899 - d. 1974)  SPÖ
10 Jun 1965 - 17 Dec 1970  Bruno Marek                        (b. 1900 - d. 1991)  SPÖ
21 Dec 1970 -  5 Jul 1973  Felix Slavik                       (b. 1912 - d. 1980)  SPÖ
 5 Jul 1973 - 10 Sep 1984  Leopold Gratz                      (b. 1929 - d. 2006)  SPÖ
10 Sep 1984 -  7 Nov 1994  Helmut Zilk                        (b. 1927 - d. 2008)  SPÖ
 7 Nov 1994 -              Michael Häupl                      (b. 1949)            SPÖ


Allied Occupation of Vienna
 
Map of Allied Occupation
Sectors of Vienna

 8 Apr 1945                Soviet forces begin invasion of Vienna.
13 Apr 1945                Surrender of Vienna.
Sep 1945                   Allied occupation sectors established.
27 Jul 1955                Formal end of Allied occupation of Austria.
19 Sep 1955                Allied forces leave Vienna.
 

American Sector

[US flag]

City commandants
Jul 1945 - Dec 1946        Thomas Edward Lewis                (b. 1898 - d. 1976)
Dec 1946 - Mar 1947        Holmes Ely Dager                   (b. 1893 - d. 1973) 
Mar 1947 - May 1948        Alexander Oscar Gorder             (b. 1893 - d. 1973) 
May 1948 - Nov 1948        Robert T. Frederick                (b. 1907 - d. 1970)
Dec 1948 - Jan 1951        Ira Platt Swift                    (b. 1882 - d. 1952)
Feb 1951 - Apr 1954        William Thrower Fitts, Jr.         (b. 1915 - d. 1980)
May 1954 - Sep 1955        William Henry Nutter               (b. 1902 - d. 1987)


British Sector

United Kingdom flag

City commandants
Jul 1945 - Nov 1945        George V. Palmer
Nov 1945 - May 1946        Gerald L. Verney                   (b. 1900 - d. 1957) 
Jun 1946 - Dec 1946        S.W. Gordon-Smith
Dec 1946 - Nov 1949        John Harold Hogshaw                (b. 1896 - d. 1968)
Nov 1949 - Sep? 1952       Cyril Knowles                      (b. 1899 - d. 1970)
Oct? 1952 - Sep 1955       A.E. Howard


French Sector

City commandants
Jul 1945 - Feb 1946        Henri Noël du Payrat               (b. 1894 - d. 1982)
Feb 1946 - Jul 1949        W. Joppé
Jul 1949 - Mar 1950        Pierre Masson
Mar 1950 - May 1951        Robert Petetin
May 1951 - Mar? 1953       Roul Daviron
Apr? 1953 - Nov? 1953      Jacques Faure
Dec? 1953 - Sep 1955       Pierre Olle-Laprune


Soviet Sector

[Flag of USSR]

City commandants
13 Apr 1945 - Oct 1945     Aleksey Vasilyevich Blagodatov     (b. 1902 - d. 1987)
Oct 1945 - May 1948        Nikita Fedotovich Lebedenko        (b. 1899 - d. 1956)
May 1948 - Nov 1949        Dmitry Lvovich Abakumov            (b. 1901 - d. 1962)
Nov 1949 - Jul 1953        Arkady Aleksandrovich Boreyko      (b. 1898 - d. 1955) 
Jul 1953 - Sep 1955        Nikolay Matveyevich Molotkov       (b. 1900 - d. 1973)


International Zone

The first district of Vienna was submitted to the common control of all four Allies. The district commanders changed monthly according to the change of Allied command.

District Commandants
Jul 1945 - Sep 1955        .... [unavailable]
- Rotation sequence -
Jan, May, Sep              U.S.
Feb, Jun, Oct              U.K.
Mar, Jul, Nov              France
Apr, Aug, Dec              U.S.S.R.






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