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A demonstration for the reunification of the South Tyrol, ceded to Italy after the First World War. Two small boys in Tyrolean costume carry a board with the sign: "155,000 signatures" for reunification.
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A demonstration for the reunification of the South Tyrol, ceded to Italy after...

A demonstration for the reunification of the South Tyrol, ceded to Italy after the First World War. Thousands line Maria-Theresienstrasse, the main street of Innsbruck. The South-Tyrol (Alto Adige) has remained Italian ever since, but various Austrian governments reached a good autonomy status for the region.
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A demonstration for the reunification of the South Tyrol, ceded to Italy after...

A demonstration for the reunification of the South Tyrol, ceded to Italy after the First World War. Inhabitants of Bozen (Bolzano) in their Tyrolean costumes carry signs saying "South-Tyrol, come home!" The South-Tyrol (Alto Adige) has remained Italian ever since, but various governments reached a good autonomy status for the region.
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A demonstration for the reunification of the South Tyrol, ceded to Italy after...

General Mark Clark, High Commissioner and Commander of US forces in Austria during a parade of US-soldiers in Vienna, flanked by the other three High Commissioners. 1946.
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General Mark Clark, High Commissioner and Commander of US forces in Austria duri...

French officers of the occupation forces during a ceremony unveiling a monument in St. Anton, Vorarlberg, commemorating the junction of units of the French second, fourth and fifth divisions which took place there a year earlier on 7 May 1945. To the left of the microphone Emile Bethouart, High commissioner, to the right De Lattre de Tassigny, commander of the First French Army. 5 May 1946
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French officers of the occupation forces during a ceremony unveiling a monument...

After World War II, Vienna was divided between all four occupation forces, US, British, French and Soviet Russian. Joint military patrols formed the "Four in a Jeep".Roll-call before a new tour of duty. Vienna, 1947
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After World War II, Vienna was divided between all four occupation forces, US, B...

After World War II, Vienna was divided between the four occupation forces, US, British, French and Soviet Russian. Joint military patrols formed the "Four in a Jeep". Roll-call before a new tour of duty. Vienna, 1947
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After World War II, Vienna was divided between the four occupation forces, US, B...

Four members of the Vienna Allied Police patrol, consisting of (from l. to r.) a Soviet policeman, an American, a British and a French military policeman.
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Four members of the Vienna Allied Police patrol, consisting of (from l. to r.) a...

Inn at Josefsberg, Lower Austria (Russian occupied zone), where Soviet soldiers opened fire during an Easter Dance in 1948. The shooting followed an argument over a girl. Two people were killed and 14 injured. Injured and uninjured alike jumped from the two windows on the first floor to escape.
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Inn at Josefsberg, Lower Austria (Russian occupied zone), where Soviet soldiers...

The four High Commissioners of Austria in 1949: (l. to r.) Geoffrey Keyes (USA), Sir Alexander Galloway (UK), Emile Béthouard (France) and Vadim Sviridov (USSR). Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, 1949
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The four High Commissioners of Austria in 1949: (l. to r.) Geoffrey Keyes (USA),...

The sign at the Austro-Hungarian frontier warns:"Attention - mines along barbed wire fence". Apparently ironically, residents on the Austrian side have nailed a Communist poster under the warning sign which says:"Stalin - his name means peace".
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The sign at the Austro-Hungarian frontier warns:"Attention - mines along barbed...

Soviet General of the Army Vladimir Kurasov, who spent two years in Austria as High Commissioner, leaves Vienna and will be succeeded by Lt.General Sviridov. General Kurasov paid his farewell visit to the American High Commissioner, Lt.General Geoffrey Keyes. From left to right: Keyes, Lt.Charles Simpson III, General Kurasov.
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Soviet General of the Army Vladimir Kurasov, who spent two years in Austria as H...