HITLEROVCI U VARAŽDINU 1934.
MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRIAN NAZI PARTY ALIAS HITLEROVCI IN 1934 VARAŽDIN

Summary/Abstract: In July 1934. group of Austrian Nazis attempted to overthrow the government of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss, take power and connect Austria with Germany. Although the Chancellor had been killed, the coup failed. Therefore, between 2.000 and 3.000 Austrian Nazis and their families refuged in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Collection sites were in Ljubljana and Maribor, and then refugees were transported to the camps in Varaždin, Bjelovar and (former Slavonian) Požega. This is not the typical image of the camp as a group of wooden barracks surrounded by barbed wire, but the refugees were housed in the city or on the outskirts of the city to (temporarily) abandoned or renovated buildings, while the most prominent among them stayed in the city hotels. Refugees could be free to move, and because of financial aid they receive from relatives and various German organizations, were frequent guests of Varaždin traders, artisans and restaurateurs. Therefore, soon was active socialization with the local population. Refugees remained in Yugoslavia until 28th November, when with the two ships they were transferred to Germany. Upon arrival, the Austrian Nazis joined the Austrian Legion I, and the others were placed in several reception camps. In gratitude for the hospitality and care of refugees, the German Nazi party donated in 1939 Varaždin a city bus.

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