Anchorxiety@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 1 day agoThe lesser seen Allied occupation zones of Austria after WW2reddthat.comimagemessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down10
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minus-squareeestileib@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoThere’s a HUGE Soviet war memorial in Vienna, I wandered into the plaza by accident and was like “wtf is this doing here?”
minus-squareCompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 hours agoThanking the “liberators”, ignoring the welcome that Austria gave to Hitler. The Ukrainian flag painted behind it is a nice touch, if it’s still there.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours ago “liberators” Why the quotes? The Soviet military deserves credit where it’s due when it comes to defending Europe against fascism during WW2
minus-squareCompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·17 hours agoHitler had a positive approval rating in Austria. It’s like liberating Florida from Trump.
minus-squareJiral@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoYes, famously 99.3% totally democratic yes votes for the Anschluss, after the fact and without the votes of the key political dissidents, they were already in prison/KZ.
There’s a HUGE Soviet war memorial in Vienna, I wandered into the plaza by accident and was like “wtf is this doing here?”
Thanking the “liberators”, ignoring the welcome that Austria gave to Hitler.
The Ukrainian flag painted behind it is a nice touch, if it’s still there.
Why the quotes? The Soviet military deserves credit where it’s due when it comes to defending Europe against fascism during WW2
Hitler had a positive approval rating in Austria. It’s like liberating Florida from Trump.
Yes, famously 99.3% totally democratic yes votes for the Anschluss, after the fact and without the votes of the key political dissidents, they were already in prison/KZ.