National Day of Austria

National Day of Austria Facts & Quotes

• The Austrian State Treaty was signed on 15 May 1955 in Vienna's Schloss Belvedere. The treaty became valid on 27 July 1955.
• Officially, the last of the foreign troops left Austria on 25 October 1955.
• On 30 March 1945, the Soviet Union's Red Army entered Austrian territory and captured the capital, Vienna, on 13 April of the same year.
• Between March 11 and 13 of 1938, Germany troops invaded Austria, overtook the nation and incorporated it into the German Reich.
• On 1 November 1943, in the Tripartite Declaration made in Moscow, the British, Soviet and US Allies declared that Austria, the first free country to fall a victim to Hitlerite aggression, shall be liberated from German domination and regain full and complete independence.

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National Day of Austria Top Events and Things to Do

• Attend the celebration at Heldenplatz in Vienna where the President and Minister of Defense hold a celebration. The President also lays a wreath by the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
• Visit the Federal Chancellery. This institution opens its door to the public for free on Austrian National Day.
• Generate awareness for the day on social media using hashtags such as #AustrianNationalDay, #Nationalfeiertag and #FreedomforAustria.
• Watch a movie that touches on aspects of WW2 and gives an idea of how Austria entered the war with the Germans. Some of our favourites are: Das Boot (1981), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Schindler's List (1993) and The Thin Red Line (1998).
• Celebrate Austria by endulging in some of its finest dishes. Some of our suggestions are: Charr a la meuniere, Weiner Schnitzel, Tafelspitz, Liptauer Cheese Spread and Apfelstrudel.

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