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List of administrators of Allied-occupied Austria

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Allied occupation zones in Austria, 1945–1955.

This article lists the administrators of Allied-occupied Austria, which represented the Allies of World War II in Allied-occupied Austria (German: Alliierten-besetztes Österreich) from the end of World War II in Europe in 1945[1][2][3] until the re-establishment of Austrian independence in 1955, in accordance with the Austrian State Treaty.[4]

Officeholders

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American zone

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High Commissioners
No. Portrait High Commissioner[6] Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1
Mark W. Clark
Clark, MarkGeneral
Mark W. Clark
(1896–1984)
5 July 194516 May 19471 year, 315 days United States Army
2
Geoffrey Keyes
Keyes, GeoffreyLieutenant general
Geoffrey Keyes
(1888–1967)
17 May 194719 September 19503 years, 125 days United States Army
3
Walter J. Donnelly
Donnelly, WalterWalter J. Donnelly
(1896–1970)
20 September 195017 July 19521 year, 301 daysnone
4
Llewellyn Thompson
Thompson, LlewellynLlewellyn Thompson
(1904–1972)
17 July 195227 July 19553 years, 10 daysnone

British zone

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High Commissioners
No. Portrait High Commissioner Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1
Sir Richard McCreery
McCreery, RichardGeneral
Sir Richard McCreery
(1898–1967)
July 1945March 19468 months British Army
2
Sir James Steele
Steele, JamesGeneral
Sir James Steele
(1894–1975)
March 1946October 19471 year, 7 months British Army
3
Sir Alexander Galloway
Galloway, AlexanderLieutenant general
Sir Alexander Galloway
(1895–1977)
October 19471 January 19502 years, 3 months British Army
4
Sir John Winterton
Winterton, JohnMajor general
Sir John Winterton
(1898–1987)
1 January 19501 August 1950212 days British Army
5
Sir Harold Caccia
Caccia, HaroldSir Harold Caccia
(1905–1990)
1 August 19505 February 19543 years, 188 daysnone
6
Sir Geoffrey Wallinger
Wallinger, GeoffreySir Geoffrey Wallinger
(1903–1979)
5 February 195427 July 19551 year, 172 daysnone

French zone

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High Commissioners
No. Portrait High Commissioner Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1
Antoine Béthouart
Béthouart, AntoineArmy general
Antoine Béthouart
(1889–1982)
8 July 1945September 19505 years, 1 month French Army
2
Jean Payart [de]
Payart, JeanJean Payart [de]
(1892–1969)
September 1950October 19544 years, 1 monthnone
3
Jean Chauvel [fr]
Chauvel, JeanJean Chauvel [fr]
(1897–1979)
October 1954February 19554 monthsnone
4
Roger Lalouette [de]
Lalouette, RogerRoger Lalouette [de]
(1904–1980)
February 1955June 19554 monthsnone
5
François Seydoux de Clausonne
Seydoux de Clausonne, FrançoisFrançois Seydoux de Clausonne
(1905–1981)
3 June 195527 July 195554 daysnone

Soviet zone

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Military commander
No. Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
N/A
Fyodor Tolbukhin
Tolbukhin, FyodorMarshal of the Soviet Union
Fyodor Tolbukhin
(1894–1949)
Commander of the 3rd Ukrainian Front
(in Vienna)
13 April 1945July 19452 months Soviet Army
High Commissioners
No. Portrait High Commissioner Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1
Ivan Konev
Konev, IvanMarshal of the Soviet Union
Ivan Konev
(1897–1973)
July 194525 April 19469 months Soviet Army
2
Vladimir Kurasov
Kurasov, VladimirArmy general
Vladimir Kurasov
(1897–1973)
10 May 19462 April 19492 years, 327 days Soviet Army
3
Vladimir Sviridov
Sviridov, VladimirLieutenant general
Vladimir Sviridov
(1897–1963)
4 May 19497 June 19534 years, 34 days Soviet Army
4
Ivan Ilyichev
Ilyichev, IvanLieutenant general (Ret'd)
Ivan Ilyichev
(1905–1983)
7 June 195327 July 19552 years, 50 days Soviet Army
(Ret'd)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The German Surrender Documents – WWII". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2005.
  2. ^ Declaration Regarding the Defeat of Germany Archived 18 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Avalon Project, Yale Law School, Retrieved 14 September 2008
  3. ^ The Churchill Centre: The End of the War in Europe Archived 19 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Austrian State Treaty, 1955". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Allied Military Government of Austria". worldstatesmen.org. B. Cahoon. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. ^ Olsen, Matthew (2003). "Records of the German External Assets Branch of the U.S. Allied Commission for Austria (USACA) Section, 1945–1950" (PDF). National Archives. M1928. Retrieved May 10, 2018.