Engelbert Dollfuss
1892 – 1934 Austrian Chancellor and Austrofascist dictator of Austria
Austrofascist chancellor who built a Catholic corporate state and was killed by the Nazis.
- Religion
- A devout Catholic who built a corporatist 'Christian' authoritarian state grounded in Catholic social teaching, opposed to both socialism and Nazism.
- Affiliations
- Christian Social Party; founder of the Fatherland Front. Aligned with the Catholic Church; opposed the Nazis; no occult ties.
Dollfuss dismantled Austrian democracy and set up a Catholic corporatist dictatorship, crushing the Social Democrats in 1934. He banned the Austrian Nazi Party and sought Italian protection against Hitler. He was assassinated by Austrian Nazis during a failed coup in July 1934.
Connections
- rival of Adolf Hitler — Banned the Nazis and was murdered in their coup attempt.
- ally of Benito Mussolini — Looked to Fascist Italy for protection against Hitler.