The official AHF pre-anschluss Austria quiz thread

[VJK]

I guess it's time for a clue:

He retired as a Feldmarschalleutnant on 1 October 1920 and was appointed Bundesbeamter der II. Dienstklasse.

Best regards,

VJK

[VJK]

One final clue for anyone who might be interested - if you google "Bundesbeamter der II. Dienstklasse", you'll find the answer.

VJK

[Grisu]

One final clue for anyone who might be interested - if you google "Bundesbeamter der II. Dienstklasse", you'll find the answer.

VJK

Seriously, that's the best "clue" ever!

[Grisu]

Maximilan v. Hoen.

I've just stumbled upon something: Coincidentally, an Italian fort from WWI and an Italian clergyman (and later Pope) share the same name. Name the fort and the priest.

[VJK]

Hi Grisu,

My apologies for responding so late - I'd given up hope of anyone being interested enough to act on my final give-away clue!!
You are, of course, correct - Maximilian von Hoen it was.

Best regards,

VJK

[Grisu]

Thanks.

The new question is the one posed above: Coincidentally, an Italian fort from WWI (on the Austrian-Italian front) and an Italian clergyman (and later Pope) share the same name. What's the name of the fort and the priest?

[Grisu]

Nearly a month into this question, so there should be a hint: The clergyman in question died aged 81 and didn't see the outbreak of WW 2.

[Valerio]

Nearly a month into this question, so there should be a hint: The clergyman in question died aged 81 and didn't see the outbreak of WW 2.

Hello, Grisu!
Well, the clergyman is A. D. A. Ratti (Pope Pius XI) and the Italian fort is Forte Ratti (also called "Forte Monteratti").
Forte Ratti is near Genoa and during WWI it was employed as Military Prison Camp for the Austro-Hungarian POWs.
I enclose this link with a touching letter written by an A-H soldier (Kadet Elmuth Kollartsik) imprisoned in Forte Ratti:
http://www.genovacards.com/genova/milit ... ratti.html

[Grisu]

Spot on, Valerio. Thanks for the link to the letter written by a Hungarian POW (which I am unfortunately unable to understand).

Over to you.

[Valerio]

Thanks, Grisu
Well, tell me now the name of this particular kind of armoured cars built at Wiener-Neustadt, since 1934 to 1937, for the Austrians army and police: after the Anschluss, these 27 vehicles were requisitioned from the German police that, on September 1939, used them during the first Danzig's fights.
So, probably, those were in absolute the first armoured vehicles to be employed in the initial WWII fights!
Which was the name of these Austrian armoured cars?

[AVV]

Hello!

Which was the name of these Austrian armoured cars?

Steyr ADGZ, I think.
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/aust ... g-ADGZ.jpg

Best regards, Aleks

[Valerio]

Exact, Aleks! And in a record time!!!
It's your turn, now! Ciao

[AVV]

Thanks!
Sometimes here questions are answered within several minutes timeframe, so I did not set any record.
Now please name this officer.

Best regards, Aleks

[Grisu]

It has never occurred to me before that there's a slight resemblance of this man to (a young version of) Engelbert Dollfuß. But the person in the picture must be Baron Georg "The first rule of this household is discipline" von Trapp.

[AVV]

This was a quick and correct answer too.
Source: http://humphrysfamilytree.com/OMara/geo ... trapp.html
Over to you!

Best regards, Aleks