City of Vienna [Map}; Map "B' annexed to the Agreement on Zones of Occupation in Austria of 9th July 1945 [with further initials and date]
London [?]: European Advisory Commission, c1945. Presumed one of multiple original copies. Map. Map Format is approximately 15 inches by 32.5 inches. Folded in half and then several times so that there are 12 panes, not of uniform size. Map is on one side of the sheet only. There is no margin at the bottom edge. The left margin is approximately an eighth of an inch. The right margin is approximately 2.875 inches and has the Legend and other information. The top margin is approximately 1 inch and has the notation Austria 1:75000 Vienna. In ink the words "City of" are written before the word "Vienna". The Legend indicates the Pre Nazi Boundaries (Outer, Inner, and Kress) and provides a Key to Administrative Divisions of Pre-Nazi Vienna (21 listed by Roman numerals), and also identified the Flying boat Alighting Area. The U.S.S.R., U.S.A., France, and U.K. zones are clearly marked. A small International area is also clearly mark and correlates with Administrative Division I, Innare Stradt. The 21 Administrative Divisions are indicated by both Roman numerals and Arabic numerals on the map. The Flying boat Alighting Area is identified by a circle and then a line to its identification in the Legend area. Most of the Legend and the identification of this as Map 'B' appear to be handwritten notations as opposed to having been printed onto the map at time of its production. Small edge tear at center fold on left side of map. This appears to be one of the maps prepared for the negotiations by the European Advisory Commission that met in London in 1945 and established the Zones of Occupation in Austria. The Allied occupation of Austria started on 27 April 1945 as a result of the Vienna Offensive and ended with the Austrian State Treaty on 27 July 1955. Subsequent to the Anschluss, Austria had generally been recognized as constituent part of Nazi Germany. In 1943 however, the Allies agreed in the Declaration of Moscow that Austria would instead be regarded as the first victim of Nazi aggression, and treated as a liberated and independent country after the war. In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Austria was divided into four occupation zones and jointly occupied by the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France. Vienna was similarly subdivided but the central district was collectively administered by the Allied Control Council. On 9 July 1945 the Allies agreed on the borders of their occupation zones. Vorarlberg and North Tyrol were assigned to the French Zone; Salzburg and Upper Austria south of the Danube to the American Zone; East Tyrol, Carinthia, and Styria to the British Zone; and Burgenland, Lower Austria, and the Mühlviertel area of Upper Austria, north of the Danube, to the Soviet Zone. The French and American zones bordered those countries' zones in Germany, and the Soviet zone bordered future Warsaw Pact states. Vienna was divided among all four Allies. The historical center of Vienna was declared an international zone, in which occupation forces changed every month. Movement of occupation troops ("zone swap") continued until the end of July. City of Vienna--The territory of the City of Vienna will be divided into the following parts as shown on the annexed map "B". The districts of Leopoldstadt, Brigittenau, Floridsdorf, Wieden and Favoriten will be occupied by armed forces of the Soviet Union; The districts of Neubau, Josefstadt, Hernals, Alsergrund, Währing and Döbling will be occupied by armed forces of the United States of America; The districts of Mariahilf, Penzing, Funfhaus (including the district of Rudolfsheim) and Ottakring will be occupied by armed forces of the French Republic; The districts of Hietzing, Margareten, Meidling, Landstrasse and Simmering will be occupied by armed forces of the United Kingdom. The district of Innere Stadt will be occupied by armed forces of the four Powers. Boundaries between the zones of occupation, with the exception of the boundaries of the City of Vienna and of the province of Burgenland, will be those obtaining after the coming into effect of the Decree of 1st October, 1938, concerning boundary changes in Austria. The boundaries of the City of Vienna and of the province of Burgenland will be those which existed on 31st December, 1937. An inter-Allied Governing Authority (Komendatura), consisting of four Commandants appointed by their respective Commanders-in-Chief, will be established to direct jointly the administration of the City of Vienna. The Tulln airdrome, together with all installations and facilities pertaining thereto, will be under the administrative and operational control of the armed forces of the United States of America. The Schwechat airdrome, together with all installations and facilities pertaining thereto, will be under the administrative and operational control of the armed forces of the United Kingdom for the joint use of the British and French armed forces. The armed forces and officials of the occupying Powers will enjoy free and unimpeded access to the airdromes assigned to their respective occupancy and use. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Military Occupation, Zones of Occupation, Austria, Vienna, Inter-Allied Governing Authority, French Zone, Soviet Zone, British Zone, American Zone
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