tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537999101514441161.post8570208598971421866..comments2024-02-25T08:54:26.302-08:00Comments on Eclectic (at Best): The Assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss, July 25, 1934Dan Durninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639064524903151404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537999101514441161.post-14926377809716355132014-05-12T21:01:00.696-07:002014-05-12T21:01:00.696-07:00Good question. My guess is that Dolfuss would not ...Good question. My guess is that Dolfuss would not have changed the course of history if he had lived. I agree with M.W. Fodor (See South of Hitler) and others who wrote that crushing the Social Democrats in February 1934, instead of creating some alliance with them to face the Nazi threat, was a bad mistake. It pleased Mussolini and the Heimwehr, but weakened Austria by alienating nearly half of the population. However, even avoiding that mistake might not have stopped Hitler and the Anschluss. Dan Durninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639064524903151404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537999101514441161.post-52256082997313703372014-05-10T09:40:29.665-07:002014-05-10T09:40:29.665-07:00How would it all have turned out if he had not bee...How would it all have turned out if he had not been assassinated? Would he have joined the axis Powers against the Soviets....or remained neutral under Mussolini's protection? Could he withstand the Nazi 5th column that could overwhelm his regime. Did his death cause a loss of moral support to weaken Mussolini's ability to withstand Hitler's influences? Who knows!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14676238092912570979noreply@blogger.com