Richard Steidle
Austrian politician (1881–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Steidle (20 September 1881 – 30 August 1940) was an Austrian lawyer and the leader of the paramilitary Heimwehr in Tyrol. He was a leading representative of the pro-independence tendency on the far right of Austrian politics and as such was opposed to the Nazi Party which supported the incorporation of Austria into a Großdeutschland. Following the Anschluss, Steidle was sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp, where he was killed in 1940.
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Born | (1881-09-20)20 September 1881 |
Died | 30 August 1940(1940-08-30) (aged 58) |
Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
Citizenship | Austrian |
Education | Doctor of jurisprudence |
Alma mater | University of Innsbruck |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Known for | Leader of the Heimwehr in Tyrol |
Title | Heimwehr leader |
Term | 1927-1930 |
Successor | Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg |
Political party | Christian Social Party |
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