What is Fatherland Front (Austria)?
[[File:Kruckenkreuz Ständestaat Österreich.svg|thumb|Krukenkreuz, the sign of the Austrian state at the time.]] The '''Fatherland's Front''' (original German: '''Vaterländische Front''', VF) was an organization that existed in [[Austria]] from 1933 to 1938, the [[Anschluss]]. [[Engelbert Dollfuss|Engelbert Dollfuß]] created it. was the only political party that was allowed at the time. It wanted to unite all citizens, in an independent, Christian German state, that was organized along the lines of professions. Dollfuss led the organization, until his death in 1934. From that time, to 1936, [[Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg]], was its leader. When [[Kurt Schuschnigg]] came to power in 1936, he also took its leadeship. When [[Arthur Seyß-Inquart]] came to power in 1938, he disbanded the organization, and the [[NSDAP]] took its functions. [[File:DollfussEnActoDelFrentePatriótico19330911 ONB14694595.jpg|thumb|Dollfuss, speaking in [[Vienna]], on the occasion of the stablishment of the VF. ]] [[Category:Political parties in Austria]] {{multistub|politics|history}}