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- Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:44 pm
- Forum: World War I
- Topic: How Harsh was Austria's "Ultimatum" to Serbia ?
- Replies: 8
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Actual texts so one can judge whether Serbia's response was unreasonable. 23 July, 1914: The Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum to Serbia The Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Berchtold, to the Minister at Belgrade, von Giesl: Vienna, July 22, 1914 Your Excellency will present the following not...
- Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:22 pm
- Forum: World War I
- Topic: How Harsh was Austria's "Ultimatum" to Serbia ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9681
Re: How Harsh was Austria's "Ultimatum" to Serbia
Most often, in such cases, one's opinion on how 'measured' and 'forthright' Austrian response was, depends on that persons preconceived position - whether pro or anti Austrian. You question the use of term 'Ultimatum'. Austria sent it's demands as a 'demarche' to Serbia. Wikipedia's definition of su...
- Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:25 pm
- Forum: Reichswehr
- Topic: War in Carinthia?
- Replies: 7
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Re: War in Carinthia?
In fiction, I have come across fleeting reference to a "shadowy little war in Carinthia", fought just after World War One, as the new Yugoslavia sought to add Carinthia to its territory, and the Carinthians weren't having this. Carinthian Freikorps repulsed two attacks commanded by major ...