Editing Vienna (section)

=== July Revolt and Civil War ===
[[File:Gerlach justizpalastbrand 2.jpg|left|thumb|The Palace of Justice burning, 1927]]
In [[July Revolt of 1927|July 1927]], after three nationalist far-right paramilitary members were acquitted of the killing of two social democratic ''[[Republikanischer Schutzbund]]'' members, a riot broke out in the city. The protestors, enraged by the decision, set the [[Palace of Justice, Vienna|Palace of Justice]] ablaze. The police attempted to end the revolt with force and killed at least 84 protestors, with 5 policemen also dying.<ref>{{Cite web |title=30 January 1927 - prologue of a fateful day |url=https://www.wien.gv.at/english/history/commemoration/justice-palace.html |access-date=12 September 2024 |website=www.wien.gv.at |language=en |archive-date=18 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718062420/https://www.wien.gv.at/english/history/commemoration/justice-palace.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1933, right-wing Chancellor [[Engelbert Dollfuss]] [[Self-elimination of the Austrian Parliament|dissolved the parliament]], essentially letting him run the country as a [[Federal State of Austria|dictatorship]], banned the [[Communist Party of Austria|Communist Party]] and severely limited the influence of the [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Social Democratic Party]]. This led to a [[Austrian Civil War|civil war]] between the right-wing government and socialist forces the following year, which started in [[Linz]] and quickly spread to Vienna. Socialist members of the ''[[Republikanischer Schutzbund]]'' barricaded themselves inside the housing estates and exchanged fire with the police and paramilitary groups. The fighting in Vienna ended after the [[Austrian Armed Forces]] shelled the [[Karl-Marx-Hof]], a civilian housing estate, and the ''Schutzbund'' surrendered.<ref>{{Cite web |title=February 1934 - Austrians take up Arms |website=www.wien.gv.at |url=https://www.wien.gv.at/english/history/commemoration/february-1934.html |access-date=12 September 2024 |language=en |archive-date=30 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930055620/https://www.wien.gv.at/english/history/commemoration/february-1934.html |url-status=live }}</ref>