German Occupation Austria Plebiscite Ballot - Registration Postcard

Authors

Object ID

2016.1.46

Object Name

Ballot

Date

4-10-1938

Files

Content Warning

The Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection consists of images, documents, and artifacts related to the Holocaust. The collection contains materials that depict a number of topics that may be difficult for viewers to engage with, including: antisemitic descriptions, caricatures, and representation of Jewish people; Nazi imagery and ideology; descriptions and images of German ghettos; graphic images of the violence of the Holocaust; and the creation of the State of Israel. For more information, see our policy page.

Description

Front: ‘Wahlausweis’ printed in bold at top center; Back: Postcard split it two sides, pink and purple handstamps as well as some handwritten in lines

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Hitler has promised Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg that Austria would remain independent following Chancellor Dollfuss’s assassination. Riven by strife, the government was unable to cope with the situation without offending Hitler. As a last resort Schuschnigg announced a plebiscite for March 13, 1938 on the question of independence. Only “yes” ballots were to be handed out, while “no” voters would have to supply their own ballots. Hitler sent Schuschnigg an ultimatum to postpone the plebiscite and resign. The latter complied, and Hitler and his army entered Austria. The propaganda campaign was quite successful. This registration card to incorporate Austria into the German Empire for the plebiscite on April 10, was printed after the Nazis had already invaded Austria.

Dimensions

4 1/8 x 5 3/4"

Keywords

Austria, Kurt Schuschnigg, Registration, Card, Ballot, Plebiscite

Subcollection

Early

Recommended Citation

"German Occupation Austria Plebiscite Ballot - Registration Postcard" (1938). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2016.1.46.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1306