Republikanischer Schutzbund
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The Republikanischer Schutzbund was an Austrian paramilitary organisation established in 1923 by the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria to defend the Austrian Republic in the face of rising p
Julius Deutsch, one of the founders of the Republikanischer Schutzbund
Protesters in front of the burning Palace of Justice during the July Revolt of 1927
Walter Pfrimer (right) with Heimwehr leader Richard Steidle, about 1930
Republikanischer Schutzbund men on the march in 1930
Militia
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A militia is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of n
Republikanischer Schutzbund
…by the socialists in November 1918 to safeguard the founding of the First Austrian Republic. In response to the large-scale creation of right-wing militias, the workers’ militias (Arbeiterwehren) were maintained after the re-establishment of basic public order. They formed the organisational core of the…
Confederate militiamen at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, 1861
Armenian fedayi were Armenian irregular militia formed in the late 19th and early 20th century to defend Armenian villages.
The 2nd Regiment of York Militia at the Battle of Queenston Heights