Richard Steidle
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Richard Steidle was an Austrian lawyer and the leader of the paramilitary Heimwehr in Tyrol. He was a leading representative of the pro-independence tendency on the far right of Austrian politics and
Steidle (middle), 1930
Steidle (bearded) accompanying Waldemar Pabst (carrying bouquet) on his entry to Austria from Italy, c. 1930
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