The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was the peace treaty between the Allied powers and the Republic of Austria after the First World War. It confirmed the dissolution of Austria-Hungary and recognized the independence of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Austria was reduced to a small, mostly German-speaking state, losing South Tyrol to Italy and the German-speaking border areas of Bohemia and Moravia to Czechoslovakia. The treaty forbade Austria from uniting with Germany without the approval of the League of Nations, even though many Austrians favoured it, and it limited the size of Austria's army and demanded reparations. These restrictions left resentment that later fed support for the Anschluss.
Before and after
- from 5 June 1919 to 23 June 1919Battle of Cēsis
- 28 June 1919Treaty of Versailles
- 20 July 1919Birth of Edmund Hillary
- 29 August 1919National Library of Latvia
- 10 September 1919Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- 18 October 1919Birth of Pierre Trudeau
- 22 October 1919Birth of Doris Lessing
- 26 October 1919Birth of Mohammad Reza I of Iran
- 10 November 1919Birth of Mikhail Kalashnikov
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