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Ostmark (German pronunciation: [ˈɔstmaʁk] ⓘ, "Eastern March") was a name that referred historically to the Margraviate of Austria, a medieval frontier march. It was also used in Nazi propaganda from 1938 to 1942 to refer to the formerly independent Federal State of Austria after the Anschluss with Nazi Germany .
Is Austria ever referred to as Ostmark rather than Österreich? Austria historically was known as Ostmark because of its origins as a March that came out of Bavaria. But, the Nazis used it in propaganda to justify the Anschluss (union between Austria and Germany) in 1938 and since the end of WW2 in 1945 I haven’t come across anyone or any ...
The nation known today as Austria ( Österreich, ers-ter-rykh) had its modest beginnings as the “Eastern March” ( Ostmark ), a military colony established by the Frankish ruler Karl der Große (Charlemagne).
Aug 13, 2018 · Austria was now renamed as the German province of Ostmark and placed under the leadership of Arthur Seyss-Inquart. The Austrian-born Ernst Kaltenbrunner was named Minister of State and head of the Schutz Staffel (SS). Certain foreign newspapers have said that we fell on Austria with brutal methods. I can only say; even in death they cannot stop ...
- Tina Gayle
In Nazi Germany, Austria was initially referred to by a new name: the Ostmark. In the German language, Austria was (and is) called Österreich , meaning “eastern empire.” By changing the name, the Nazis demoted Austria from empire to province.
Ostmark, a translation of Marchia Orientalis into Standard German, was used officially from 1938, when the country was incorporated into the German Reich, until 1945. The contemporary state was created in 1955, with the Austrian State Treaty, and is officially called the Republic of Austria ( Republik Österreich ).
In the early medieval period, the area along the Danube in present-day Lower Austria known as the ‘marchia orientalis’ (‘eastern march’, later often rendered as ‘Ostmark’) was a border area of the Holy Roman Empire.
