!!!Deutsch, Julius

b. Lackenbach (Burgenland), Feb. 2, 1884, 
d. Vienna, Jan. 17, 1968, Social Democratic politician. 1920-1933 
member of the Nationalrat and 1920-1932 parliamentary commissioner of 
the military. As Unterstaatssekretaer (1918-1919) D. organised the 
Deutschoesterreichische  Volkswehr (peoples' army); was 
Staatssekretaer for the military from 1919-1920 and in 1923/1924 he 
organised the  Republikanischer Schutzbund, which consisted mainly of 
members of the Volkswehr; he was the representative of the Schutzbund 
until 1934. During the  February 1934 Uprising fled to Bruenn (Brno), 
then served as General of Republican troops in the Spanish Civil War 
1936-1939, after which he went to France and in 1940 to the USA. In 
1946 D. returned to Austria and was head of the "Sozialistische 
Verlagsanstalten" (socialist publishing group); he was, however, 
unable to establish himself in politics again.

!Works
Geschichte der oesterreichischen Gewerkschaftsbewegung, 1908; 
Ein weiter Weg - Lebenserinnerungen, 1960.

!Literature
NOeB; Glaubauf, Karl: Die Volkswehr 1918 -1920 und die Gründung der Republik, Wien 1993.



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