This article lists the administrators of Allied-occupied Austria, which represented the Allies of World War II in Allied-occupied Austria ( German: Alliierten-besetztes Österreich) from the end of World War II in Europe in 1945 [1] [2] [3] until the re-establishment of Austrian independence in 1955, in accordance with the Austrian State Treaty. [4]
Source: [5]
No. | Portrait | High Commissioner [6] | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | General Mark W. Clark (1896–1984) |
5 July 1945 | 16 May 1947 | 1 year, 315 days | United States Army | |
2 | Lieutenant general Geoffrey Keyes (1888–1967) |
17 May 1947 | 19 September 1950 | 3 years, 125 days | United States Army | |
3 | Walter J. Donnelly (1896–1970) |
20 September 1950 | 17 July 1952 | 1 year, 301 days | none | |
4 | Llewellyn Thompson (1904–1972) |
17 July 1952 | 27 July 1955 | 3 years, 10 days | none |
No. | Portrait | High Commissioner | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | General Sir Richard McCreery (1898–1967) |
July 1945 | March 1946 | 8 months | British Army | |
2 | General Sir James Steele (1894–1975) |
March 1946 | October 1947 | 1 year, 7 months | British Army | |
3 | Lieutenant general Sir Alexander Galloway (1895–1977) |
October 1947 | 1 January 1950 | 2 years, 3 months | British Army | |
4 | Major general Sir John Winterton (1898–1987) |
1 January 1950 | 1 August 1950 | 212 days | British Army | |
5 | Sir Harold Caccia (1905–1990) |
1 August 1950 | 5 February 1954 | 3 years, 188 days | none | |
6 | Sir Geoffrey Wallinger (1903–1979) |
5 February 1954 | 27 July 1955 | 1 year, 172 days | none |
No. | Portrait | High Commissioner | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Army general Antoine Béthouart (1889–1982) |
8 July 1945 | September 1950 | 5 years, 1 month | French Army | |
2 | Jean Payart (1892–1969) |
September 1950 | October 1954 | 4 years, 1 month | none | |
3 | Jean Chauvel (1897–1979) |
October 1954 | February 1955 | 4 months | none | |
4 | Roger Lalouette (1904–1980) |
February 1955 | June 1955 | 4 months | none | |
5 | François Seydoux de Clausonne (1905–1981) |
3 June 1955 | 27 July 1955 | 54 days | none |
No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N/A | Marshal of the Soviet Union Fyodor Tolbukhin (1894–1949) Commander of the 3rd Ukrainian Front (in Vienna) |
13 April 1945 | July 1945 | 2 months | Soviet Army |
No. | Portrait | High Commissioner | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ivan Konev (1897–1973) | Marshal of the Soviet UnionJuly 1945 | 25 April 1946 | 9 months | Soviet Army | |
2 | Army general Vladimir Kurasov (1897–1973) |
10 May 1946 | 2 April 1949 | 2 years, 327 days | Soviet Army | |
3 | Lieutenant general Vladimir Petrovich Sviridov (1897–1963) |
4 May 1949 | 7 June 1953 | 4 years, 34 days | Soviet Army | |
4 | (
Ret'd) Ivan Ilyichev (1905–1983) | Lieutenant general 7 June 1953 | 27 July 1955 | 2 years, 50 days |
Soviet Army (Ret'd) |
This article lists the administrators of Allied-occupied Austria, which represented the Allies of World War II in Allied-occupied Austria ( German: Alliierten-besetztes Österreich) from the end of World War II in Europe in 1945 [1] [2] [3] until the re-establishment of Austrian independence in 1955, in accordance with the Austrian State Treaty. [4]
Source: [5]
No. | Portrait | High Commissioner [6] | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | General Mark W. Clark (1896–1984) |
5 July 1945 | 16 May 1947 | 1 year, 315 days | United States Army | |
2 | Lieutenant general Geoffrey Keyes (1888–1967) |
17 May 1947 | 19 September 1950 | 3 years, 125 days | United States Army | |
3 | Walter J. Donnelly (1896–1970) |
20 September 1950 | 17 July 1952 | 1 year, 301 days | none | |
4 | Llewellyn Thompson (1904–1972) |
17 July 1952 | 27 July 1955 | 3 years, 10 days | none |
No. | Portrait | High Commissioner | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | General Sir Richard McCreery (1898–1967) |
July 1945 | March 1946 | 8 months | British Army | |
2 | General Sir James Steele (1894–1975) |
March 1946 | October 1947 | 1 year, 7 months | British Army | |
3 | Lieutenant general Sir Alexander Galloway (1895–1977) |
October 1947 | 1 January 1950 | 2 years, 3 months | British Army | |
4 | Major general Sir John Winterton (1898–1987) |
1 January 1950 | 1 August 1950 | 212 days | British Army | |
5 | Sir Harold Caccia (1905–1990) |
1 August 1950 | 5 February 1954 | 3 years, 188 days | none | |
6 | Sir Geoffrey Wallinger (1903–1979) |
5 February 1954 | 27 July 1955 | 1 year, 172 days | none |
No. | Portrait | High Commissioner | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Army general Antoine Béthouart (1889–1982) |
8 July 1945 | September 1950 | 5 years, 1 month | French Army | |
2 | Jean Payart (1892–1969) |
September 1950 | October 1954 | 4 years, 1 month | none | |
3 | Jean Chauvel (1897–1979) |
October 1954 | February 1955 | 4 months | none | |
4 | Roger Lalouette (1904–1980) |
February 1955 | June 1955 | 4 months | none | |
5 | François Seydoux de Clausonne (1905–1981) |
3 June 1955 | 27 July 1955 | 54 days | none |
No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N/A | Marshal of the Soviet Union Fyodor Tolbukhin (1894–1949) Commander of the 3rd Ukrainian Front (in Vienna) |
13 April 1945 | July 1945 | 2 months | Soviet Army |
No. | Portrait | High Commissioner | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ivan Konev (1897–1973) | Marshal of the Soviet UnionJuly 1945 | 25 April 1946 | 9 months | Soviet Army | |
2 | Army general Vladimir Kurasov (1897–1973) |
10 May 1946 | 2 April 1949 | 2 years, 327 days | Soviet Army | |
3 | Lieutenant general Vladimir Petrovich Sviridov (1897–1963) |
4 May 1949 | 7 June 1953 | 4 years, 34 days | Soviet Army | |
4 | (
Ret'd) Ivan Ilyichev (1905–1983) | Lieutenant general 7 June 1953 | 27 July 1955 | 2 years, 50 days |
Soviet Army (Ret'd) |