This article lists the military commandants of

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Vienna between 1945 and 1955. Following the

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, the

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divided Vienna into distinct, occupied sectors, each had its own military governor, often referred to as commandant. This practice ended officially with the

Austrian State Treaty The Austrian State Treaty (german: Österreichischer Staatsvertrag ) or Austrian Independence Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state. It was signed on 15 May 1955 in Vienna, at the Schloss Belvedere among the Allied occupying po ...

, which re-established Austrian independence in 1955, when the respective occupying/protective forces were withdrawn. Vienna Allied sectors (1945-1955)

Commandants

American sector

British sector

French sector

Soviet sector

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