Heimwehr (home guard). Many Nazi and Socialist hostages were jailed under suspicion of having thrown the bombs.
Members of the Heimwehr, reputed to be the chief supporters of Chancellor Dollfuss, were severely beaten by soldiers, who tore down photographs of Prince Ernst von Starhemberg, vice-chancellor. A few bystanders who witnessed the clash shouted “Heil Hitler.”
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
