Erwin Schärf

Politician

1914 – 1994

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Who was Erwin Schärf?

Erwin Scharf was an Austrian politician. During World War II, he was a partisan fighter the Freedom Battalions in Yugoslavia. He then became the central secretary of the SPÖ. He was also involved in the Revolutionary Socialists.

In the beginning of the post-war era he objected to the pact between SPÖ and ÖVP, and favoured an alliance with the KPÖ. He was eventually expelled from the SPÖ, and joined the KPÖ where he would become a politburo member.

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Born
Aug 29, 1914
Třeboň
Also known as
  • Erwin Scharf
Nationality
  • Austria
Died
Sep 6, 1994
Vienna

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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