From peasant to Chancellor: Engelbert Dollfuss
DOLLFUSS: An Austrian Patriot by Fr Johannes Messner Foreword by Dr Alice von Hildebrand, Introduction by Dr John Zmirak Terrence Malik’s movie, A Hidden Life, has returned our attention in a poignant manner to the history of the mid 20th century by uncovering to us the heroism of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian peasant who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II and paid the ultimate price. So it is an opportune moment to draw attention to another Austrian peasant who stood up to the Nazis and was murdered by them: Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss. U.S. commentator Anthony Esolen…
