German nationalism in Austria an independent Austria, rejected his merger proposal, Strasser said "Don't talk to me about Austria. There is no Austria ... there was once a living corpse which called itself Austria ... that this Austria collapsed in 1918 was a blessing ... particularly for the German people, who were thereby given the chance to create a Greater Germany." After this, tensions between the Nazis and Austrofascists worsened, culminating in the July Putsch of 1934, when Nazis attempted to overthrow the government. Whilst they managed to assassinate chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss, the putsch was quickly crushed by the police, army, and Heimwehren. In
Chancellor females, is the title of the head of the Government of Austria. Sebastian Kurz is the incumbent "" of Austria. Chancellor or Grand Chancellor is the common translation of the Chinese title "chengxiang" or "zaixiang", which in imperial China was the head of the government serving under the emperor. The Chancellor of Germany or ' (official German title which means "Federal Chancellor"), is the title for the head of government in Germany. ' is the exclusively feminine form. In German politics, the ' position is equivalent to that of a prime minister and is elected by the ', ("Federal Diet",