German nationalism in Austria Austria falls and is swallowed up by Germany will mark the beginning of European chaos." The Austrofascist party, Fatherland Front, would echo the sentiments of Mussolini, and continue to struggle for an independent Austria. Nazis in both Germany and Austria intended that the German Reich would quickly annex Austria, the homeland of its leader, Adolf Hitler. They attempted to bribe many low-ranking Heimwehr leaders, and also attempted to bring Starhemberg into their fold, in effect merging the Heimwehr with the Nazi Freikorps. Gregor Strasser, an early, prominent Nazi figure, was charged with this effort. When Starhemberg, a fervent believer in
Arthur Gibson (cricketer, born 1889) Arthur Gibson (cricketer, born 1889) Arthur Kenneth Gibson (19 May 1889 – 28 January 1950) was a Royal Navy officer who also played first-class cricket for Navy sides and in one match for Somerset. He was born at Kensington, London and died at Edinburgh, Scotland. Gibson was an opening or middle-order batsman and an occasional bowler in his first-class matches. He played Minor Counties cricket for Hertfordshire in 1911 and 1912 and made his first-class debut for a Royal Navy team against the Army team in an inter-services match, then considered first-class, in 1914. His one game for Somerset, for