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
David Taylor (footballer, born 1889) David Taylor (footballer, born 1889) David William Taylor (1889 – after 1920) was an English footballer who played as a full back in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian. He also played for Newcastle East End of the Northern Alliance, North-Eastern League club Darlington (two separate spells), and for Bristol Rovers of the Southern League. He was on the books of Football League club Hull City without playing for their first team. Taylor was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in 1889, the son of David Taylor, a gas stoker, and his wife Eliza. The family moved to the Newcastle upon