Soldier In Austria - The Big Picture

National Archives and Records Administration
ARC Identifier 2569539 / Local Identifier 111-TV-269
Big Picture: Soldier in Austria
DVD copied by Master Scanner Thomas Gideon. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984). With world attention fixed primarily on the spread of communism in Asia, we sometimes lose sight of the Kremlin's other targets. Like the unification of Germany, the question of Austrian independence has been turned into a political football by the communists. Here THE BIG PICTURE focuses on the "Soldier in Austria," the men whose task it is to prevent that partitioned country from being drawn into the red orbit.

[@patwiggins6969]

I did not know this. Thanks for posting! I guess the situation in Germany overshadowed what was going on with Austria at the time

[@Lockbar]

When I was a kid 50 plus years ago "Big Picture" was shown on TV every Saturday morning at 7:00 am. Now It would never be allowed. Can't have America looking strong and prepared, that's mean.

[@manuelvaldez8509]

I ddnt know that austria was divided among the victors for occupation..

[@patwiggins6969]

Unpreparedness is an invitation for agression. True dat

[@bossbwana5946]

dats rit

[@tirolausa]

And a year later Austria was free and all the occupiers left.