bloody sunday bloody sunday german massacre took place monday january city german der soldiers army later yugoslavia command officer killed civilians german ethnic origin wounding protest city centre square estimates casualties differ austrian sources november world war ended territories southern southern claimed austria captured military units command largest city southern german population delegation led visited january wider mission resolve territorial disputes day german citizens organised protest proclaiming desire incorporated austria protest interrupted soldiers firing people causing numerous casualties response german austria launched military offensive expelled small towns agreed france february according treaty saint signed september rest charged massacre background austria created following defeat austro hungarian empire world war claimed areas predominantly german speaking population bounds empire addition current area included parts town italy southern southern proper later czech_republic victorious divided territories austro hungarian empire german austria hungary countries division territories conducted proclaimed principle national self determination populations ethnic germans hungarians remained resident territories including czechoslovakia romania control city disputed yugoslavia german austria federal act german austria concerning extent borders relations state territories november asserted claim region located excluded claim predominantly populated regions resolve question ownership greater region formed vienna proposed demographic investigation territory mission led professor history operated mission appointed delegation led colonel including lieutenant professor slavic languages professors way delegation visited prior world war population comprising austrian germans capital public life austrian german hands known mainly german language der according austro hungarian census city suburbs housed austrian germans including german speaking jews ethnic surrounding area populated entirely austrian germans lived smaller towns like november major later general seized city surrounding areas newly formed serbs forerunner yugoslavia november soldiers disarmed disbanded german security force maintained city council captured villages towns north including december units imprisoned notable citizens ethnic german origin massacre sources differ exact cause extent massacre agree january delegation led visited found thousands citizens german ethnic origin gathered main city square waving flags german austria decorated nearby buildings german austrian sources indicate protesters singing songs wearing patriotic dress soldiers command stationed city hall armed rifles mounted german language sources assert soldiers began firing crowd aiming unarmed civilians according sources fatalities numbered protesters wounded account event asserts soldiers began fire austrian citizen discharged revolver direction soldiers striking bayonet soldiers returned fire according account killed unknown number wounded aftermath subsequently february german austria commenced military offensive recover regions controlled troops agreed february french military mission located february agreement signed troops retreated members wrote report authorities suspicious work mission apparently feared uncovered information preferred conceal argued populations preferred maintenance austrian rule treaty saint signed september observed firmly control yugoslav army constituted majority region surrounding city remain rest responsibility shooting established austrian sources attributed blame referenced accounts contrast remains regarded numerous societies institutions streets named honour commemorated monuments
Marburg's Bloody Sunday