People were not all fascists on one side and bolshevists on the other. A contemporary writer says 'if there is talk of fascism in Austria, in the interest of historical accuracy and the honour of our people it should be stated that the first Austrian fascists were extreme left-wingers and that they were directly responsible for the emergence and formation of the other brand of fascism.'

p. 53 - The Brutal Takeover: The Austrian ex-Chancellor's account of the Anschluss of Austria by Hitler, 1971