Erwin Schärf
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Erwin Scharf was an Austria
n politician. During World War II
, he was a partisan fighter the Freedom Battalions in Yugoslavia
. He then became the central secretary of the SPÖ
. He was also involved in the Revolutionary Socialists.
In the beginning of the post-war era he objected to the pact between SPÖ and ÖVP
, and favoured an alliance with the KPÖ
. He was eventually expelled from the SPÖ, and joined the KPÖ were he would become a politburo
member.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n politician. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he was a partisan fighter the Freedom Battalions in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. He then became the central secretary of the SPÖ
SPO
- Technology :SPO: Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Office 365. See Microsoft Online Services-Economics:* Secondary Public Offering, an equity capital market instrument...
. He was also involved in the Revolutionary Socialists.
In the beginning of the post-war era he objected to the pact between SPÖ and ÖVP
OVP
OVP is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:*The Office of the Vice President of the United States*The Office of the Vice President of the Philippines*OVP , a light sub-machine gun developed in Italy...
, and favoured an alliance with the KPÖ
KPO
Meanings of KPO:* Knowledge process outsourcing.* KPÖ , Communist Party of Austria.* Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands , Communist Party Opposition....
. He was eventually expelled from the SPÖ, and joined the KPÖ were he would become a politburo
Politburo
Politburo , literally "Political Bureau [of the Central Committee]," is the executive committee for a number of communist political parties.-Marxist-Leninist states:...
member.