Die Frage der Kompensationen für Serbien wahrend der Bosnischen Annexionskrise 1908 - 1909
The Question of compensation for Serbia during the Bosnian Annexation Crisis 1908 - 1909

Summary/Abstract: At the Berlin Congress (1878) Austria - Hungary received the right to occupy two Ottoman provinces in the Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In summer 1908, the outbreak of the Young Turk Revolution brought the possibility of full restorian of Ottoman sovereignty over these provinces. This was the main reason for the decision of Vienna to annex the provinces. The proclamation of the annexation (6th October 1908) caused a dengerous international crisis. Serbia raised claims for territorial compensations, although, Belgrade had no right to place such demands. Russia could not support Serbia effectivly (defeat with Japon and revolution - 1905 - 1907). But Germany supported decisively Austria - Hungary that led to a diplomatic victory of Vienna. However this result was a Pyrrhic visctory because the relations between Vienna and Russia irreparably demaged.

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