Anschluss - Wikipedia The Anschluss was among the first major steps in Austrian-born Hitler's desire to create a Greater German Reich that was to include all ethnic Germans and all the lands and territories that the German Empire had lost after the First World War
Anschluss | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica Anschluss, political union of Austria with Germany, achieved through annexation by Adolf Hitler in 1938 Mooted in 1919 by Austria, Anschluss with Germany remained a hope (chiefly with Austrian Social Democrats) during 1919–33, after which Hitler’s rise to power made it less attractive
Nazi Territorial Aggression: The Anschluss | Holocaust Encyclopedia On March 11–13, 1938, Nazi Germany annexed the neighboring country of Austria This event is known as the Anschluss The Anschluss was the Nazi German regime’s first act of territorial aggression and expansion The Anschluss was widely popular in both Germany and Austria
Anschluss: The German Annexation of Austria Explained 13 March 1938 Hitler declares Anschluss with Austria On 13th March, Seyss-Inquart was instructed by Hermann Göring to invite the German Army to occupy Austria Seyss-Inquart refused so a Vienna-based German agent sent a telegram in his stead, proclaiming a union with Germany
Anschluss - World History Encyclopedia The Anschluss ('fusion') of 12 March 1938 was the annexation and formal union of Austria with Germany Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the Nazi leader of Germany, dreamed of an empire which enclosed all German speakers, his 'Greater Germany'
The Anschluss - Jewish Virtual Library The idea of an Anschluss (a united Austria and Germany that would form a “Greater Germany”) began after the unification of Germany excluded Austria and the German Austrians from the Prussian-dominated German Empire in 1871
Anschluss (1938) Facts - Unification of Germany and Austria Anschluss—also known as Anschluss Österreichs—is a German word that means “union ” It refers to the political unification of Austria and Germany, which occurred in 1938 It was first proposed by Austria in 1919, and the Austrian Social Democrats pushed for it from 1919 to 1933
Anschluss: The Annexation That Shaped History Anschluss, the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938, was a significant event that shaped history It was a crucial step towards Adolf Hitler’s ambitions of uniting all German-speaking people under one nation