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Events on Saturday 12 March 1938 2
1938AnschlussNazi Germany annexes AustriaGerman troops crossed into Austria on 12 March and the country was declared part of the German Reich the next day. Hitler entered Vienna to cheering crowds, and Austrian Jews immediately faced public humiliation and persecution.
1938The AnschlussAnnexation by Nazi GermanyThe entry of German troops into Austria and its subsequent incorporation into the Third Reich.