Eighty four years ago on March 12, 1938, Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany. In January 1933, Germany’s Jews were already under the grip of Nazism with the rise of the Nazi party, and just five years ...

The defense of democracies must be principled — and preemptive. Seventy-five years ago this week, Austria and Nazi Germany became united in the Anschluss. Thus, with celebration in the streets, passed ...

“Anschluss” (union) of Germany and Austria was officially proclaimed from the upper balcony of the Chancellery in Vienna. The Austrian people will vote on the union by plebiscite on April 10.

AUSTRIA:PRESIDENT HEINZ Fischer of Austria has said his country's annexation to the Third Reich, 70 years ago yesterday, sealed the country's fate as both Nazi victim and perpetrator. The march of ...

The Nation watches in horror as Hitler takes his first step down "the road to world empire." Crowds cheer the Nazis as they arrive in Vienna, Austria. Photo via the German Federal Archive. By signing ...

14 March 1938: the Guardian reports on the annexation of Austria into the German Reich Austria was last night officially proclaimed a “State of the German Reich.” The Anschluss has been brought into ...

Seventy-five years ago Tuesday, Nazi Germany annexed neighboring Austria in the “Anschluss,” a long-held dream of Chancellor Adolf Hitler and many others, including non-Nazis, in the two ...