The idea of an Anschluss (a united Austria and Germany that would form a "Greater Germany") [b] arose after the 1871 unification of Germany excluded Austria and the German Austrians …

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 …

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 …

On 16 March 1935, Hitler publically announced his plan to reintroduce conscription and increase the size of the German Army to 500,000 men.

Oct 24, 2024 · The Anschluss ('fusion') of 12 March 1938 was the annexation and formal union of Austria with Germany. Adolf Hitler (1889 to 1945), the Nazi leader of Germany, dreamed of an …

The Anschluss [1] (German: connection, or political union), also known as the Anschluss Österreichs, was the 1938 annexation of Austria into Greater Germany by the Nazi regime.

The annexation of Austria, known as the Anschluss, had remained a long-standing goal for both Hitler and many German nationalists who had been agitating for unification since the end of …

The German word "Anschluss" means "joining or connecting," and it has various meanings. It can also mean "unification," "political union," or "political annexation." The term is most commonly …

German word meaning connection or annexation that is used to refer to the takeover of Austria by Germany in March 1938. In German political jargon, the term Anschluss came into use at the …

Apr 25, 2023 · One of the most important actions in this process of militarization was the Anschluss, or annexation, of Austria in 1938. Adolf Hitler waving to crowds from his car at the …