Event Anschluss

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Was the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the German Reich on 13 March 1938.

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  • March 1938: On 12 March, the German Wehrmacht crossed the border into Austria, unopposed by the Austrian military. The Germans were greeted with great enthusiasm. A plebiscite held on 10 April officially ratified Austria's annexation by the Reich.