Anchluss, 1938
- AKA Austria
- Dolfuss 1934 (Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor)
- Treaty of Versailles and St. Germain forbade the unification
- 1936 Austro-German Treaty signed
- Chancellor Schuschnigg called for a plebiscite in 1938
- Hitler told Schuschnigg to step down for Seyss-Inquart
- He was called on to maintain order in the country
- March 1938 German troops roll into Austria
- He then passed a law which abolished the sovreignty of Austrian people
- A month later a “plebiscite” is held
- 99.75% vote in favour of unification with Germany
- This so called vote was a scam and rigged
Summary: The unification between Austria and Germany which was supposedly taken democratically but all know it was taken by intimidation and force.