Anschluss
Noun
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Anschluss (uncountable)
(historical) Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938. [from 1920s]
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After the Anschluss of 1938, the use of Slovene was strictly forbidden in Carinthia, as well.
After the Anschluss with Austria in 1938, special offices were established in Vienna and Berlin to "facilitate" Jewish emigration without covert plans for their forthcoming annihilation.
Bukharin was executed on 15 March 1938, but the announcement of his death was overshadowed by the Nazi Anschluss of Austria.
After the Anschluss, his brother Paul left almost immediately for England, and later the US.
After the Anschluss in March 1938, her situation became difficult.
Austria qualified for the World Cup, but after qualification was complete, the Anschluss united Austria with Germany.