Tag: Anschluss

In 1938, under great pressure, Austrian Chancellor Schuschnigg scheduled a vote to determine whether his nation should unite with Germany.  He expected his people to vote for autonomy.  But the Austrian Nazi party executed a coup d’etat and invited Hitler’s Wehrmacht troops to enter the country to enforce Anschluss (Union) with Germany.  In a plebiscite … Continue reading Disturbing Parallels