Anschluss

The Anschluss, or Anschluß,^[1] was the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938.

After the First World War, both Austria-Hungary and the German Empire were abolished, and many hoped that the Republic of German Austria would be unified with the German Republic into a Greater Germany that would include all Germans.

That, however, was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles without the permission of the League of Nations, and all of the major Allies needed to agree to make such a decision.

1. ↑ Anschluss (help·info) (ˈʔanʃlʊs; German: "connection") also known as the Anschluss Österreichs (help·info)