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12016-11-03T08:33:02-04:00The Anschluss10plain2020-08-03T14:59:51-04:00In March 1936, Nazi Germany sought to restore its pre-World War I boundaries. Hitler's armies marched into the Rhineland, beginning the process of restoring Germany’s pre-World War One boundaries. In 1938, the Anschluss took place when German troops entered Austria on March 12 and it was incorporated into Germany. Austrian Jews and opponents of Nazi ideology experienced persecution right away. Jews were violently attacked, their property was damaged or taken over, anti-Jewish laws were put into place. The attacks were carried out with participation of Austrian Nazi sympathizers.
Ernst Drucker recalls the overnight changes that The Anschluss brought to Austria when it was annexed by Germany in March 1938:
