WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Anschluss, German: “Union”, political union of Austria with Germany, achieved through annexation by Adolf Hitler in 1938. Mooted in 1919 by Austria, Anschluss with Germany remained a hope (chiefly with Austrian Social Democrats) during 1919–33, after which Hitler’s rise to power made it less attractive.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prohibition of Anschluss 1. The Allied and Associated Powers declare that political or economic union between Austria and Germany is prohibited. Austria fully recognizes its responsibilities in this matter and shall not enter into political or economic union with Germany in any form whatsoever.

Detailed explanation-3: -After the Anschluss, Hitler’s Austrian and German armies were fully integrated. During the war, 800, 000 Austrians volunteered for Nazi Germany in the Wehrmacht and a further 150, 000 Austrians joined up to the Nazi party’s military wing, known as the Waffen-SS.

Detailed explanation-4: -On March 11–13, 1938, German troops invade Austria and incorporate Austria into the German Reich in what is known as the Anschluss.

Detailed explanation-5: -Napoleonic Wars and German Confederation After Napoleon’s defeat in 1815, Austria created the German Confederation as a new organisation among the German States, in which Prussia and Austria became reunited.