Austria–Germany relations
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Relations between Austria and Germany are close due to their shared history, with German being the official language and Germans being the ethnic group of both nations, and bordering each other.
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, born in Austria, annexed the country into Germany with the Anschluss in 1938.
Austrian chancellor Bruno Kreisky with German chancellor Helmut Schmidt and Willy Brandt in 1979
Foreign minister Alexander Schallenberg with German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock in 2022
Embassy of Austria in Berlin
Anschluss
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The Anschluss, also known as the Anschluß Österreichs, was the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.
Austria–Germany relations
…was part of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866 and led it. From 1938 to 1945 under the Nazi regime, Austria was annexed into Germany in the Anschluss. The German Confederation was also led by Austria from 1815 to 1866. In 1866 Austria was firstly separated from Germany and German Confederation was…
Austrian citizens gather on the Heldenplatz to hear Hitler's declaration of annexation.
Soldiers of the Austrian Federal Army in Vienna, 12 February 1934
Supporters of Schuschnigg campaigning for the independence of Austria in March 1938, shortly before the Anschluss