Austria within Nazi Germany
Austria was part of Nazi Germany from 13 March 1938 until 27 April 1945, when Allied-occupied Austria declared independence from Nazi Germany.
Soldiers of the Austrian Federal Army in Vienna in February 1934
Austrian troops taking position in February 1934
Adolf Hitler announcing the Anschluss on 15 March 1938
Thousands of Austrians gathering to hear Hitler's proclamation of the Anschluss
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine federal states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and federal state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) and has a population of around 9 million.
Venus of Willendorf, 28,000 to 25,000 BC, at the Museum of Natural History Vienna
The Battle of Vienna in 1683 broke the advance of the Ottoman Empire into Europe.
Adolf Hitler speaking at Heldenplatz, Vienna, 1938
The liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp, 1945
