This Day in History (April 10): Anschluss approved in Austria

In a controlled plebiscite in Austria this day in 1938, soon after Adolf Hitler’s invasion of the country, 99.7 percent of Austrians approved the Anschluss (German: “Union”)—the political unification of Austria and Germany.

See: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day

In a controlled plebiscite in Austria this day in 1938, soon after Adolf Hitler’s invasion of the country, 99.7 percent of Austrians approved the Anschluss (German: “Union”)—the political unification of Austria and Germany.

See: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day