Anschluss
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Anschluss
1920–25; < German: consolidation, joining together, equivalent to an- on, to + Schluss a closing
Example Sentences
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"I found out that he became a member of the Nazi Party around 21st of April 1938, just a few days after the Anschluss," when Adolf Hitler annexed Austria to Germany, he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Life for the Freud family became intensely difficult after Nazi Germany annexed Austria in the Anschluss of 1938.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2022
“Just whistle a happy tune,” she wrote, “and leave the Anschluss behind.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
He declined to conduct during the Nuremberg rallies, but was satisfied to appear just before them — including, in 1938, with the forces of the Vienna State Opera, immediately after the Anschluss.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
Furthermore, the treaty forbade an Anschluss, or “union,” between Austria and Germany, even though a large population of ethnic Germans lived in Austria.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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