Hitler annexed Austria during the rise of WWII, leading to the failure of the League.

The entities involved

• Adolf Hitler →

  dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, main instigator of World War II (1889–1945)

  • The Nazi Party was active in Germany, while a horse won its debut at the Indiana racecourse, alongside details about Hitler's birth in Austria.Sat 12:46
  • Strategic parallels are being drawn between the current conflict and events of 1943, with the Eastern Front facing catastrophic failure.Fri 08:25
• Austria →

  country in Central Europe

  • Austria is driving major defense and public service reforms.Mon 17:10
  • Ireland and Austria have begun imposing sanctions on Russia, with Bern involved in implementing measures targeting Russian revenues.Mon 13:24

Related events

• Hitler sought territorial conquest of Czechoslovakia.Tue 12:19
• Hitler's demands led to the annexation of Sudetenland.Aug 29
• The Mauthausen concentration camp site, linked to the Nazi era, is located in Austria and was purchased by the country in 2017.Jul 22