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1938 in Austria
Explore 52 historical events and records for Austria in 1938.
Historical records for Austria in 1938
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January
February
Forced to lift the Austrian Nazi Party ban
Forced to lift the Austrian Nazi Party ban. Forced to amnesty Nazis in Austria & appoints Seyss-Inquart in the Cabinet
Visit to Berchtesgaden
Visits Hitler at Berchtesgaden
Anschluss
Cardinal Theodor Innitzer of Vienna meets with Hitler and then directs all Catholic clergy and laity to "unconditionally support the great German State and the Fuhrer"
Anschluss
Miklas refuses to honor Hitler's ultimatum but capitulates under threat of invasion
International Agreement at Vienna
Schuschigg is forced by Hitler to agree an amnesty for imprisoned Austrian Nazis
Invasion of Austria
Miklas refuses to honor Hitler's ultimatum but capitulates under threat of invasion
Minister of Security
Appointed Minister of Security
Amnesty
Austria announces an amnesty including those convicted of the murder of Dolfuss
Assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss
Austria announces a Nazi amnesty, including those convicted of the murder of Dolfuss
Visit to Berlin
Visits Hitler in Berlin to receive his orders
Rebellion of Rebels in Graz
About 20,000 Nazis invade Graz town square & raise the swastika
Rebellion of Rebels in Graz
About 20,000 Nazis invade Graz town square & raise the swastika
Hitler promises to defend all Germans outside the Reich
Hitler promises to defend all Germans outside the Reich
March
Anschluss
Kurt Schuschnigg defies the Nazis & calls for a referendum on independence
Referendum
Announces a plebiscite will be held in 4 days to determine the sovereignty of Austria
Referendum
Kurt Schuschnigg defies the Nazis & calls for a referendum on independence
Anschluss
Germany closes the border at Salzburg
Anschluss
Rail traffic between is halted & German troops are massed on the frontier. Hitler threatens to invade Austria. Forced to drop the plebiscite on union with Germany
Invasion of Austria
Rail traffic between is halted & German troops are massed on the frontier. Hitler threatens to invade Austria
Referendum
Faced by German occupation agrees with President Miklas to call off the plebiscite. A referendum to decide union with Germany is canceled after an ultimatum from Hitler
Resignation of Kurt von Schuschnigg
Forced to resign by Hitler & have himself replaced by Seyss-Inquart as Chancellor
Anschluss
The Nazis take over Austria and expel all Jews and other political opponents from the universities. Germany invades Austria after the Austrian Nazi Party invite German troops to march in and the union becomes the Anschluss
Anschluss
Held prisoner by the Nazis in his villa in the grounds of Belvedere castle, 1938-1945
Anschluss
Hitler voids Article 88 of the Treaty of St Germain for Austrias independence
Arrest of Kurt von Schuschnigg
Held prisoner by the Nazis in his villa in the grounds of Belvedere castle, 1938-1945
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor
Independence of Austria
Hitler voids Article 88 of the Treaty of St Germain for Austrias independence
Invasion of Austria
Hitler voids Article 88 of the Treaty of St Germain for Austrias independence
Rule of Austria
Germany invades Austria after the Austrian Nazi Party invite German troops to march in and the union becomes the Anschluss
Treaty of St Germain
Hitler voids Article 88 of the Treaty of St Germain for Austrias independence
Anschluss
Within days of the Anschluss squads of Nazis and Austrian museum personnel empty the Viennese palaces of the Rothschild brothers, Alphonse and Louis
Raid on Jewish Community Offices
Leads a raid on the Vienna Jewish community offices.
Vienna Jewish Community Targeted
The raid follows Germany's annexation of Austria.
June
Exile of Sigmund Freud
Freud decides to go into exile "to die in freedom", he and his family leave Vienna in & move to Hampstead, London
August
Forced Emigration Bureau Established
The office centralizes coercive procedures for Jewish emigration.
Vienna Central Office Opens
Opens the Central Office for Jewish Emigration in Vienna.
December
Nuclear Fission
Interprets uranium splitting as nuclear fission.
Other events (month unknown)
Arrest of Karl Seitz
Arrested after the German occupation of Austria
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff in the XVII Army Corps after the Anschluss with Germany
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