Citizenship
Becomes a naturalised British citizen
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1938 in Austria — Page 2
Explore 52 historical events and records for Austria in 1938.
Historical records for Austria in 1938
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Conductor
Appointed Conductor for the Berlin State Opera
Dismissal after Anschluss
Loses his university position after the German annexation of Austria because his earlier departure from Nazi Germany is treated as politically suspect.
Escape from Austria
Leaves Austria after the Anschluss and escapes first to Italy before seeking a new academic position elsewhere in Europe.
Exile of Sigmund Freud
Germany annexes Austria in the Anschluss followed by violent outbursts of anti-Semitism in Vienna, and Freud and his family receive visits from the Gestapo
Exile of Sigmund Freud
Emigrates from Vienna to London aged 81 to "die in freedom"
Forced Emigration Procedures Centralised
The Vienna system becomes a model for later Nazi offices.
Professor
Appointed Professor of Social Philosophtyat the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Resignation of Wilhelm Milkas
Resigns after Austria is incorporated into the German Reich
Return to Oxford
Returns temporarily to Oxford after fleeing Austria and resumes contact with British academic colleagues.
Rule of Austria
Arrested after the German occupation of Austria
Vienna Model Developed
Develops centralized procedures for forced Jewish emigration.
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