| Adolf Hitler, Führer of Germany, accepts salutes and cheers
from the Nazi controlled Reichstag after announcing the Anschluss (union)
with Austria. Immediately after the Anschluss, Nazis began a brutal crackdown
on Austrian Jews, arresting them and publicly humiliating them. Below:
Austrian Nazis and local residents watch as Jews are forced to get on their
hands and knees and scrub the pavement.
(Photo credits: U.S.
National Archives. Below, USHMM Photo Archives)
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