German nationalism in Austria Austria falls and is swallowed up by Germany will mark the beginning of European chaos." The Austrofascist party, Fatherland Front, would echo the sentiments of Mussolini, and continue to struggle for an independent Austria. Nazis in both Germany and Austria intended that the German Reich would quickly annex Austria, the homeland of its leader, Adolf Hitler. They attempted to bribe many low-ranking Heimwehr leaders, and also attempted to bring Starhemberg into their fold, in effect merging the Heimwehr with the Nazi Freikorps. Gregor Strasser, an early, prominent Nazi figure, was charged with this effort. When Starhemberg, a fervent believer in
Braunau, Switzerland with six or more rooms. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58.59% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party (10.18%), the CVP (10.11%) and the SP (6.23%). In the federal election, a total of 269 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 57.2%. The historical population is given in the following table: , Braunau had an unemployment rate of 2.16%. , there were 96 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 40 businesses involved in this sector. 33 people are employed in the