What name was given to the Nazi takeover of Austria in 1938 ?
Ostmark (Austria) was Donau- und Alpenreichsgaue ("Danubian and Alpine Reichsgaue"). In the course of the Allied occupation after World War II, the Austrian state was restored in its pre-1938 borders according to the 1943 Moscow Declaration. Ostmark (Austria) Ostmark (, "Eastern March") was the name used by Nazi propaganda from 1938 to 1942 to replace that of the formerly independent Federal State of Austria after the "Anschluss" with Nazi Germany. After Austrian-born Adolf Hitler had finally completed union between his birth country and Germany "(Anschluss)" the Nazi government had the incorporated territory renamed: the name "Austria" ("Österreich" in German, meaning "Eastern Realm")
Antisemitism in contemporary Austria Antisemitism in contemporary Austria Evidence for the presence of Jewish communities in the geographical area today covered by Austria can be traced back to the 12th century. In 1848 Jews were granted civil rights and the right to establish an autonomous religious community, but full citizenship rights were given only in 1867. In an atmosphere of economic, religious and social freedom, the Jewish population grew from 6,000 in 1860 to almost 185,000 in 1938. In March 1938, Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany and thousands of Austrians and Austrian Jews who opposed Nazi rule were sent to concentration camps. Of