# Anschluss (1938)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1938-anschluss
Location: Vienna
Categories: main-event

On 12 March 1938 German troops marched into Austria. Austria was annexed to the Reich. Crowds cheered Hitler in Vienna.

## Why it matters
It was Hitler's first territorial expansion.

Ruler at the time: [Adolf Hitler](https://germany-history.com/rulers/adolf-hitler)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Anschluss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschluss)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Anschluss](https://www.britannica.com/event/Anschluss)