The '''Anschluss''' (German word for "[[annexation]]") was the unification of [[Austria]] and [[Germany]] at the beginning of [[World War II]] in March of 1938. Austria never put up a fight, but instead let the Germans simply march in and take over. Austria did not regain its [[independence]] until 1955. | The '''Anschluss''' (German word for "[[annexation]]") was the unification of [[Austria]] and [[Germany]] at the beginning of [[World War II]] in March of 1938. Austria never put up a fight, but instead let the Germans simply march in and take over. Austria did not regain its [[independence]] until 1955. |