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Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring at the demonstration of the newly developed Hetzer tank destroyer at a closed highway near Schloss Klessheim west of Salzburg, German occupied Austria, 20 Apr 1944; note Karl-Heinrich Bodenschatz (left of photo, showing full face), Wilhelm Keitel (left of photo, red lapel), and Ferdinand Porsche (right of photo ...
After conquering South Italy, US bomber groups operated from Foggia against the southeast of the German Reich. Located on their way back from strategic targets around Vienna and in Upper Styria, Graz was among the most often bombed cities of present-day Austria.
Viktor Brack testifies in his defence at the Doctors' Trial in Nuremberg in 1947. The Hartheim killing centre (‹See Tfd› German: NS-Tötungsanstalt Hartheim, sometimes translated as " Hartheim killing facility " or " Hartheim euthanasia centre ") was a killing facility involved in the Nazi programme known as Aktion T4, in which German ...
Throughout World War II, 950,000 Austrians fought for the Nazi German armed forces. Other Austrians participated in the Nazi administration, from Nazi death camp personnel to senior Nazi leadership ; the majority of the bureaucrats who implemented the Final Solution were Austrian.
Austria was occupied by the Allies and declared independent from Nazi Germany on 27 April 1945 (confirmed by the Berlin Declaration for Germany on 5 June 1945), as a result of the Vienna offensive. The occupation ended when the Austrian State Treaty came into force on 27 July 1955.
After a prolonged period of economic stagnation, political dictatorship, and intense Nazi propaganda inside Austria, German troops entered the country on March 12, 1938. They received the enthusiastic support of most of the population. Austria was incorporated into Germany the next day. Item View.
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Armoured cars and scout cars of the 12th Royal Lancers move through Vienna towards Meidling Barracks where the regiment took over garrison duties from the 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Object Details. Category. Photographs. Related period. 1945-1989 (production), 1945-1989 (content) Creator. Lambert, Ronald Pinckney.
