The Archive · 1938

March at Dawn

Vienna, Mar. 12 Soldiers of the German regular Army entered Nazified Austria dawn to-day.

Austrians awaited the triumphant entry of the "liberator" and countryman, Herr Adolf Hitler, who effected the long-anticipated "anschluss" in-the most amazing coup d'etat in modern history—consummated without spilling a drop of blood.

The new Nazi Chancellor. Di Arthur Seys-Inquart, summarily dissolved the Fatherland Front while the stock exchange and money markets closed. The new Government began the confiscation of foreign newspapers containing "false reports of the situation."

Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, who for four years had attempted to kee" Austria an independent state on the path he swore on the death bed of Dr. Englebert Dollfuss, was under guard at his home by Nazi Storm Troopers. It was reported that he was ill and under the care of friends.

German Army Aeroplanes at noon dropped leaflets over the capital city. "National Socialist Germany." the papers read." greets National Socialist Austria."

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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