The Archive · 1938

HITLER WELCOMED IN LINZ

Triumphal Return Home: He Broadcasts to People Linz, Mar. 12.

Herr Adolf Hitler, returned to his homeland in triumph to-day, visiting his former home and paying homage at the graves of his parents at Leonding.

Linz Nazis, estimated at more than 250,000, staged a frenzied demonstration in Herr Hitler's honour when the German leader broadcast to the Austrian and German nations, at-his role as "liberator of to Providence. The demonstrations v planned 10 prove to the world that Austria wished to follow German leadership, Austrian Nazis here said.

Herr Hitler was greeted here by the Mayor who said: "We proclaim article 88 of the Peace Treaty dead." He referred to the article in the St. Germain treaty which forbid union between Austria and Germany Referring to the forthcoming Nazi plebiscite. in Ai Herr Hitler his broadcast to Austrian he hoped home province would support the new Nazi Government. Herr Hitler's home province. oh: ers recalled, is one of the strange: Nazi provinces in Ai "When you are called to give a confession of your faith," Herr Hitler said, "I hope I can be proud of y home province. I hope you show the whole world that at unity can never be dissolved "The German soldiers who have marched into Austria are fight: for the entire nation. for the unity of the Reich, and for the might greatness and glory of Germany now "If Providence called me from th place to be the leader of the German nation, its intention could only be this: Through me to restore my dear homeland to the German nation.

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