Férias Austríacas

On the morning of 12 March the 8th Army of the German Wehrmacht crossed the German-Austrian border. They did not face resistance by the Austrian Army - on the contrary, the German troops were greeted by cheering Austrians.

Hitler's car crossed the border in the afternoon at Braunau, his birthplace. In the evening, he arrived at Linz and was given an enthusiastic welcome in the city hall. The atmosphere was so intense that Göring in a telephone call that evening stated: There is unbelievable jubilation in Austria. We ourselves did not think that sympathies would be so intense.