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March 13, 1938 - Adolf Hitler, Führer of Germany, accepts salutes and cheers from the Nazi controlled Reichstag after announcing the Anschluss (union) with Austria. Immediately after the Anschluss, Nazis began a brutal crackdown on Austrian Jews, arresting them and publicly humiliating them.
Austrian Nazis and local residents watch as Jews are forced to get on their hands and knees and scrub the pavement.
In Vienna, pedestrians view a sign posted on a restaurant window informing the public this business is run by an organization of the National Socialist Party and that Jews are not welcome.
(Photo credits: U.S. National Archives, courtesy of USHMM Photo Archives)