Above -- 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. Below -- Austrian Nazis and local residents watch as Jews are forced to get on their hands and knees and scrub the pavement. (Photo credits: U.S. National Archives. Below, USHMM Photo Archives)

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