How to Steal a Country Without a European War - DoD 21 - Q1 1938

In early 1938, Adolf Hitler turned a military scandal into personal control over the Wehrmacht — and within weeks used that power to pressure, invade, and annex Austria in the Anschluss. This episode follows the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis, Hitler’s February 4 command takeover, the Berchtesgaden ultimatum, Schuschnigg’s failed plebiscite gamble, the German invasion of March 12, and the terror that followed in Vienna. This was not just a border crisis. It was the moment Nazi Germany moved from internal dictatorship to open territorial expansion. Britain and France did not intervene, Austria was erased as a sovereign state, and Hitler’s next target — Czechoslovakia — was already coming into view. This historical documentary examines Nazi Germany, the Anschluss of Austria, the Wehrmacht, appeasement, antisemitic terror, propaganda, and the collapse of the post-1919 European order. Educational documentary. Nazi symbols and imagery are shown only in a historical, critical, and anti-fascist context. Never Forget. Hashtags #Anschluss #NaziGermany #Austria1938 #Wehrmacht #HistoryDocumentary #WWIIOrigins #Appeasement #DeathOfDemocracy Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Follow our Moderators on Instagram! Spartacus Olsson: https://www.instagram.com/spartacusolsson/ Indiana Neidell: https://www.instagram.com/indy_neidell/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Director: Iryna Dulka Community Management: Anna Deinhard & Tom Aldis Research and writing by: Spartacus Olsson Edited by: Iryna Dulka Artwork by: Spartacus Olsson Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman Julius Jääskeläinen - https://www.facebook.com/JJcolorization/ Daniel Weiss Olga Shirnina, a.k.a. Klimbim - https://klimbim2014.wordpress.com/ Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2 Archive footage: https://www.screenocean.com Image sources: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Bundesarchiv Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Deepstar - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Easy Target - Rannar Sillard Past Deeds - Dream Cave Danger Zone - Craft Case Barrel - Christian Andersen Mind Reading - Edward Karl Hanson Collusion - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Secret Cargo - Craft Case Baring - Hampus Naeselius A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.