1938 in Austria

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* 1937
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List of years in Austria

Events from the year 1938 in Austria

## Incumbents

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* President: Wilhelm Miklas (until March 13)
* Chancellor: Kurt Schuschnigg (until March 11), Arthur Seyss-Inquart (March 11-March 13)

### Governors

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* Burgenland: Hans Sylvester (until 11 March)
* Carinthia: Arnold Sucher (until 11 March)
* Lower Austria: Josef Reither (until 12 March)
* Salzburg: Franz Rehrl (until 12 March); Rolph Trommer (3 March-12 March)
* Styria: Karl Maria Stepan (until 12 March)
* Tyrol: Josef Schumacher (until 12 March)
* Upper Austria: Heinrich Gleißner (until 11 March)
* Vienna: Richard Schmitz (until 11 March)
* Vorarlberg: Ernst Winsauer (until 12 March)

## Events

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* February 12 - Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg meets Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden and is forced to yield to German demands for greater Nazi participation in the Austrian government.
* March 12 - Anschluss: On March 11–13, 1938, Nazi Germany annexed the neighboring country of Austria (Österreich). This event is known as the Anschluss. “Anschluss” is a German word that means “connection” or “joining.”German troops occupy Austria; annexation is declared the following day. German troops occupy Austria; annexation is declared the following day.
* In a result, the Austrian electorate in a national referendum approved Anschluss by an 99.73%.
* July - The Mauthausen concentration camp is built.
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## Births

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* 9 October - Heinz Fischer, politician
* 13 October - Christiane Hörbiger, actress

## Deaths

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• May 17 Jakob Ehrlich, politician and Zionist [1]

* June 4 – Otto Bauer, Social Democrat [1]
* October 18 – Karl Kautsky, Philosopher and Marxist theorist [1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Famous People Who Died in 1938". On This Day. 1938. Retrieved 2025-05-29.

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