13h 20min, mar 12, 1938 y - Hitler's changing relationship with Mussolini meant that Italy (which had so far regarded Austria as part of its "Sphere of Influence" and had stopped Anschluss in 1934) gave Hitler approval to unite with Austria.
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13h 20min, mar 12, 1938 y
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