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Austria marks 75th anniversary of Hitler invasion
VIENNA — Austria solemnly marked Tuesday 75 years since German troops crossed the border unopposed on the early hours of March 12, 1938 and “annexed” Hitler’s native country into the Third Reich. “Already on the evening of March 11 swastika flags were fluttering over Vienna and other cities, including at…
Austria keeps draft so military can prepare ski slopes
Two weeks after voting to keep the military draft, neutral Austria has discovered why it needs an army: not for defence but to prepare the ski races so beloved in this alpine country. Some 70 recruits were mobilised overnight to help combat severe snowfall on the courses of the World…
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