Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna March 1938 mauto eGermany akapinda muAustria, izvo zvakateverwa nokubatanidzwa nokukurumidza, zvichiita kuti pave ne"Germany Huru" iyo yakabatanidza nyika mbiri dzakanga dzakaparadzana. Mazuva mashomanene pashure pokunge mauto asvika achibva kumadokero Franz Rauscher akasungwa neGestapo, asi akasunungurwa vhiki rimwe gare gare. Akawana basa neThe. Zvisinei, muna 1939 akasungwazve neGestapo. Panguva ino akaendeswa kumusasa wevasungwa weBuchenwald: akachengetwa mujeri rehurumende kwemakore matanhatu akatevera. Pane imwe nhambo mukati meHondo Yenyika II, iyo murutivi urwu rweEurope yakagara kubvira muna 1939 kusvikira muna 1945, akaendeswa kumusasa wevasungwa weMajdanek mu
Poland yaigarwa. Nguva pfupi hondo isati yaguma iye kana akasunungurwa neuto Dzvuku kana kuti akakwanisa kutiza kubva mumusasa wechibharo sezvo zvivako zvehurumende zveNazi Germany zvakawa. Akadzokera kuAustria, achisvika muSalzburg musi wa14 April 1945. Hurumende dzeSoviet nedzokumadokero dzakanga dzatotaura kuti kubatanidzwa kweGermany neAustria muna 1938 kwakanga kusina maturo, uye mukati memavhiki maviri kusvika kwaRauscher kumuganhu neSalzburg hurumende yakakurumidza kuungana muVienna, pasi paChancellor Renner, yakanga yatarisira zvinodiwa nevatenzi vatsva venyika ine gwaro rakasainwa nevatungamiriri vemapato matatu makuru ezvematongerwo enyika (aisanganisira Social Democrats) musi wa 27 April 1945.