German troops crossed into Austria without resistance on the evening of March 11 after Hitler demanded that Austrian Chancellor Schuschnigg resign. On March 12, German forces entered Vienna to cheering crowds, with Austrians greeting Hitler enthusiastically. They annexed Austria on the 13th.

James McCune Smith (1813–1865) shattered 19th-century racial barriers as a physician, abolitionist, educator, and intellectual.

Elizabeth A. Niles (1842-1920) served alongside her husband, Miles, in the Union Army during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1864. She served the entire time without being discovered.

From 1935 through the end of 1936, Hitler intensified control of the population, militarization, and persecution.