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Music Hello everyone and welcome to history of the Second World War, episode 58,

On Schlush Part 2, events in Germany.

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Since taking power, Adolf Hitler had always believed that war between Germany and other powers

was an inevitability, who was really just a matter of when and why.

Looking back now, it's easy to identify the Anschluss and the taking of Austria as the first

steps towards the beginning of the war, but it was not always necessarily planned as such.

During 1937, Hitler saw Czechoslovakia as the far greater concern, saying that it was to be,

quote, eliminated from the very beginning.

He did, however, never rule out the possibility of moving into Austria, given the correct

opportunity.

In this episode, we will discuss a snapshot of Hitler's thoughts on the future course of European

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