The Anschluss ( ˈʔanʃlʊs ) ( listen ) ( spelled Anschluß at the time of the event , and until the German orthography reform of 1996 ; German for `` connection '' or union , political annexation ) , also known as the Anschluss Österreichs ( pronunciation ( help · info ) ) , was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938 .
The Anschluss ( or Anschluß ) Anschluss ( info \* help ) ( ˈʔanʃlʊs ; German : `` connection '' ) also known as the Anschluss Österreichs ( info \* help ) was the joining together of Austria and Germany in 1938 .