Original sentence: The Anschluss can be viewed as a military annexation of an unwilling Austria, but should be contrasted with other German military occupations of European countries
Edited sentence: It also tends to conceal the culpability of many Austrians in Nazi crimes, most of all the Shoah, by perpetuating the myth of Austria as the first victim of Hitler's expansionism.The Anschluss can be misunderstood as a military annexation of an unwilling Austria, but this lends itself to confusion with other German military occupations of European countries