Hitler got a welcome in Austria because the Nazis had just sent them artillery to shell their own communist insurgents, right?
After the civil war, the Austrofascists were the only remaining opposition to the Anschluss (Most of the socdem and communists were either killed/arrested). And they were never that much popular with the Austrian population, the only reason they remained in power was due to Italian support for their government.
After the civil war, the Austrofascists were the only remaining opposition to the Anschluss (Most of the socdem and communists were either killed/arrested). And they were never that much popular with the Austrian population, the only reason they remained in power was due to Italian support for their government.