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Article: Waldheim Marks Austria's Nazi Takeover;Without Citing His War Record, Leader Recalls Annexation by Hitler 50 Years Ago
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- The Washington Post
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- March 11, 1988
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President Kurt Waldheim, mired in controversy over charges that
he concealed his record as an officer in Hitler's army, today marked
the eve of the 50th anniversary of Germany's annexation of Austria by
appealing to the nation to "struggle with the shadows of the past."
Waldheim, in a 10-minute television address, apologized in the
name of the republic for Nazi crimes committed by individual
Austrians during the seven years that this country was part of the
Third Reich. "We must not forget that many of the worst Nazi
executioners were Austrians," he said.
But Waldheim did not refer to the three years that he served as a
staff lieutenant with a German Army unit that committed war crimes in ...