Austria marks Anschluss anniversary
A vigil has been held in Austria in remembrance of the victims of Hitler's Nazi regime.
It was the climax of a week of events marking the "Anschluss", or annexation, of Austria by Nazi Germany.
The ceremony was held in Heldenplatz (Heroes' Square) - the same place where celebrations greeted Hitler's takeover 70 years ago.
Each candle symbolised one of the estimated 80,000 Austrians, including 65,000 Jews, killed by the Nazis.
The anniversary has revived debate about the extent to which Austrians were victims of Nazism or willing accomplices.
Most Austrians now agree they were also deeply complicit in the Nazi machinery of war and genocide after decades of denial.
But a poll this week showed 60 per cent are weary of talk about the Nazi past and want an end to it after six decades of democracy.
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