[dfwgator]

They were incorporated into Germany in 1938. In the 1860s two German states (Austria & Prussia) battled for supremacy of the hundreds of smaller German entities, and Prussia won

Well, Hitler was Austrian, so it appears in the end, Austria won. Hitler despised everything about Prussia.

[kearnyirish2]

“Well, Hitler was Austrian, so it appears in the end, Austria won. Hitler despised everything about Prussia.”

Not at all; in WWI he fought hard to get into a German army unit (instead of the Austian army). He detested the Austrian monarchy for trying to create a state with so many other races, and looked to German military officers after WWI to save Germany from the communists.