What if Austria had been the one to initiate Anschluß Österreichs instead of OTL's Germany? Would the POD have to be Hitler serving in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I and somehow becoming Chancellor of Austria that sets his sights on a weak Germany? What I am angling at is Austria being dominant and a second Holy Roman Empire of sorts being born as a result.
 
They tried in OTL but were stopped by the Entente.

Right after the War Austria wanted to join Germany but France, Britain and Italy blocked it.
 
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