Anschluss

Anschluss 🔊 (or Surprise Anschluss, or Anschluß polskan) (Which is translate to English said Connection) is a running gag in the Polandball universe used to describe a countryball becoming a rectangle with small eyes (the "Anschluss eyes") before proceeding to invade and/or annex another countryball.

Historically, it refers to the Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938. The most common example of this is Germanyball becoming Reichtangle. Anschluss can also be used to describe a countryball with dominance in a certain skill.

Countryballs usually say Anschluss in a typewriter font like  (Courier New) The phrase is infrequently followed by zeit.

There are anschluss forms for other countries.

Countryballs' anschluss modes
For others see here
 * 8ball - Becomes a https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Basketball_Clipart.svg/19px-Basketball_Clipart.svg.png.


 * Austriaball - Becomes [[File:Habsburgtangle-icon.png]]  and anschluss [[File:Hungary-icon.png]] Hungaryball, north  Italyball,  Czechiaball,  Slovakiaball, south  Polandball, southwest  Ukraineball,  Transylvania region of  Romaniaball,  Sloveniaball,  Croatiaball,  Bosnia and Herzegovinaball and north  Serbiaball to become


 * Australiaball - Adopts [[File:Eurekatangle-icon.png]] Eureka flag and anschluss whole Oceania to become.


 * Argentinaball - Becomes [[File:Argentinetangle-icon.png]] Removes [[File:Paraguay-icon.png]] Paraguayball, [[File:Uruguay-icon.png]] Uruguayball, [[File:Falklands-icon.png]] Falklandsball, [[File:Bolivia-icon.png]] Boliviaball and possibly [[File:Chile-icon.png]] Chileball by anschlussing.
 * Boliviaball - Becomes Greater Boliviaball and anschlusses the coastline that Chile stole in the War of the Pacific (1879).


 * Brazilball - Becomes the [[File:Braziltangle-icon.png]] Hue and hues his way to victory. Anschlusses [[File:French Guiana-icon.png]] French Guianaball and [[File:Uruguay-icon.png]] Uruguayball. May also anschluss [[File:Suriname-icon.png]] Surinameball, [[File:Guyana-icon.png]] Guyanaball, [[File:Paraguay-icon.png]] Paraguayball and [[File:Bolivia-icon.png]] Boliviaball, or even [[File:Portugal-icon.png]] Portugalball.


 * Bulgariaball - Becomes [[File:Bulgariatangle-icon.png]]  and tries anschlussing the Balkans. [[File:Macedonia-icon.png]] Macedoniaball will be directly removed, and depending on the situation, parts of [[File:Serbia-icon.png]] Serbiaball (Bosilegrad and Dimitrovgrad), [[File:Greece-icon.png]] Greeceball (Greek Macedonia and the Western Thrace) and Turkeyball (Eastern Thrace and greater Istanbul/Constantinople) will be anschlussed.
 * Californiaball - Secedes from USAball and anschlusses  Nevadaball and attempts to anschluss  Hawaiiball.


 * Cambodiaball - becomes  and rides elephant to victory.


 * Canadaball - Adopts the Duality Flag. Anschlusses [[File:Alaska-icon.png]] Alaskaball, [[File:Greenland-icon.png]] Greenlandball and [[File:Iceland-icon.png]] Icelandball and destroys [[File:Quebec-icon.png]] Quebecball in the process.


 * Chileball - Becomes   and takes all the coasts.


 * Chinaball - Becomes the [[File:United China-icon (tangle).png]]  and Anschlusses [[File:Taiwan-icon.png]] Taiwanball, [[File:Mongolia-icon.png]] Mongoliaball, [[File:Vietnam-icon.png]] Vietnamball, [[File:Malaysia-icon.png]] Malaysiaball and  Tringapore.


 * Colombiaball - Becomes  and anchlusses [[File:Panama-icon.png]] Panamaball, [[File:Venezuela-icon.png]] Venezuelaball and [[File:Ecuador-icon.png]] Ecuadorball in the process. May also anschluss [[File:Guyana-icon.png]] Guyanaball in the process.


 * Croatiaball - Becomes . Anchlusses  Bosniaball


 * Cyprusball - Becomes [[File:United Republic of Cyprus-icon.png]]  Anschlusses all of Cypriot island, including  Northern Cyprusball.
 * Denmarkball - Becomes 2nd Kalmar Uniontangle and anschlusses Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland
 * EUball - Becomes the [[File:Merkelreich-icon.png]] . Anschlusses all enclaved territories within the EU.


 * Franceball - Becomes the [[File:France-icon (tangle).png]] . Anschlusses [[File:Belgium-icon.png]] Belgiumball,  Netherlandsball, [[File:Luxembourg-icon.png]] Luxembourgball, [[File:Switzerland-icon.png]] Switzerlandball, western  Germanyball, [[File:Andorra-icon.png]] Andorraball, [[File:Catalonia-icon.png]] Cataloniaball and northern [[File:Italy-icon.png]] Italyball. Turns [[File:Croatia-icon.png]] Croatiaball, eastern [[File:Germany-icon.png]] Germanyball and [[File:Poland-icon.png]] Polandball into vassal states.


 * Germanyball - Becomes   anschlussing [[File:Austria-icon.png]] Austriaball, [[File:Alsace-icon.png]] Alsaceball, [[File:Denmark-icon.png]] Denmarkball, [[File:Luxembourg-icon.png]] Luxembourgball, [[File:Netherlands-icon.png]] Netherlandsball, [[File:Belgium-icon.png]] Belgiumball, [[File:Poland-icon.png]] Polandball, [[File:Czech-icon.png]] Czechiaball, [[File:Liechtenstein-icon.png]] Liechtensteinball, [[File:Kaliningrad Oblast-icon.png]] Kaliningradball and possibly [[File:Slovenia-icon.png]] Sloveniaball, [[File:Switzerland-icon.png]] Switzerlandball and [[File:South Tyrol-icon.png]] South Tyrolball or else [[File:Nazi Germany-icon (From Hell).png]] Naziball rises from Hell. May anschluss [[File:Namibia-icon.png]] Namibiaball during the process, and turn [[File:Slovakia-icon.png]] Slovakiaball into a vassal state. The remainder of [[File:France-icon.png]] Franceball, [[File:Norway-icon.png]] Norwayball, [[File:Hungary-icon.png]] Hungaryball, [[File:Croatia-icon.png]] Croatiaball,  Bosniaball, [[File:Serbia-icon.png]] Serbiaball, [[File:Romania-icon.png]] Romaniaball, [[File:Moldova-icon.png]] Moldovaball, [[File:Belarus-icon.png]] Belarusball, [[File:Lithuania-icon.png]] Lithuaniaball, [[File:Latvia-icon.png]] Latviaball and [[File:Ukraine-icon.png]] Ukraineball become puppet states. (Surprise Anschluss Polen!)


 * Greeceball - Becomes [[File:Byzantine-icon (tangle).png]]  and anschlusses [[File:Macedonia-icon.png]] Macedoniaball, [[File:Turkey-icon.png]] Turkeyball, [[File:Cyprus-icon.png]] Cyprusball, [[File:Akrotiri and Dhekelia-icon.png]] Akrotiri and Dhekeliaball, [[File:Northern Cyprus-icon.png]] Northern Cyprusball and [[File:Albania-icon.png]] Albaniaball


 * Hungaryball - becomes  and anschlusses [[File:Slovakia-icon.png]] Slovakiaball, [[File:Transylvania-icon.png]] Transylvaniaball, [[File:Croatia-icon.png]] Croatiaball, [[File:Bosnia-icon.png]] Bosniaball, Burgenland of [[File:Austria-icon.png]] Austriaball, the Vojvodina region of [[File:Serbia-icon.png]] Serbiaball and Zakarpattia Oblast of [[File:Ukraine-icon.png]] Ukraineball


 * Indiaball - Anschlusses [[File:Pakistan-icon.png]] Pakistanball and [[File:Bangladesh-icon.png]] Bangladeshball and becomes [[File:India-icon (tangle).png]] . May also anschluss [[File:Sri Lanka-icon.png]] Sri Lankaball, [[File:Nepal-icon.png]] NepalRawr, [[File:Bhutan-icon.png]] Bhutanball and in the most extreme case, [[File:Myanmar-icon.png]] Myanmarball and [[File:Afghan-icon.png]] Afghanistanball.


 * Indonesiaball - Becomes [[File:Majapahit-icon (tangle).png]] . Anschluss's [[File:Brunei-icon.png]] Bruneiball, [[File:East Timor-icon.png]] East Timorball, and [[File:Philippines-icon.png]] Philippinesball


 * Israelcube - Anschluss's [[File:Palestine-icon.png]] Palestineball and Sinai Peninsula. Becomes the Tesseractal Israe  during process. May also anschluss Lebanonball, Syriaball, Jordanball and some of Iraqball, Turkeyball and Egyptball to become Greater Israel that stretches from the Nile to the Euphrates


 * Italyball - Becomes [[File:SPQR-icon (tangle).png]] Rome and anschuluss [[File:Portugal-icon.png]] Portugalball, [[File:Spain-icon.png]] Spainball,[[File:France-icon.png]] Franceball, [[File:Slovenia-icon.png]] Sloveniaball, [[File:Switzerland-icon.png]] Switzerlandball, [[File:Croatia-icon.png]] Croatiaball, [[File:Bosnia-icon.png]] Bosniaball, [[File:Albania-icon.png]] Albaniaball, [[File:Kosovo-icon.png]] Kosovoball, [[File:Montenegro-icon.png]] Montenegroball, [[File:Serbia-icon.png]] Serbiaball, [[File:Romania-icon.png]] Romaniaball and [[File:Moldova-icon.png]] Moldovaball


 *  Iranball - Anschlusses [[File:Afghan-icon.png]] Afghanistanball, [[File:Tajik-icon.png]] Tajikistanball, [[File:Turkmen-icon.png]] Turkmenistanball, [[File:Uzbek-icon.png]] Uzbekistanball, [[File:Kyrgyz-icon.png]] Kyrgyzstanball, [[File:Pakistan-icon.png]] Pakistanball, [[File:Kazakhstan-icon.png]] Kazakhbrick, [[File:Azerbaijan-icon.png]] Azerbaijanball and [[File:Armenia-icon.png]] Armeniaball becomes [[File:Achaemenid-icon (tangle).png]]


 * Iraqball - Becomes . Anschluss's [[File:Syria-icon.png]] Syriaball, Lebanonball, [[File:Israel-icon.png]] Israelcube, [[File:Palestine-icon.png]] Palestineball, [[File:Jordan-icon.png]] Jordanball, Northwest [[File:Saudi Arabia-icon.png]] Saudi Arabiaball, [[File:Kuwait-icon.png]] Kuwaitball and Western [[File:Iran-icon.png]] Iranball


 * Irelandball - Becomes  or  . Anschluss's [[File:Northern Ireland-icon.png]] Northern Irelandball.


 * Japanball - Becomes the [[File:Japanese Empire-icon (tangle).png]] Second . Anschlusses [[File:South Korea-icon.png]] South Koreaball, [[File:North Korea-icon.png]] North Koreaball, [[File:Taiwan-icon.png]] Taiwanball, Manchurian and coastal territories of [[File:China-icon.png]] Chinaball, the Sakhalin Oblast (definitely) and Outer Manchuria of [[File:Russia-icon.png]] Russiaball, [[File:Philippines-icon.png]] Philippinesball, [[File:Vietnam-icon.png]] Vietnamball, [[File:Laos-icon.png]] Laosball, [[File:Cambodia-icon.png]] Cambodiaball, [[File:Thailand-icon.png]] Thailandball, [[File:Myanmar-icon.png]] Myanmarball, [[File:Malaysia-icon.png]] Malaysiaball, [[File:Brunei-icon.png]] Bruneiball, [[File:Singapore-icon.png]] Tringapore, [[File:Indonesia-icon.png]] Indonesiaball, [[File:East Timor-icon.png]] East Timorball, [[File:Papua New Guinea-icon.png]] Papua New Guineaball, [[File:Palau-icon.png]] Palauball, [[File:Solomon Islands-icon.png]] Solomon Islandsball.


 * Kazakhbrick - Becomes the [[File:Khanate_of_Kazakh (tangle)-icon.png]] . Anschluss  Uzbekistanball,  Kyrgyzstanball,  Turkmenistanball and  Tajikistanball. And may anschluss  Azerbaijanball, [[File:Afghan-icon.png]] Afghanistanball and smashes  Uyghurball in the process.


 * Macedoniaball - Become . Anschlusses part of  Bulgariaball,  Greeceball,  Turkeyball,  Egyptball,  Iranball,  Iraqball,  Syriaball,  Kuwaitball, [[File:Afghan-icon.png]] Afghanistanball,  Pakistanball and a part of  Indiaball. And, he becomes a superpower.


 * Malaysiaball - Become [[File:Malaysia-icon (tangle).png]] . Anschluss [[File:Philippines-icon.png]] Philippinesball, [[File:Singapore-icon.png]] Tringapore and [[File:Pattani-icon.png]] Pattani region of [[File:Thailand-icon.png]] Thailandball.


 * Mexicoball - Become Third . Anschlusses [[File:California-icon.png]] Californiaball, [[File:NewMexico-icon.png]] New Mexicoball, [[File:Texas-icon.png]] Texasball, [[File:Arizona-icon.png]] Arizonaball, [[File:Nevada-icon.png]] Nevadaball and all Central America
 * Mongoliaball - Becomes [[File:Mongolia-icon (tangle).png]]


 * Moroccoball - Becomes  Anschlusses [[File:Western Sahara-icon.png]] Western Saharaball
 * Netherlandsball - Anschluss's [[File:Belgium-icon.png]] Belgiumball, [[File:Indonesia-icon.png]] Indonesiaball, [[File:Suriname-icon.png]] Surinameball, [[File:South Africa-icon.png]] South Africaball and [[File:Luxembourg-icon.png]] Luxembourgball becoming the [[File:Dutch Empire-icon (tangle).png]]


 * New Zealandball - becomes [[File:New Zealand-icon (tangle).png]] Zea


 * Nordicballs - Blanda up in [[File:Kalmardickytangle-icon.png]] Scandinaviatangle


 * North Koreaball - Turns into   and attempts to anschluss's [[File:South Korea-icon.png]] South Koreaball to form a [[File:Juche-icon.png]] reunified juche Korea


 * Northern Cyprusball - Becomes . Anschlusses all of Cypriot island.


 * Polandball - Anschlusses up [[File:Lithuania-icon.png]] Lithuaniaball, [[File:Kaliningrad-icon.png]] Kaliningradball, [[File:Belarus-icon.png]] Belarusball, [[File:Latvia-icon.png]] Latviaball, Estoniaball and the Lvivball, Ivano-Franivskball, Ternopilball, Volynball and Rivneball Oblasts of [[File:Ukraine-icon.png]] Ukraineball, becoming


 * Portugalball - Anschluss's all its ex-colonies to form the [[File:Portuguese Empire-icon (tangle).png]].


 * [[File:Philippines-icon.png]] Philippinesballl- Invade all of ASEANball members(because he is the chairman) and turn into [[File:KatipunanTangle-icon.png]] KKKtangle.


 * Romaniaball - Becomes [[File:Gypsy-icon (tangle).png]], or anschlusses [[File:Moldova-icon.png]] Moldovaball and the Chernivski and Odessa (Specifically the budjak/former Ismail Oblast if not in fascist mode) Oblasts of [[File:Ukraine-icon.png]] Ukraineball to become.


 * Russiaball - Becomes   or , Anschlusses  Ukraineball,  Belarusball,  Kazakhbrick,  Finlandball,  Estoniaball,  Latviaball,  Lithuaniaball,  Mongoliaball,  Alaskaball, eastern  Polandball,  Armeniaball,  Azerbaijanball,  Moldovaball,  Romaniaball,  Bulgariaball,  Uzbekistanball,  Kyrgyzstanball,  Turkmenistanball,  Georgiaball,  Tajikistanball and [[File:Afghan-icon.png]] Afghanistanball's clay.


 * Senegalball - Becomes  Anschlusses  Gambiaball


 * Serbiaball - Becomes . Anschlusses  Bosnia and Herzegovinaball,  Croatiaball,  Kosovoball,  Macedoniaball,  Sloveniaball, western  Bulgariaball and remove  Kebab in the process


 * South Koreaball - Becomes . Attempts to Anschluss's [[File:North Korea-icon.png]] North Koreaball and Jiandaoball becoming a [[File:Unified Korea-icon.png]] reunified capitalist Korea.


 * Spainball - Anschlusses all its ex-colonies to form the [[File:Spanish Empire-icon (tangle).png]]  and/or also anschluss's [[File:Portugal-icon.png]] Portugalball and possibly  Brazilball and all remaining Portuguese ex-colonies to form the [[File:Spanish Empire-icon (tangle).png]].


 * Swedenball - Becomes  and anschlusses [[File:Finland-icon.png]] Finlandball


 * Syriaball - Anschlusses southeast Turkeyball,  Cyprusball,  Lebanonball,  Israelcube,  Palestineball,  Egyptball, north  Sudanball,  Iraqball,  Kuwaitball, north  Saudi Arabiaball and western  Iranball to form the.


 * Taiwanball - Becomes  Anschlusses [[File:China-icon.png]] Chinaball and  Mongoliaball and becomes the unified [[File:Taiwan-icon.png]] Republic of Chinaball


 * Thailandball - Anschluss [[File:Laos-icon.png]] Laosball, [[File:Cambodia-icon.png]] Cambodiaball becaming the [[File:Siam-icon (tangle).png]] . May also anschluss the Shan State of [[File:Myanmar-icon.png]] Myanmarball, the Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis States of [[File:Malaysia-icon.png]] Malaysiaball, and parts of [[File:Vietnam-icon.png]] Vietnamball.


 * Turkeyball - Becomes [[File:Ottoman-icon (tangle).png]]  Anshluss's [[File:Syria-icon.png]] Syriaball, [[File:Iraq-icon.png]] Iraqball, [[File:Lebanon-icon.png]] Lebanonball, [[File:Israel-icon.png]] Israelcube, [[File:Jordan-icon.png]] Jordanball [[File:Saudi Arabia-icon.png]] Saudi Arabiaball, All Cypriot island, [[File:Kuwait-icon.png]] Kuwaitball, [[File:Bulgaria-icon.png]] Bulgariaball, [[File:Greece-icon.png]] Greeceball, [[File:Albania-icon.png]] Albaniaball and [[File:Macedonia-icon.png]] Macedoniaball Also removes [[File:Armenia-icon.png]] Armeniaball, and turns [[File:Romania-icon.png]] Romaniaball and possibly [[File:Moldova-icon.png]] Moldovaball into vassal states.


 * UKball - Becomes the [[File:UK-icon (tangle).png]]


 * USAball - Uses the to get more land and becomes Muricatangle. May anschluss parts or all of the following: [[File:Canada-icon.png]] Canadaball, [[File:Greenland-icon.png]] Greenlandball, [[File:Cuba-icon.png]] Cubaball, [[File:Mexico-icon.png]] Mexicoball, [[File:Iceland-icon.png]] Icelandball, [[File:Bahamas-icon.png]] Bahamasball, [[File:Liberia-icon.png]] Liberiaball and all of the Trust Territories. May also anscluss Saint Pierre and Miquelonball, [[File:Bermuda-icon.png]] Bermudatriangle, [[File:Turks and Caicos-icon.png]] Turks and Caicosball, [[File:Cayman Islands-icon.png]] Cayman Islandball, [[File:Jamaica-icon.png]] Jamaicaball, [[File:British Virgin Islands-icon.png]] British Virgin Islandsball, [[File:Guatemala-icon.png]] Guatemalaball and [[File:Belize-icon.png]] Belizeball in the process.

Pakistanball gets Kashmir and Indiaball and practically the rest of south east As- HOLY SWEET JESUS CHRIST HE TOOK OVER   Russiaball  ENTIRELY!
 * Vietnamball - Becomes . Anschlusses  Cambodiaball,  Laosball and southern  Chinaball becoming  Reunified Indochinaball

Space Anschluss

 * 🌌 Andromedaball - Anschlusses 🌌 Milky Wayball to become 🌌
 * 6ball - Anschlusses Earthball and other planets.

Links

 * http://www.reddit.com/r/Reichtangle/