In 1938, following the Anschluss in which Nazi Germany occupied Austria, Anna was taken to Gestapo headquarters in Vienna for questioning on the activities of the International Psychoanalytical Association.
En 1938, tralo Anschluss, no que a Alemaña nazi ocupou Austria, Anna foi levada aos cuarteis da Gestapo de Viena por preguntar polas actividades da Asociación Psicanalítica Internacional.