1938Munich Agreement: Sudetenland Annexation

The Munich Agreement is signed by Germany, France, the Unite...
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✍️ Munich Agreement: Sudetenland Annexation

The Munich Agreement is signed by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. The agreement allows Germany to annex the Czechoslovak Sudetenland area in exchange for peace in an attempt to appease Hitler. Related: Polish–Czechoslovak border conflicts § Annexations by Poland in 1938.
Munich Agreement: Sudetenland Annexation (1938)
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🇩🇪 Germany Annexes Bohemia and Moravia

Germany occupies and annexes Bohemia and Moravia-Silesia in violation of the Munich Agreement. The Czechs do not attempt to put up any organized resistance, having lost their main defensive line with the annexation of the Sudetenland.
Germany Annexes Bohemia and Moravia (1939)
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📜 UK and France Issue Ultimatum to Germany

The British and French governments agree on issuing an ultimatum to Germany the following day.
UK and France Issue Ultimatum to Germany (1939)
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