Historical Events tagged with "munich agreement"

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Politics & Government

Nazi Germany Occupies Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia

October 1st, 1938 86 years ago

Nazi Germany initiated the military occupation of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia, following the Munich Agreement which was signed the day before, effectively dismembering Czechoslovak sovereignty. German forces advanced into the area under the pretext of protecting ethnic Germans, proceeding to annex the region with little resistance. This action set a precedent for further German expansion and highlighted the failures of appeasement policies by Western powers, who sought to avoid conflict at all costs. The Sudetenland had a significant German-speaking population, and its occupation marked a critical point in the lead-up to World War II.

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