MUNICH AGREEMENT ALLOWS HITLER TO OCCUPY SUDETENLAND
Munich, Germany (JFK+50) On September 30, 1938, an agreement was signed here in Munich which permitted German occupation of the Sudetenland*, a part of Czechoslovakia inhabited by German-speaking people.
The agreement, which had been negotiated on the previous day, was signed at 1:30 a.m. by Adolf Hitler of Germany, Edouard Daladier of France, Benito Mussolini of Italy and Neville Chamberlain** of Great Britain.
Chamberlain returned to London with a paper signed by Adolf Hitler titled "Anglo-American Agreement." Within 3 paragraphs were the words "symbolic of the desire of our two peoples never to go to war again."
The Prime Minister said...
"I believe it is peace in our time."
Those words rang hollow when Hitler annexed the remainder of Czechoslovakia in March 1939. Munich became synonymous with appeasement and the term was used during the Cold War by those who argued appeasement of the Soviet Union would have a similar result.
*Sudetenland was inhabited mainly by Sudeten German speaking peoples. In 1921, more than 3 million Germans lived in Czechoslovakia making up near a quarter of the total population.
**Arthur Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) was born in Birmingham, England & attended Mason College. He was manager of Hoskins & Co., a metal ship berth manufacturer. ANC served as Leader of the Conservative Party in the British Parliament 1937-1940.
SOURCE
"Munich Agreement", Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/
Munich Conference
September 29-30, 1938
Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R69173
CC-BY-SA 3.0
Munich, Germany (JFK+50) On September 30, 1938, an agreement was signed here in Munich which permitted German occupation of the Sudetenland*, a part of Czechoslovakia inhabited by German-speaking people.
The agreement, which had been negotiated on the previous day, was signed at 1:30 a.m. by Adolf Hitler of Germany, Edouard Daladier of France, Benito Mussolini of Italy and Neville Chamberlain** of Great Britain.
Chamberlain returned to London with a paper signed by Adolf Hitler titled "Anglo-American Agreement." Within 3 paragraphs were the words "symbolic of the desire of our two peoples never to go to war again."
The Prime Minister said...
"I believe it is peace in our time."
Those words rang hollow when Hitler annexed the remainder of Czechoslovakia in March 1939. Munich became synonymous with appeasement and the term was used during the Cold War by those who argued appeasement of the Soviet Union would have a similar result.
*Sudetenland was inhabited mainly by Sudeten German speaking peoples. In 1921, more than 3 million Germans lived in Czechoslovakia making up near a quarter of the total population.
**Arthur Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) was born in Birmingham, England & attended Mason College. He was manager of Hoskins & Co., a metal ship berth manufacturer. ANC served as Leader of the Conservative Party in the British Parliament 1937-1940.
SOURCE
"Munich Agreement", Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/
Munich Conference
September 29-30, 1938
Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R69173
CC-BY-SA 3.0
