Hitler and Czechoslovakia in World War II

The invasion of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany in March 1939 helped to precipitate Europe''s descent into World War II sis months later. The move, supposedly to protect the Sudeten Germans, shocked many in Europe, who saw it as a clear statement of intent by Hitler. Here, Patrick Crowhurst argues that occupation of the Sudetenland and the Czech lands was also crucial to the Nazi war machine. The a...