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Name: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

Type: Polity

Start: 1939 AD

End: 1945 AD

Nation: bohemia

Parent: germany

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Was a protectorate established on 16 March 1939 following the German occupation of the Czech lands. The regions of Bohemia on the border with Germany (Sudetenland) were mostly populated by ethnic Germans at the time and were therefore annexed directely to Nazi Germany.

Establishment


  • March 1939: The Czechoslovak Republic was dissolved when Germany invaded it on 15 March 1939, and annexed the Czech region into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.
  • Chronology


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    1. Dismemberement of Czechoslovakia


    On 29 September, the Munich Agreement was signed by Germany, Italy, France, and Britain. The Munich Agreement stipulated that Czechoslovakia must cede Sudeten territory to Germany. Germany dismembered Czechoslovakia.


    2. World War II


    Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.

    2.1.World War II (Eastern Theatre)

    Was the Eastern European theatre of World War II.

  • March 1945: Frontline of the Soviet offensive to the Oder in that date.

  • 2.1.1.Prague Offensive

    Was the last major military operation of World War II in Europe, fought by the Soviets to liberate Prague. The offensive continued for 2 days after the capitulation of Germany.

  • May 1945: Troops of Fourth Ukrainian Front overrun Olmütz.
  • May 1945: Soviet forces finish clearing Czechoslovakia and Austria and begin to mop up isolated remnants.

  • 2.2.World War II (Western Front)

    Was the Western European theatre of World War II.

    2.2.1.Western Allied invasion of Germany

    Was the invasion of the western territories of Germany mainly by the United States, United Kingdom, France and Canada at the end of World War II.

  • May 1945: Final allied military operations in the European theatre of World War II (April-May 1945).

  • Disestablishment


  • March 1945: Frontline of the Soviet offensive to the Oder in that date.
  • May 1945: Final allied military operations in the European theatre of World War II (April-May 1945).
  • May 1945: Troops of Fourth Ukrainian Front overrun Olmütz.
  • May 1945: Soviet forces finish clearing Czechoslovakia and Austria and begin to mop up isolated remnants.
  • Selected Sources


  • Final Operations, 19 April-7 May 1945. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope82.jpg
  • Soviet Offensive To The Oder, 12 January-30 March. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope32.jpg
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.534
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.536
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