Partition of Czechoslovakia, 1938-1939
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Title
Partition of Czechoslovakia, 1938-1939
Subject
Map - Czechoslovakia
Description
After German and Slovak pressures, Czechoslovakia became Czech-Slovakia in 1938 after the Munich Pact, meaning the country had to surrender its border and defenses to Nazi Germany. On March 15, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Czech provinces under the authority of Reinhard Heydrich. After Heydrich's assassination in 1942, it briefly came under the rule of Order Police chief Kurt Daluege and then Minister of the Interior Wilhelm Frick.
Slovakia became an independent state under the leadership of Catholic priest Jozef Tiso, who established a fascist, authoritarian, one-party dictatorship. Strongly influenced by the separatist Catholic clerical hierarchy, he closely allied with Nazi Germany. The regime remained until April 1945.
Slovakia became an independent state under the leadership of Catholic priest Jozef Tiso, who established a fascist, authoritarian, one-party dictatorship. Strongly influenced by the separatist Catholic clerical hierarchy, he closely allied with Nazi Germany. The regime remained until April 1945.
Creator
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Source
Temple Sinai's Holocaust Remembrance Center
Publisher
USHMM - https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/map/partition-of-czechoslovakia-1938-1939
Files
Collection
Citation
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum , “Partition of Czechoslovakia, 1938-1939,” Drew University Library Special Collections, accessed May 20, 2024, http://omeka.drew.edu/items/show/1388.