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Munich Described as Major Disaster

Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1938Date range
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Chronological records

1938

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill5 October 1938

Munich · Government / Conservative Party Government

Churchill characterised the Munich Agreement as a major disaster and rejected the optimistic interpretation promoted by its supporters.

Names involved

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Provenance

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