Historical place archive

Munich in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Munich in Czech Republic. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

10 records3 event labels2 people1938–2012

Historical events in Munich

1938

30 January 1938
Munich Conference
Eduard Benes · Government of Czech Rep

Mussolini, Chamberlain and Daladier agree to the German claims to the Sudetenland

29 September 1938
Munich Agreement
Eduard Benes · Government of Czech Rep

Czechoslovakia was informed by Britain and France that it could either resist Nazi Germany alone or submit to the prescribed annexations

29 September 1938
Munich Agreement
Eduard Benes · Government of Czech Rep

The German army was to complete the occupation of the Sudetenland by 10 October, and an international commission would decide the future of other disputed areas.

30 September 1938
Munich Agreement
Eduard Benes · Government of Czech Rep

The Czechoslovak Government, realizing the hopelessness of fighting the Nazis alone, reluctantly capitulated (30 September) and agreed to abide by the agreement

30 September 1938
Munich Agreement
Eduard Benes · Government of Czech Rep

The settlement gave Germany the Sudetenland starting 10 October, and de facto control over the rest of Czechoslovakia as long as Hitler promised to go no further.

30 September 1938
Munich Agreement
Eduard Benes · Government of Czech Rep

With Sudetenland gone to Germany, Czecho-Slovakia lost its defensible border with Germany and its fortifications.

October 1938
Munich Agreement
Eduard Benes · Government of Czech Rep

Signs the Munich Treaty and resigns

5 October 1938
Munich Agreement
Eduard Benes · Government of Czech Rep

With Sudetenland gone to Germany, Czecho-Slovakia lost its defensible border with Germany and its fortifications

29 October 1938
Munich Conference
Eduard Benes · Government of Czech Rep

The future of the Sudetenland is discussed by Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier and Mussolini. The Czechs are not invited but Benes attends and is abused by Hitler

2012

19 May 2012
Champions League Final Penalty Saves
Petr Cech · Football

Saves an extra-time penalty and then two shootout penalties against Bayern Munich.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Czech Republic and Munich. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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