Historical place archive

Prague in History

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

30 records3 event labels4 people1938–1938

Historical events in Prague

1938

13 September 1938
Treaty of Munich
Milan Hodza · Government of Czechoslovakia

Hodza's government imposed martial law in affected border districts after violent Sudeten German disturbances.

19 September 1938
Treaty of Munich
Edvard Benes · Government of Czechoslovakia

Benes received the Anglo-French plan requiring Czechoslovakia to surrender districts with German majorities.

20 September 1938
Treaty of Munich
Milan Hodza · Government of Czechoslovakia

Hodza's government initially rejected the Anglo-French territorial proposals as incompatible with national security.

21 September 1938
Bad Godesberg
Edvard Benes · Government of Czechoslovakia

Benes accepted the earlier Anglo-French transfer plan only after intense pressure from Britain and France.

21 September 1938
Godesberg
Edvard Benes · Government of Czechoslovakia

Benes accepted the earlier Anglo-French transfer plan only after intense pressure from Britain and France.

21 September 1938
Treaty of Munich
Edvard Benes · Government of Czechoslovakia

Benes accepted the Anglo-French plan after Britain and France warned that Czechoslovakia could not expect military support.

22 September 1938
Bad Godesberg
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy formed a new government as the Godesberg negotiations intensified the national emergency.

22 September 1938
Bad Godesberg
Kamil Krofta · Government of Czechoslovakia

Krofta warned foreign diplomats that Hitler might enlarge his demands during the Godesberg meeting.

22 September 1938
Godesberg
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy formed a new government as the Godesberg negotiations intensified the national emergency.

22 September 1938
Godesberg
Kamil Krofta · Government of Czechoslovakia

Krofta warned foreign diplomats that Hitler might enlarge his demands during the Godesberg meeting.

22 September 1938
Treaty of Munich
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy formed a new government during the mounting threat of German invasion.

22 September 1938
Treaty of Munich
Milan Hodza · Government of Czechoslovakia

Hodza resigned after public anger and political crisis followed acceptance of the Anglo-French plan.

23 September 1938
Bad Godesberg
Edvard Benes · Government of Czechoslovakia

Benes approved general mobilization when the Godesberg talks failed to produce an acceptable settlement.

23 September 1938
Bad Godesberg
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy’s government ordered general mobilization after German pressure and frontier threats increased.

23 September 1938
Godesberg
Edvard Benes · Government of Czechoslovakia

Benes approved general mobilization when the Godesberg talks failed to produce an acceptable settlement.

23 September 1938
Godesberg
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy’s government ordered general mobilization after German pressure and frontier threats increased.

23 September 1938
Treaty of Munich
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy's government ordered general mobilization after the Godesberg negotiations failed.

24 September 1938
Bad Godesberg
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy’s cabinet received the Godesberg memorandum and map from British and French representatives.

24 September 1938
Godesberg
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy’s cabinet received the Godesberg memorandum and map from British and French representatives.

25 September 1938
Bad Godesberg
Edvard Benes · Government of Czechoslovakia

Benes described the Godesberg demands as destructive of the remaining Czechoslovak state.

25 September 1938
Bad Godesberg
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy prepared Czechoslovakia to resist if Germany attempted to enforce the memorandum by force.

25 September 1938
Bad Godesberg
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy’s government rejected immediate military occupation and the abandonment of fortified territory.

25 September 1938
Godesberg
Edvard Benes · Government of Czechoslovakia

Benes described the Godesberg demands as destructive of the remaining Czechoslovak state.

25 September 1938
Godesberg
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy prepared Czechoslovakia to resist if Germany attempted to enforce the memorandum by force.

25 September 1938
Godesberg
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy’s government rejected immediate military occupation and the abandonment of fortified territory.

30 September 1938
Treaty of Munich
Edvard Benes · Government of Czechoslovakia

Benes accepted the imposed settlement rather than order resistance without expected French or British support.

30 September 1938
Treaty of Munich
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy's government accepted the Munich terms under intense British, French, German, and Italian pressure.

30 September 1938
Treaty of Munich
Kamil Krofta · Government of Czechoslovakia

Krofta received and protested the settlement imposed on Czechoslovakia without its participation.

5 October 1938
Treaty of Munich
Edvard Benes · Government of Czechoslovakia

Benes resigned the presidency after the territorial losses and political collapse caused by the Munich settlement.

10 October 1938
Treaty of Munich
Jan Syrovy · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy's government completed evacuation of the territories assigned to German occupation under the agreement.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Czechoslovakia and Prague. 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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