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1938 in Germany — Page 4

Explore 361 historical events and records for Germany in 1938.

Historical records for Germany in 1938

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September

Bad Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Sudetenland, The · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler required evacuated territory to retain fortifications, factories, rail equipment, food, and livestock.

Bad Godesberg

Ribbentrop, Joachim von · Bad Godesberg · Foreign Minister of Germany · Government / NSDAP Government

Ribbentrop presented the German memorandum and its accompanying territorial map to the British delegation.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Bad Godesberg · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler claimed prompt German occupation was necessary to protect Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovak authority.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Bad Godesberg · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler refused to guarantee Czechoslovakia’s remaining frontiers without Polish and Hungarian participation.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Bad Godesberg · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler required Czechoslovak troops, police, and officials to withdraw from designated districts by October 1.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Bad Godesberg · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler stated that Germany would become a satisfied continental power after settlement of the Sudeten question.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Bad Godesberg · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler supplied a map identifying territories for immediate occupation and areas proposed for plebiscites.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Czechoslovakia · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler demanded plebiscites in additional areas not assigned directly to Germany by the population map.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Czechoslovakia · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler linked settlement of German claims to unresolved Polish and Hungarian minority demands.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Hotel Dreesen · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler allowed Chamberlain to soften the memorandum’s wording but refused changes to its essential demands.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Hotel Dreesen · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler approved a written memorandum defining Germany’s expanded demands and accelerated occupation timetable.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Sudetenland, The · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler demanded immediate release of ethnic Germans held in Czechoslovak prisons.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Sudetenland, The · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler demanded that German-speaking soldiers be released from the Czechoslovak armed forces.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Sudetenland, The · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler required evacuated territory to retain fortifications, factories, rail equipment, food, and livestock.

Godesberg

Ribbentrop, Joachim von · Bad Godesberg · Foreign Minister of Germany · Government / NSDAP Government

Ribbentrop presented the German memorandum and its accompanying territorial map to the British delegation.

Treaty of Munich

Ribbentrop, Joachim von · Bad Godesberg · Foreign Minister of Germany · Government / NSDAP Government

Ribbentrop presented the Godesberg memorandum and map setting out Germany's expanded territorial demands.

Bad Godesberg

Weizsacker, Ernst von · Berlin · State Secretary of Foreign Office · Government / NSDAP Government

Weizsacker helped manage diplomatic communications after Chamberlain departed from Godesberg.

Godesberg

Weizsacker, Ernst von · Berlin · State Secretary of Foreign Office · Government / NSDAP Government

Weizsacker helped manage diplomatic communications after Chamberlain departed from Godesberg.

Bad Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler publicly repeated his territorial demands and threatened action if the Sudetenland was not transferred.

Bad Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler rejected Horace Wilson’s attempt to reopen negotiations on terms less severe than the memorandum.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler publicly repeated his territorial demands and threatened action if the Sudetenland was not transferred.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler rejected Horace Wilson’s attempt to reopen negotiations on terms less severe than the memorandum.

Treaty of Munich

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler told a Sportpalast audience that the Sudetenland was his final territorial demand in Europe.

Bad Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler maintained the Godesberg demands while German military preparations continued near Czechoslovakia.

Godesberg

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler maintained the Godesberg demands while German military preparations continued near Czechoslovakia.

Invasion of Poland

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Troops pass before Hitler to the indifference of the Berliners, in contrast to 1914

Mobilization

Raeder, Erich · Grand Admiral · Warfare / Military

Appeals to Hitler not to begin a war

Conference before Invasion

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Before the threatened invasion took place, Hitler postponed the deadline and invited three other leaders to negotiate in Munich.

Conference of Munich

Goering, Herman · Munich · Commander in Chief · Government / NSDAP Government

Draws up the draft for the memorandum which Mussolini uses for the Munich Agreement

Conference of Munich

Hitler, Adolf · Munich · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler wants a conference to settle the Czech crisis, Mussolini chooses Munich

Conference of Munich

Hitler, Adolf · Munich · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Holds a conference with Mussolini & the Prime Minister's of France & Britain

Conference of Munich

Neurath, Constantin Freiher von · Munich · Foreign Secretary of Germany · Government / NSDAP Government

Helps draw up a draft memorandum which Mussolini uses for framing the Munich Agreement

Conference of Munich

Weizsacker, Ernst Freiherr von · Munich · State Secretary · Government / NSDAP Government

Helps draw up a draft memorandum which Mussolini uses for framing the Munich Agreement

Crisis

Hitler, Adolf · Munich · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler wants a conference to settle the Czech crisis, Mussolini chooses Munich

Four-Power Conference Called

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler called Chamberlain, Daladier and Mussolini to Munich after deciding to postpone the invasion deadline.

International Agreement at Berlin

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Mussolini sends his Ambassador of agree the action Hitler wants in the Sudetenland

International Agreement at Sudetenland, The

Hitler, Adolf · Sudetenland, The · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

The French Ambassador visits Hitler & agrees occupation of the Sudetenland 10th Oct

Invasion Deadline Postponed

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler postponed the planned invasion deadline and invited Chamberlain, Daladier and Mussolini to a conference in Munich.

Invasion Delay and Conference Proposal

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

The invasion deadline was postponed by Hitler as he proposed a conference with the British, French and Italian leaders.

Invasion Threat Paused for Talks

Hitler, Adolf · Berlin · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Hitler paused the immediate invasion timetable and invited Chamberlain, Daladier and Mussolini to talks in Munich.

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