Munich Crisis Staff Duties
During the Munich Crisis, Manstein served in a senior staff role under General Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb. The assignment involved preparing German army operations amid the confrontation over Czechoslovakia.
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1938 in Germany — Page 6
Explore 361 historical events and records for Germany in 1938.
Historical records for Germany in 1938
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September
Sudeten Crisis Operational Timing Discussed
Jodl discusses operational timing requirements for a manufactured incident before any planned attack on Czechoslovakia.
October
Commander of Luftflotte 1
Appointed Commander Luftflotte 1, based in Berlin
First Day of Sudetenland Occupation
The first day of German occupation saw troops enter the Sudetenland under the terms created by the Munich settlement.
German Entry into Ceded Sudeten Territory
German forces entered the ceded Sudeten areas as the territorial terms of the Munich settlement began to take effect.
German March into Sudetenland
German troops marched into the Sudetenland on 1 October as the post-Munich occupation began.
German Troops Enter Sudetenland
The German army began entering the Sudetenland on the day after the Munich Agreement was signed by Hitler.
Invasion of Czech
German troops march into the Sudetenland, the promised plebiscite is never held. Czech loses 11,000 sqr miles of territory
Invasion of Sudetenland, The
German troops entered the Sudetenland one day after Hitler signed the Munich Agreement, and the promised plebiscite was not held.
Invasion of Sudetenland, The
Troops enter the Sudetenland, the day after Hitler has signed the Munich Agreement. German troops march into the Sudetenland, the promised plebiscite is never held
Munich Agreement
Troops enter the Sudetenland, the day after Hitler has signed the Munich Agreement. German troops enter the Sudetenland, the day after the Munich Agreement
Munich Agreement Followed by Occupation
Hitler's signature of the Munich Agreement was followed the next day by the entry of German troops into the Sudetenland.
Occupation after Munich Agreement
The day after the Munich Agreement, German troops entered the Sudetenland and began occupying the ceded territory.
Plebiscite Not Held in Sudetenland
German troops occupied the Sudetenland after Munich, but the plebiscite promised in connection with the transfer was never held.
Post-Munich Entry into Sudetenland
German forces entered the Sudetenland immediately after the Munich settlement transferred the territory to German control.
Sudetenland Military Entry
German troops moved into the Sudetenland after Hitler had signed the Munich Agreement the previous day.
Sudetenland Occupation Begins
Occupation of the Sudetenland began as German troops crossed into the territory following the Munich Agreement.
Sudetenland Occupation without Plebiscite
German occupation of the Sudetenland began after Munich, while the promised plebiscite mentioned in the source record did not take place.
Sudetenland Occupied after Agreement
Hitler's forces entered the Sudetenland after the agreement had authorised the transfer of the territory to Germany.
Sudetenland Taken after Munich
Germany began taking control of the Sudetenland when troops entered the territory the day after Hitler signed the agreement.
Sudetenland Transfer Enforced
The territorial transfer agreed at Munich was enforced as German troops marched into the Sudetenland.
Treaty of Munich
Brauchitsch supervised the German Army's entry into the first occupation zones of the Sudetenland.
Treaty of Munich
German troops enter the Sudetenland, the day after the Munich Agreement
Treaty of Munich
Hitler toured newly occupied Sudeten territory and received orchestrated public welcomes.
Armament
Announces the strengthening of Germany's western fortifications
Treaty of Munich
Hitler's government completed occupation of the Sudeten territories according to the Munich timetable.
Treaty of Munich
Keitel oversaw military arrangements as German occupation of the designated Sudeten zones was completed.
Diplomatic Mission at Berlin
Hosts the Polish Ambassador, Jozef Lipski & demands the return of Danzig
Rule of Danzig
Hosts the Polish Ambassador, Jozef Lipski & demands the return of Danzig
Alliance Germany, Italy and Japan
Visits Mussolini to sign the pact with Italy. Draws up the terms of a pact between Germany, Italy & Japan
International Agreement at Berlin
Agrees German-Italian arbitration to settle a frontier between Hungary & Slovakia
Political Support at Berlin
Assures the Slovak leader, Durcansky, that Germany will support Slovak independence
November
Crisis
Retired after Hitler's purge of the high command after the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis
Retirement
Retired after Hitler's purge of the high command after the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis
Rule of Memel
Lithuania bows to German demands to end martial law in Memel - local Nazi party leaders Neumann, Bertuleit and Bottchner released from prison
Arbitration after Munich
Ribbentrop co-arbitrated the Vienna settlement after Munich, resulting in a transfer of Czechoslovak territory to Hungary.
Czechoslovak Territorial Arbitration
Ribbentrop joined the arbitration concerning Czechoslovak territory and helped determine the transfer of land to Hungary.
First Vienna Award
Ribbentrop took part in the First Vienna Award at Vienna, where territory was transferred from Czechoslovakia to Hungary.
First Vienna Award Arbitration
During the First Vienna Award, Ribbentrop served as one of the arbitrators deciding a territorial transfer affecting Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
Hungarian Territorial Transfer
Ribbentrop was involved in the Vienna decision under which Czechoslovak territory passed to Hungary.
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