"Czechoslovak Exile Units of WW2" Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 Apr 2017 12:29 p.m. PST |
"In 1938, the 1,500,000-strong Czechoslovak Army was among the largest in Europe, and fairly well-equipped with modern weapons, including locally produced tanks and aircraft. On November 1st 1938, German troops entered the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia, occupying the entire region with almost no resistance from the Czech forces – only 3rd Battalion of the 8th Border Regiment briefly resisted advancing German troops before being ordered to lay down their weapons by the Czech High Command. In rapid succession, the Sudetenland was formally ceded to Germany. As had been decided in Munich, a third of Slovakia was ceded to Hungary and Poland occupied the Zaolizie region. Slovakia declared independence under a fascist government, and Ruthenia (part of modern Ukraine) tried to do the same, but was promptly invaded and annexed by Hungary…"
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 ColCampbell  | 25 Apr 2017 2:45 p.m. PST |
Armand, Interesting. Thanks, Jim |
| Tango01 | 26 Apr 2017 10:29 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)
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