Chapter 270 World War II Fangs II
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Then, in September 1938, the heads of the four kingdoms, John Bull, Gallic Chicken, Santokuzi, and Yiduli Noodle Jun, Chamberlain (brain-dead), Daladier (Optimist), Hitler (Führer), and Mussolini (Mexican fat man) held a meeting in Munich, and without the participation of representatives of Czechoslovakia (Mole), the "Munich Agreement" was signed to cede the Sudetenland of the Mole to Sandetenland to Sandezi, as a condition for Sandezi to attack the red woolly bear. History has called this practice of sacrificing the interests of weak and small countries in an attempt to divert the troubles into the "Munich Conspiracy."
Czechoslovakia, or to use an animal metaphor, is best known as a mole. This small country itself is located in the center of Europe, not only has a well-developed military industry, rich mineral resources, but also a very important strategic position, and it is true that it is for this reason that the Germanic people of Sandezi occupied the country. After the occupation, Sandezi can use it as a springboard to attack the woolly bear in the east, and an important position to attack John Bull and Gallic Chicken in the west. Therefore, Sandezi has long coveted it.
At the beginning of 1938, after annexing neighboring Austria, the mustachioed Führer pointed the finger of aggression at the poor mole. The Führer's plan was to first occupy the Sudetenland on the German-Czech border, and then annex the whole of Mole. Once the Germans captured the Mole, the door to Europe was opened. To the east, you can attack the woolly bear, and to the west, you can attack Britain and France. In fact, after the annexation of Austria, the Führer set his sights on the neighbouring country of Mole, a much larger and much more powerful country with a modern and combative army and a considerable number of industrial enterprises, in addition to the only surviving democratic system in eastern and central Europe. However, the presence of the 3 million Germanic minorities in the Sudetenland border region made the mole vulnerable to propaganda and subversion by the Sandetenland Nazis. In fact, the Germanic people of the Sudetenland enjoyed much more freedom than the other minorities in Europe, and as a result, they used to be more content and stable. After the mustachioed Führer came to power, Nazi agents went to work, and their agitation, combined with the severe unemployment caused by the Great Depression, caused discontent that turned the majority of the Germanic minority against Prague.
With the annexation of Austria by the Sandezi, the Sudetenland question suddenly became a serious threat to the mole. At this time, the country was surrounded on three sides by the expanded Santoko. More seriously, there are certain indications that the governments of John Bull and Gallic Chicken are ready to abandon the moles, just as they had laid down the pit Austria. On March 24, Chamberlain announced in the Chamber of Deputies that he could not guarantee the aid of the mole, nor in the case of the Gallic chickens aiding the moles, because the interests of John Bull were "not the same as those of the Gallic chickens and Belgium". In contrast to the Gallic chicken, the Gallic chicken was bound by a treaty obligation to help the mole against unprovoked aggression. However, the generals of the Gallic chickens warned that their armies could not fight beyond the borders of the country, because the entire military apparatus was adapted only to the fortifications of the Maginot Line, which was almost as papier-mâché after the start of World War II. Thus, the Gallic government was theoretically obliged to respect its obligations under the treaty, but in practice was unwilling to do so at all: when the final contest came, it flatly refused to come to the aid of the mole.
The Mole Crisis began on September 12. At that time, the Führer delivered an incendiary speech, in which he lashed out at President Benes's "persecution" of the Germanic people of the Sudetenland and warned that "if these tormented people do not receive rights and help, they will receive it from us." The Führer's request was supported by Lord Langciman, a wealthy merchant with no experience in Central European affairs, who had been sent by Chamberlain to Czechoslovakia to serve as his personal "investigator and mediator" (Niu Niu is an obnoxious-stirring stick that has never been seen more annoying since ancient times).
Longciman reported at the time: "The vast majority of residents are eager to merge with Santokuko. (This is an unsubstantiated view, since the Sudetenland Nazis had always demanded autonomy rather than secession from the Mole State, and won the support of the Sudetenland Germans with this program), so he suggested that the "Germanic majority" areas should secede from Czechoslovakia, and the Germanic "non-majority" areas should be given local self-government.
The above is the background to the famous meeting between Chamberlain and Hitler in Berchtesgaden, which decided the fate of the mole. The meeting was made possible by the Germanic Sudetenland, who provoked a general uproar after Hitler's speech. The Prague government announced the martial law and the Nazi leaders fled to Germany. As a result, Hitler concentrated his troops along the Czechoslovak border. Chamberlain feared that if Hitler did invade, it would likely cause a chain reaction that would involve France, and eventually Britain, in the dispute. In order to avoid this danger, Chamberlain accepted the advice of Chancellor Daladier and proposed to Hitler a private meeting. Hitler accepted this suggestion, and Chamberlain arrived in Berchtesgaden on 15 September.
Hitler unabashedly put forward the demand for the annexation of the Sudetenland on the basis of the principle of national self-determination, stating that in order to achieve his ends, he preferred to "risk world war." Upon his return, Chamberlain first persuaded his cabinet, and then France to accept Hitler's terms. The two Governments urged the Czechoslovak Government to accept these conditions; When the latter objected, they exerted all pressure on it, including the threat of abandoning Czechoslovakia. On 21 September, Prague finally gave in to Germany's demands, and in return Britain and France promised to secure the new borders of Czechoslovakia.
The next day, Chamberlain flew to Goldsberg, where he thought it was enough to work out with Hitler a concrete method of ceding the territory. However, the Führer made a new demand: to surrender the Germanic-majority areas without waiting for a referendum, and not to remove or destroy any military or military establishments in these areas. In addition, Hitler at this time supported the territorial claims of Poland and Hungary against Czechoslovakia.
These new requirements caused a serious international crisis. Czechoslovakia ordered a general mobilization, France mobilized 600,000 reservists, and Soviet Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinov declared at the League of Nations Congress on 21 September: "We intend to fulfil our obligations under the Soviet-Czech Treaty and are ready to provide assistance to Czechoslovakia together with France in the manner we can take." ”
As Churchill noted, the Western powers were "not contemptuous, if not disdainful, of this just and unconditional declaration." Instead, they convened a four-nation conference of Britain, France, Germany, and Italy, as Mussolini suggested. The conference, held in Munich on 29 September, without the participation of Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union, decided to accede to all Hitler's demands, with the only change being a number of face-saving provisions: the German occupation of the Sudetenland should be carried out in stages, and the final demarcation of the border should be decided by an international commission.
As Churchill pointed out to the House of Representatives: "The German dictator did not take food from the table, but was willing to have it served to him dish by dish - this is all that the Chancellor has gained for Czechoslovakia." However, the fact remains that the Munich compromise was welcomed by the British and French peoples. Chamberlain and Daladier were hailed by the enthusiastic crowd as messengers of peace. When Chamberlain declared: "I think this is the peace of our time", he was warmly applauded. When Hitler declared that "this is the last territorial claim I had to make to Europe", it was easily believed. The events of the following year proved the value of such declarations with a catastrophic end.
Due to the desperate resistance of the mole, unlike Germany, which gradually occupied many border areas of Czechoslovakia in history, almost couldn't stand the birds, Sandezi, who faced the new Czech heavy tank and medium tank, was not frightened, but used the Tiger heavy tank and the Panther medium tank that came out in advance to destroy the mole. After the final battle, the highly skilled Santokuko completed what he had done in this area in history, which became the first signal that Santokuko was about to make further demands. In accordance with the provisions of the Munich Conference, an international commission was established to decide on new borders. It soon became clear that, despite the promises made by Britain and France, they were not interested in the activities of the Commission. As a result, no referendum was held, and decisions were taken by two German generals who were members of the committee.
In the end, Germany gained 10,000 square miles of territory and 3.5 million people in Czechoslovakia, one-fifth of whom were Czechs. At the same time, Poland seized the Teshen region, which was rich in coal mines, and Hungary occupied large areas of Slovakia and Lucinia. With the help of Germany, the crippled Czechoslovakia was now divided into three small parts: autonomous Slovakia, autonomous Lusinia and the Czechoslovak provinces of Bohemia and Moravia.
In March 1939, the final scene began: Hitler summoned the heads of the puppet governments of the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Berlin and asked them to dissolve their respective states; On March 15, the German team marched into Prague. Bohemia and Moravia were declared German protectorates, and Slovakia was placed under German protection. At the same time, Hitler also allowed the Hungarians to invade and annex Lucinia in the east.
In this way, not only did the illusion that Hitler's goal was simply to regain the Germanic inhabited areas, but it also eliminated the state of Czechoslovakia. The partition of Czechoslovakia, where the Slavs were predominant, made those who believed perfectly the words of the Führer suddenly realize that the situation was not good. Chamberlain was particularly shocked because, as an Orthodox British businessman, he had previously thought that Hitler would keep his promise that he would no longer have any territorial ambitions in Europe. Hitler's violation of this promise forced not only Daladier but also Chamberlain to painfully reconsider their policy and take a firmer stance in the event of Hitler's sudden attack on Poland.