Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo - the picture agency of the Süddeutsche Zeitung

DOSSIER Occupation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia, 1938 211 Images

Close dossier

of 3

Print result
Into lightbox

Occupation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia, 1938 empty search

211 images found

Series:

Occupation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia, 1938

German motor-cyclists are welcomed in Schluckenau by the ethnic German population.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops cross the former German-Czechoslovak border near Georgswalde (today Jirikov) on October 2, 1938. In the center, a brass band.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops march into a place near the border amid the jubilation of the population. Above the road, a sign: "Blood comes to blood, despite hardship and death."

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Invasion of German troops in Karlsbad (today Karlovy Vary). At the head of the procession, Adolf Hitler. On the left along the road are tanks. On the right, soldiers and people. On the left, a flag of the SdP, the Sudeten German Party.

Jubilating children and adolescents in As (town in the Czech Republic), 1938

Jubilant children and adolescents after the withdrawal of the Czech army from As on October 4, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

A girl sticks a flower onto a soldier's uniform on October 3, 1938, in Grottau (today Hradek nad Nisou). The soldiers are sitting in a Zugmaschine Sdkfz. (Buessing AG).

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Officers and a flag bearer of a regiment from Silesia in Weidenau (today Vidnava) on October 6, 1938. On this Thursday regiments of the Wehrmacht invaded Zone IV between Weidenau and Olbersdorf.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Two children give Wehrmacht soldiers drinks from a jar on October 3, 1938, in As (town in the Czech Republic).

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops cross the former German-Czechoslovak border at Phillipsreut on October 2, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Entry of German troops into Bruenn (today Brno).

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops march on October 2, 1938, in the town of Schluckenau (today Sluknov). A girl reaches for the standard of a motorized detachment.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

View of the town hall in Reichenberg (today Liberec) on October 9, 1938, during the occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops. German soldiers stand at the Townhall Square.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops pass the German-Czechoslovak border between Ebersbach and Georgswalde (today Jirikov) on October 2, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

An airplane of the Luftwaffe of the type Junkers Ju 52 over the city of Jaegerndorf (today Krnov) on October 7, 1938, during the occupation of the Sudetenland by Germany. On the left, a photo journalist with a film camera (Wochenschau- Weekly Review).

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

A Czech officer patrol leads the invading German troops to their destination in Zone I on October 4, 1938. On the right the Czech, on the left the German soldiers.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Officers and flag bearers of a Wehrmacht unit at the border checkpoint between Ebersbach and Georgswalde (today Jirikov, zone II) on October 2, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

The team of a high mountain infantry regiment marches into a place in the Bohemian Forest near Haidmuehle. People cheer them.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

A woman sticks flowers onto the German soldiers' collar in the village of Oberdorf (today Horni Ves) on October 7, 1938 (zone IV).

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938. The crew of a high mountain infantry regiment marches into a place in the Bohemian Forest near Haidmuehle on October 1, 1938. People cheer them.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Reception of German soldiers in the Sudetenland.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Inhabitants of the Sudetenland and customs officials pull out boundary posts at the German-Czechoslovak border.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German soldiers march into As (Czech town).

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Motorized German troops march into a village near the former German-Czechoslovak border on October 2, 1938. People cheer them. In the background, the city-limit sign of Sohland.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Part of Hitler's motorcade enters a place near the former German-Czechoslovak border on October 1, 1938. Above the street is a banner: "The border population greets the German militia army." On the left and right, cheering spectators. The car in the foreground belongs to the bodyguard of the SS.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German soldiers occupied the town of Kleinphilippsreuth near the border of Bavaria and Czechoslovakia on October 2, 1938. People greet them with the Nazi salute.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops in 1938

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops march into Oberplan (Czech Horni Plana) on October 11, 1938. Two passers-by greet with the Nazi salute. Above the street is a banner: "Truth has triumphed".

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops pass the German-Czechoslovak border at Neuhaus near Rehau on October 3, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Staff officers of the German troops march into Weidenau (today Vidnava, zone IV) on October 6, 1938. People greet them with the Nazi salute.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops cross the former German-Czechoslovak border at Ebersbach / Georgswalde (today Jirikov) on October 2, 1938. People greet the soldiers with the Nazi salute.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops (10.5 cm leFH 18 light howitzer) cross the former German-Czechoslovak border at Ebersbach / Georgswalde (today Jirikov) on October 2, 1938. People greet the soldiers with the Nazi salute. In the foreground, a brass band.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

A motorized unit of German troops crosses the former German-Czechoslovak border at Schluckenau (today Sluknov) on 2 October, 1938. People greet the soldiers with the Nazi salute.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German soldiers cross the former German-Czechoslovak border near Philippsreut on October 2, 1938. Residents are cheering on the street.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

The population of Grottau (today Hradek nad Nisou) welcome the invading German troops with flowers on October 3, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Pioneers of the Wehrmacht eliminate a street blockade during the occupation of the Sudetenland by Germany on October 2, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

An armored regiment of the Wehrmacht drives into Karlsbad (today Karlovy Vary) with its Panzer I on October 4, 1938. The soldiers are welcomed by cheering people.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

An armored vehicle (Sdkfz 222) of the Wehrmacht at the Schoeberlinie at Ebersdorf (today Habartice) on October 7, 1938. In the background, a concrete bunker of the Czech defensive works.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops cross the former German-Czechoslovak border at Ebersbach / Georgswalde (today Jirikov) on October 2, 1938. People salute them with the Nazi salute.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops cross the former German-Czechoslovak border at Ebersbach / Georgswalde (today Jirikov) on October 2, 1938. People salute them with the Nazi salute.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

A girl climbs into a vehicle (Zugmaschine Sdkfz 6) of the Wehrmacht in Grottau (today Hradek nad Nisou) on October 3, 1938. The vehicle belongs to one of the occupying troops of the city and of the Sudetenland.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

The German cavalry enters the city of Reichenberg (today Liberec) on October 9, 1938. Cheering people salute the soldiers with the Nazi salute.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops march into Grottau (today Hradek nad Nisou) on October 3, 1938. People salute the soldiers with the Nazi salute.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

View of the market square ground in Grottau ( today Hradek nad Nisou) during the occupation of the city and of the Sudetenland by German troops on October 3, 1938. The ground is covered with flowers.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German soldiers cross the former German-Czechoslovak border near Philippsreut on October 1, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

The population of villages near the former German-Czechoslovak border receive and greet cheerfully the invading troops of the Wehrmacht on October 1, 1938. They salute the soldiers with the Hitler salute.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German soldiers cross the former German-Czechoslovak border near Philippsreut on October 1, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German soldiers cross the former German-Czechoslovak border near Philippsreut on October 1, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

A Czech officer (center) hands over the next occupation sector to the German officers of the mountain troops at Andreasberg (destroyed in 1945) on October 11, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops march into the city Jaegerndorf (today Krnov) on October 7, 1938. People give the soldiers the Hitler salute.

Wilhelm Frick in Joachimsthal, 1938

Reich Minister of the Interior Wilhelm Frick visits Joachimsthal (today Jachymov) on October 18, 1938. He greets people standing in a moving car.

Walther von Brauchitsch in the Sudetenland, 1938

Colonel-General Walther von Brauchitsch welcomes the members of the Freikorps on October 12, 1938, in Sternberg, who have just returned.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

A caravan of mules of Gebirgsjaeger (mountain soldiers) crosses the former German-Czechoslovak border at Haidmuehle on October 1, 1938. People greet them cheerfully.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

German troops march across the former German-Czechoslovak border near Ebersbach and Georgswalde (today Jirikov) into the Sudetenland on October 2, 1938. People welcome them cheerfully.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops in 1938

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

People welcome the soldiers of the Wehrmacht in front of a house in the Sudetenland on October 2, 1938. Above the entrance swastikas and the saying "We thank our Fuehrer". To the left on the wall a portrait of Hitler.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

An armored reconnaissance car (Sdkfz 232) of the Wehrmacht passes the former German-Czechoslovak border on October 4, 1938. Behind, more armored vehicles and a motorcycle. People welcome them cheerfully.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Heavy artillery during the invasion of the Wehrmacht in Prachatitz (today Prachatice) on October 11, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Celebration in the course of the occupation of the Sudetenland on the market square in Weidenau in October 1938, during the singing of "national songs".

Occupation of the Sudetenland, 1938

German troops march into a location in the Sudetenland. People welcome them cheerfully.

Airplanes of the Luftwaffe in the Sudetenland 1938

Dornier Do 17 fighters of the Luftwaffe at a base in the Sudetenland on October 11, 1938. The base of the Czech Air Force was taken over by the Wehrmacht.

Marching of the Luftwaffe before Hermann Goering, 1938

Scene of a parade of a Luftwaffe unit before Field Marshal General Hermann Goering in Freudenthal (today Bruntal) in the occupied Sudetenland on October 8, 1938.

Occupation of the Sudetenland by German troops, 1938

Invasion of an infantry regiment near Philippsreut in the Sudetenland on October 2, 1938.

View of the market square of Schlukenau, 1938

The market square of Schluckenau (today Sluknov) on October 2, 1938, during the occupation of the Sudetenland by Germany. Military vehicles of the Wehrmacht are lined up on the market square with a cheering crowd. They welcome the soldiers by giving them the Hitler salute.

View of the market square of Schlukenau, 1938

German troops in Grottau, 1938

A brass band of the German infantry marches through the town of Grottau (today Hradek nad Nisou) on October 3, 1938. The population welcomes the soldiers cheerfully by giving them the Hitler salute.

Enthusiastic population after the occupation of the Sudetenland in 1938

Crowd during Hitler's visit to Karlsbad, 1938

View of a crowd in Karlsbad (today Karlovy Vary) on October 4, 1938, while Adolf Hitler is giving a speech after the occupation of the Sudetenland. They greet Hitler with the Nazi salute.

Wounded during Hitler's visit in the Sudetenland, 1938

Four wounded men in a car on a street of the village of Falkenau (today Sokolov) during a visit of Adolf Hitler on October 4, 1938, after the occupation of the Sudetenland. The men were wounded in the fight against the Czechs. To the left near the car, nuns.

March-in of German troops in Schluckenau, 1938

The population of Schluckennau (today Sluknov) receives German troops cheerfully on October 22, 1938, during the occupation of the Sudetenland. People greet with the Nazi salute.

Enthusiastic population in Reichenberg, 1938

The population of Reichenberg (today Liberec) welcome marching-in troops in front of the theater of the city on 9 October, 1938. Above the entrance of the theater, a sign with the inscription: "The new season starts on October 22"! Gala performance "Der Rosenkavalier".

Enthusiastic population in Reichenberg, 1938

Residents of Reichenberg (today Liberec) are standing on a truck to see Adolf Hitler's entry into the city on December 2, 1938, during the occupation of the Sudetenland.

Refugees from the Sudetenland in Dresden, 1938

Refugees from the Sudetenland singing the "Deutsche Lieder" ("German Songs") at a rally in the Staedtischer Austellungspalast (Municipal Exhibition Palace) in Dresden on October 19, 1938.

People in Schluckenau in the Sudetenland, 1938

The residents of a house in Sluknov attach swastika flags and oak leaves around a portrait of Hitler onto the housewall on September 30, 1938.

German troops occupied the Sudetenland, 1938

On October 3, 1938 infantry of the Wehrmacht march among the cheering population in Grottau (today Hradek nad Nisou) during the occupation of the Sudetenland. People greet the soldiers with the Nazi salute.

Enthusiastic people after the occupation of the Sudetenland, 1938

The inhabitants of a town in the occupied Sudetenland (Zone II) greet the retreating troops with the Nazi salute on October 2, 1938. In the foreground, a car with the inscription: "We thank our Fuehrer!"

Children on a truck in Karlsbad, 1938

People receive the retreating German troops in Karlsbad (today Karlovy Vary) on October 4, 1938. Some children have climbed on a truck, and accompany them. The truck is decorated with flowers.

Adolf Hitler in Jaegerndorf, Sudetenland, 1938

Adolf Hitler (front left in the car) on a visit to Jaegerndorf (today Krnov) on October 7, 1938, during the occupation of the Sudetenland by Germany. The population receives him cheerfully by giving him the Nazi salute. Above the street, a banner with the inscription: "Heil Hitler!"

Jaegerndorf after the occupation of the Sudetenland, 1938

A young woman distributes flowers in a street in the village of Jaegerndorf (today Krnov) during Adolf Hitler's visit on October 7, 1938, after the occupation of the Sudetenland by Germany. In the background, spectators are waiting for Hitler's arrival.

Flag sale in Schluckenau, 1938

Swastika flags are sold at the market place of Schluckenau (today Sluknov) on September 30, 1938, before the arrival of the German troops during the occupation of the Sudetenland.

Enthusiastic population in Tetschen, 1938

View of a crowd on November 6, 1938, in the city of Tetschen (today Decin) on the occasion of Gauleiter Konrad Henlein's visit during the occupation of the Sudetenland by Germany.

Enthusiastic population in Bruenn, 1938

Residents of Bruenn (today Brno) cheerfully greet the marching-in German troops in the autumn of 1938, during the occupation of the Sudetenland by Germany.

Reichstag in Cheb, 1938

A national costume group heading to the polling location in the by-election of the Reichstag elections in Cheb, Sudetenland, on December 4, 1938. They carry banners with the inscriptions "People stand by people!" and "Say yes to a great German future! Everybody vote for the Fuehrer! "

Reichstag elections in Cheb, 1938

A group of women receive a "Yes" sticker at the Reichstag election in Cheb on December 4, 1938.

Enthusiastic population in Cheb, 1938

A group of women cheerfully receives Adolf Hitler in Cheb on October 3, 1938, while he is driving through the occupied Sudetenland.

Enthusiastic population in Karlsbad, 1938

View of a crowd in Karlsbad (today Karlovy Vary) on October 4, 1938, at Theaterplatz, while Adolf Hitler is giving a speech at the time of the occupation of the Sudetenland.

Enthusiastic population in Hainspach, 1938

The inhabitants of the village of Hainspach (today Lipova) greet the retreating German troops cheerfully on October 2, 1938, during the occupation of the Sudetenland.

Adolf Hitler in Schluckenau in the occupied Sudetenland, 1938

Adolf Hitler (bottom right) in Schluckenau (today Sluknov) on October 6, 1938, during his journey through the occupied Sudetenland. Residents greet him enthusiastically with the Nazi salute.

Enthusiastic people in Weidenau, 1938

Entering German troops are greeted cheerfully by the people of Weidenau on October 6, 1938, during the occupation of the Sudetenland.

Invasion of German troops in Zuckmantel, 1938

Motorized German troops enter Zuckmantel (today Zlate Hory) amid the people's jubilation on October 6, 1938, during the occupation of the Sudetenland.

Enthusiastic people in As (town in the Czech Republic), 1938

The cheering population of As celebrates the withdrawal of the Czechs from the city on September 23, 1938.

Enthusiastic people in Zuckmantel, 1938

The residents of Zuckmantel (today Zlate Hory) cheerfully welcome the motorized German troops entering the Sudetenland on October 6, 1938.

Enthusiastic people in Jaegerndorf, 1938

View of the market place in Jaegerndorf (today Krnov) while Adolf Hitler is giving a speech on October 7, 1938, during the occupation of the Sudetenland. People greet him with the Nazi salute.

Enthusiastic children and adolescents in As (town in the Czech Republic), 1938

A group of children and adolescents greet Adolf Hitler cheerfully on October 3, 1938, in As during his journey through the occupied Sudetenland.

Children in Cheb, 1938

A group of children give Adolf Hitler the Nazi salute on October 3, 1938, on his visit to Cheb during the occupation of the Sudetenland.

Soldiers and residents in conversation in Oberplan, 1938

A police officer (right), a German mountain trooper and a resident in a conversation on October 4, 1938, in Oberplan (today Horni Plana). Children are standing between them. The police officer wears a Czech uniform and a swastika armband.

Enthusiastic population after the occupation of the Sudetenland in 1938

Children from As (town in the Czech Republic) visiting Hitler, 1938

A group of children receives Adolf Hitler cheerfully in As on October 3, 1938, during the occupation of the Sudetenland by Germany. The children have climbed a ladder to get a better view.

Residents of Rumburk, 1938

Residents of a house in Rumburk attach swastika flags and Hitler's portraits to their house wall on 30 September, 1938, in honor of the invading German troops during the occupation of the Sudetenland.

Enthusiastic people after the occupation of the Sudetenland, 1938

Residents of Hainspach (today Lipova) give the Hitler salute to the invading German troops enthusiastically on October 2, 1938. On a house wall is a banner: "We return home to the Reich".

Enthusiastic people after the occupation of the Sudetenland, 1938

Residents in tears in a town in the occupied Sudetenland greet the invading German troops with the Hitler salute in October, 1938.

of 3