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Military preparations during the Sudeten Crisis, 1938

Maneuver of the Czech army at Milowitz, 1938

Maneuver of the Czechoslovak Army with tanks at Milowitz (today Milovice). The soldiers are standing next to tanks Type 10. In the Sudetenland Crisis, Czech soldiers are fighting against Sudeten German soldiers.

Issuing office of gas masks in Prague, 1938

Mobilization of the Czechoslovak Army by President Benes. The population of Prague buys gas masks in case the war breaks out. According to the Munich Agreement in October 1938, Czechoslovakia had to cede the Sudeten German territories to the German Reich.

Preparation of the Czechoslovak Army, 1938

Before the soldiers travel from one front to the other, they get another meal from the nurses. In the Sudetenland crisis, Czech soldiers fight against their Sudeten German enemies.

Preparations of the Czechoslovak Army, 1938

Before the Czech soldiers leave Prague, they receive another meal from the nurses. In the Sudetenland crisis, Czech soldiers fight against Sudeten German soldiers.

Czech soldiers at Milowitz, 1938

Infantry patrols of the Czechoslovak Army at the Bohemian border near Milowitz (today Milovice). In the Sudetenland crisis, Czechoslovak and Sudeten German soldiers fight against each other. According to the Munich Agreement in October 1938, Czechoslovakia had to cede the Sudeten German territories to the German Reich.

Czech soldiers near Prague, 1938

In the course of the Nuremberg Rally, the Sudetenland crisis continues to intensify. Czech soldiers are stationed near Prague to defend the city. The soldiers buy food from a seller.

Czechoslovak Artillery, 1938

After Hitler's second meeting with British Prime Minister Chamberlain, the Czechoslovak army began to mobilize. The Czechoslovak Army takes a position.

Czechoslovak soldiers in Prague, 1938

Czechoslovak soldiers guard the district of Motol in Prague. In the Sudetenland crisis, Hitler tried to destroy Czechoslovakia and to annex the Sudeten German territories to the German Reich.

Czechoslovak map, 1938

Czechoslovak poster in the Sudetenland crisis. The map indicates the distances to the allies of Czechoslovakia. On the poster: Nebojime se!( English: Do not worry) and Nejsme sami (English: We are not alone).

Mobilization Decree in Prague, 1938

Men are reading the mobilization decree in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia. In the Sudetenland crisis, Hitler provoked the cession of the Sudeten German territories to the German Reich.

Women in front of the Old Town Hall in Prague, 1938

Women standing in a queue for their daily payment in front of the Old Town Hall in Prague. Their men fight against the annexation of the Sudeten German areas to the German Reich during the Sudetenland crisis.

Sudetenland crisis in Schwaderbach, 1938

Czechoslovak and Sudeten German soldiers fight against each other in Schwaderbach (today Bublava). A car of the Czechoslovak gendarmerie fell over. Before that, a tree was felled as a street barrier.

Czech soldiers at Milowitz, 1938

Dead Czechoslovak policemen in the Sudetenland, 1938

Seven Czechoslovak policemen were killed in the Sudetenland. Soldiers carry the coffins with the hearse. In the Sudetenland crisis, Czechoslovaks fight against Sudeten Germans.

Concrete bunker in the Sudetenland, 1938

There are concrete bunkers for the defense of the Sudetenland at the border between Bohemia and Moravia. In the Sudetenland crisis, Hitler provoked an international conflict to annex the Sudetenland to the German Reich.

Czechoslovak soldier near Prague, 1938

In the Sudetenland crisis, Czechoslovak soldiers guard the surrounding region of Prague. A soldier takes a break and sleeps.

Preparations of the Czechoslovak Army in the Sudetenland crisis, 1938

The 1. Prager Regiment (1. Regiment of Prague) during lunch break. In the Sudetenland crisis, the mobilization of the Czechoslovak Army takes place.

Czechoslovak soldiers, 1938

The Czechoslovak Army is preparing for military conflicts with the Sudeten German Freikorps and the Wehrmacht. In the Sudetenland crisis, Hitler provoked an international conflict so that he could annex the Sudetenland to the German Reich.

Army in Czechoslovakia, 1938

After Hitler's second meeting with the British prime minister, the mobilization of the army begins in Czechoslovakia. In the Sudetenland crisis, Hilter provokes an international conflict with the aim of annexing the Sudetenland to the German Reich.

Barrage in Aussig, 1938

Dam at Aussig (Usti nad Labem). In the Sudetenland crisis, the dam was in danger of being blown up by the Czechoslovak Army.

Destroyed bridge in Breitenfurt, 1938

In the course of the Sudetenland crisis, there were military conflicts between the Sudeten Germans and the Czechoslovaks. A bridge was destroyed in Breitenfurt.

Soldiers and policemen in Cheb, 1938

Main entrance of the police station in Cheb. In front of the main entrance, Sudeten German policemen and soldiers. According to the Munich Agreement in October 1938, Czechoslovakia had to cede the Sudeten German territories to the German Reich.

Preparations of the Czechoslovak Army in the Sudetenland crisis, 1938

Defense system of bunkers of the Czechoslovak Army. During the Sudetenland crisis, there are military conflicts between the Sudeten Germans and the Czechoslovaks.

Poster, 1938

On the poster below: "In case of need, we will all become soldiers". Here, a man with a gun, another man and a little girl. The poster of the Czechoslovak government was displayed in Sudeten German territories, and reminds people of compulsory military service in Czechoslovakia.

Police station in Cheb, 1938

Sudeten German policemen and soldiers in front of the police station in Cheb. In the Sudetenland crisis, there are military conflicts between the Sudeten Germans and the Czechoslovaks.

Blasting operation of bridges in Kreibitz, 1938

Bridges are being prepared for demolition in Kreibitz. In the course of the Sudetenland crisis, there are bloody clashes between the Czechoslovaks and the Sudeten Germans.

Czechoslovak guns, 1938

During the Sudetenland crisis, the Czechoslovak Army is mobilized. The artillery is brought in position against the Sudeten German Freikorps and the Wehrmacht.

Czech soldiers in the Sudetenland, 1938

Czech soldiers riding horses through a Sudeten German city. In the Sudetenland crisis, the Czechoslovaks and the Sudeten Germans are fighting against each other.

Czech soldier in Prague, 1938

A Czech soldier walks with his girlfriend to the Dennis railway station in Prague. Four days before the expiration of Hitler's ultimatum, the Czechoslovak Army finished its mobilization.

Soldier with his son in Prague, 1938

A Czech soldier says goodbye to his son in Prague. After Hitler's ultimatum, the mobilization of the Czechoslovak Army ensues. In the Sudetenland crisis, Czechoslovak and Sudeten German soldiers fight against each other.

Preparations of the Czech army in the Sudetenland crisis, 1938

The Czechoslovak Army is preparing for a war with the German Reich. After Hitler's ultimatum, the Czech army mobilizes. In the Sudetenland crisis, Czechoslovak and Sudeten German soldiers fight against each other.

Lockdown of the German Embassy in Prague, 1938

Due to the Sudetenland crisis, the building of the German Embassy is guarded by the Czechoslovak Army. Since the seizure of power by the National Socialists in Germany, the conflicts between the Sudeten German minority and the Czechoslovaks had intensified.

Mobilization Decree in Prague, 1938

Men reading the mobilization decree in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia. In the Sudetenland crisis, Hitler provoked the cession of the Sudeten German territories to the German Reich.

Czech tanks in Warnsdorf, 1938

Czechoslovak tanks in the Sudeten German Warnsdorf (Varnsdorf). In the Sudetenland crisis, German and Czechoslovak soldiers fight against each other.

1. Prager Regiment (1st Regiment of Prague) in Motol, 1938

The 1. Prager Regiment of the Czechoslovak Army in the district of Motol in Prague. After the second meeting of Hitler with the British Prime Minister, the mobilization of the army begins in Czechoslovakia. In the Sudetenland crisis, Hilter provokes an international conflict with the aim of annexing the Sudetenland to the German Reich.

Preparations of the Czech army, 1938

Czech soldiers are positioning a cannon in the suburb of Motol in Prague. After the termination of negotiations between British Prime Minister Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler, the Czech army was mobilized.

Czech soldiers

Armed Czech soldiers in position. In the Sudetenland crisis, Czechoslovak and Sudeten German soldiers fight against each other.

German Wehrmacht in Sudeten Germany, 1938

Soldiers of the Wehrmacht near Prague. The food cans contain ammunition. The canned goods are sold in Sudeten German shops. In the Sudetenland crisis, Czechoslovak and Sudeten German soldiers fight against each other.

Czech army at Prague, 1938