It all began on September 30, 1938 when the Munich Agreement was signed. With this agreement, England and France gave the Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler exactly what he wanted— the Sudetenland, the north western area of Czechoslovakia. There was not a single Czech representative present at the discussion. This was an act of the English Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlin and an effort to appease the violent Germans. Of the agreement, Winston Churchill stated: “We chose between shame and war; now we have shame and war.” This planted the seeds for one of the most famous assassinations during the European Theater of Operations of WWII.
Czechoslovakia knew that the German's Third Reich was headed into their country. It is noted if you look at a map of Europe, Germany looks like a large animal with the head of Czechoslovakia gripped between its teeth. As Hitler and his army continued to grow in strength, the Nazi forces soon swallowed Czechoslovakia whole.
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