What's Happened to Russia in Ukraine Is What Would Have Happened to Nazi Germany in 1938-39 Had the Allies Let Czechoslovakia Defend Itself
Prime Ministers Neville Chamberlain (U.K.) and Édouard Daladier (France) foolishly thought that if they forced Czechoslovakia to turn over the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany that they could bide time to bolster their national defenses for an eventual war with the Germans.
But instead, Germany would get ALL of Czechoslovakia without firing a shot, without losing a single tank, without losing a single aircraft. And not only did they get the important Škoda Works munition factories (Czechoslovakia was the 7th largest arms producer in the world at the time), but the German defense industry was outpacing that of the British and French and Czechoslovakia's armed forces and equipment became part of the Nazi war machine. Furthermore, a southern flank of attack was now possible against Poland.
But if the Germans had to invade Czechoslovakia, subduing that nation might have taken upwards of a year, with constant guerilla warfare and the need for a larger occupation force. Any invasion of Poland most certainly would not have taken place in 1939 and would have most likely been pushed back to the summer of 1940 at the earliest. There might not have been a Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, not in 1939 anyway, since the Germans would have been in no position to invade and split up Poland with the Soviets at that time.
With Germany suffering combat losses for up to a year, the Allies would have been in a far better position to take on Germany in mid or late 1940.
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Those who actually wish to learn more about the Munich crisis and the lead-up to the complete Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia are recommended to read:
What If? Edited by Robert Cowley ("The War of 1938" by Williamson Murray)
The Change in the European Balance of Power, 1938-39: The Path to Ruin. By Williamson Murray
Guilty Men. By Cato.
Sudetenland. By George T. Chronis
The German Generals Talk. By B. H. Liddell Hart
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. By William L. Shirer.
And watch:
Peace In Our Time?
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But instead, Germany would get ALL of Czechoslovakia without firing a shot, without losing a single tank, without losing a single aircraft. And not only did they get the important Škoda Works munition factories (Czechoslovakia was the 7th largest arms producer in the world at the time), but the German defense industry was outpacing that of the British and French and Czechoslovakia's armed forces and equipment became part of the Nazi war machine. Furthermore, a southern flank of attack was now possible against Poland.
But if the Germans had to invade Czechoslovakia, subduing that nation might have taken upwards of a year, with constant guerilla warfare and the need for a larger occupation force. Any invasion of Poland most certainly would not have taken place in 1939 and would have most likely been pushed back to the summer of 1940 at the earliest. There might not have been a Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, not in 1939 anyway, since the Germans would have been in no position to invade and split up Poland with the Soviets at that time.
With Germany suffering combat losses for up to a year, the Allies would have been in a far better position to take on Germany in mid or late 1940.
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Those who actually wish to learn more about the Munich crisis and the lead-up to the complete Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia are recommended to read:
What If? Edited by Robert Cowley ("The War of 1938" by Williamson Murray)
The Change in the European Balance of Power, 1938-39: The Path to Ruin. By Williamson Murray
Guilty Men. By Cato.
Sudetenland. By George T. Chronis
The German Generals Talk. By B. H. Liddell Hart
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. By William L. Shirer.
And watch:
Peace In Our Time?
[media=https://youtu.be/upmiGVlYK8g]
[media=https://youtu.be/cPoOTNPYKnQ]
[media=https://youtu.be/9MQuuosu9Aw]
[media=https://youtu.be/8Vr2MyTe6_8]
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