Might versus right (1939)

September 29, 1938, Munich.

Signing of the agreement by the heads of government of Great Britain (N. Chamberlain), France (E. Daladier), Nazi Germany (A. Hitler), fascist Italy (B. Mussolini) on the transfer of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Germany.

This agreement sanctioned the beginning of the seizure of Czechoslovakia by fascist Germany.

Map of Europe.

Jubilant crowds of people greet the heads of their states.

Czechoslovakia.

Bridges.

Charles Bridge.

St.

Vitus Cathedral.

Old Town.

People in folk costumes.

Everyone is happy and jubilant.

Dancing, parade.

President of Czechoslovakia E. Beneš and Mr. Švalkovsky.

German equipment and vehicles are moving through the city of Prague.

Troops are moving through the city.

Although on September 22, 1938 Hitler said: We do not want Czechs in the Reich.

March 16, 1939 (?) Hitler retracted his words.

Hitler in Prague.

Swastika flags on top of a building in central Prague.

German occupation of Carpathian villages.

Troops marching in formation across Ukrainian soil.

Winter.

Germans on the border with Poland.

Oil rigs and storage facilities in Romania.

Hitler's return to Berlin by train.

A triumphant welcome from his party comrades.

Eduard Beneš delivers a radio broadcast on European events.

Paris.

A demonstration in front of the Czechoslovakia tourist office.

People bring flowers.

A funeral ceremony at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery at the monument to the Czechs who died in the First World War 1914-1918 on French soil for the freedom of the French.