<P> The German occupation of Czechoslovakia ( 1938 -- 1945 ) began with the German annexation of Czechoslovakia 's northern and western border regions , formerly being part of German - Austria known collectively as the Sudetenland , under terms outlined by the Munich Agreement . German leader Adolf Hitler 's pretext for this action was the alleged privations suffered by the ethnic German population living in those regions . New and extensive Czechoslovak border fortifications were also located in the same area . </P>
<P> The German occupation of Czechoslovakia ( 1938 -- 1945 ) began with the German annexation of Czechoslovakia 's northern and western border regions , formerly being part of German - Austria known collectively as the Sudetenland , under terms outlined by the Munich Agreement . German leader Adolf Hitler 's pretext for this action was the alleged privations suffered by the ethnic German population living in those regions . New and extensive Czechoslovak border fortifications were also located in the same area . </P>
germany took control of austria and an area of czechoslovakia called the
germany took control of austria and an area of czechoslovakia called the
the Sudetenland
the Sudetenland