fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, ɪt wʌz ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ nˈɑːtsi dʒˈɜːməni ænd ɐdmˈɪnɪstɚd æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv ɹˈaɪxsɡaʊ sˈuːdɪtˌɛnlənd.
From 1938 to 1945, it was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as part of Reichsgau Sudetenland.