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Every German must still, a thousand years from now, utter the word Stalingrad with sacred horror and remind himself that there Germany did lay the foundation for the final victory. There have always been brave men who sacrificed themselves to achieve something greater for others. Even if there are only a handful, as long as a single German stands, the Russian knows that the battle is not over.

The annexation of Austria and the seizure of Austrian gold and all its assets brought the German economy temporary prosperity, why not repeat it with Czechoslovakia? German economists demanded that Hitler do something quickly, because the "Austrian dowry" would be gone by the autumn (1938). In order for the regime to stay afloat financially, it must repeatedly continue the constant influx of assets from the newly conquered territories. However, this does not mean that Hitler would not want to conquer other states anyway, but time pushed him to act quickly. Some of the most influential generals fundamentally disapproved of Hitler's rush to strike against Czechoslovakia. They feared that such an action could result in the immediate outbreak of another world war if France and Britain intervened on the side of invaded Czechoslovakia, and even the participation of the Soviet Union could not be completely ruled out. The German defensive wall on the Rhine was not yet complete and in the west only thirty divisions would provide defense ...

Preface

Plan for Hitler's overthrow

Negotiations Chamberlain - Hitler

The last steps to the great betrayal

Border occupation

Negotiations Hácha - Hitler

Occupation of the rest of Czechoslovakia

The value of the Czechoslovak war booty

The flip side of the occupation of Czechoslovakia