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10 Steps to World War Two: Suchetenland Crisis and the occupation of Czechoslovakia
What was the most iconic moment during the appeasement? What was the watershed moment when it came to the occupation of Czechoslovakia? 10 Steps to World War Two, Part 4
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Cheering German Sudetenland people welcome Adolf Hitler into Eger and Franzensbad, Czechoslovakia
High angle LS German Fuehrer Adolph Hitler standing in car giving Nazi salute to soldiers saluting him on roadside in Eger, barrier gate arm sign that reads "Wildenou" in fgd, row of German cars behind him / MS Women in traditional...
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Riots break out in Sudetenland after Nazi occupation
Broken window glass, remnants of Sudetenland riots / pro Hitler graffiti on a wall / people look at poster / upset people in crowd, women crying, holding handkerchiefs.
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France mobilizes after Nazi invastion of Czechoslovakia
Crowds in France / posters on wall mobilizing reserves to fight Nazi invasion.
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FDR responds to Nazi invastion of Czechoslovakia
White House exterior / President Roosevelt writing at desk / officials arrive to discuss Nazi invasion of Sudetenland / Secretary of the Interior, Harold Ickes arrives to meet with President, exits car / Postmaster General James Farley...
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Nazis arrive in the ceded Sudetenland territory
/ Adolf Hitler's motorcade arrives in the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia after the annexation of the territory into the German Reich / crowds of people line street, Swastika flags hanging from building / Hitler on balcony with Hermann...
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Nazis motorcade through ceded Sudetenland territory
/ Nazi motorcade through streets of the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia after the annexation of the territory into the German Reich / women holding handkerchiefs over their mouths, crying, giving 'heil Hitler' salute, overcome with emotion...
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Nazis eating outdoors in ceded Sudetenland territoy
/ Adolf Hitler sitting down to eat outdoors with other Nazi officers / soldiers serving food, Hitler eating with his fingers.** Nazis eating outdoors in ceded Sudetenland territoy on October 01, 1938 in Czech Republic (Footage by Getty...
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Nazis parade through ceded Sudetenland territory
/ Nazi motorcade through streets of the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia after the annexation of the territory into the German Reich / spectators salute as Hitler passes, give 'heil Hitler' salute / crowd, tracking shot along buildings,...
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Nazis arrive in the ceded Sudetenland territory
/ Adolf Hitler and Nazis march through streets in the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia after the annexation of the territory into the German Reich / crowd cheering, swastika flags line avenue, Hermann Goering walks beside Hitler, Hitler makes...
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Cheering German Sudetenland people welcome German troops into Eger, Czechoslovakia
VS civilian men knock down barrier and border checkpoint pole / border gate rises and people give Nazi salute to Germans riding horses into Eger / women throw flowers at Nazi troops / VS crowd of all ages wave and give Nazi salute as...
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Adolf Hitler rides past rows of soldiers in field; Nazi officers eat at field table in Eger, Czechoslovakia, 1938
In Eger, German Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia / High angle VS Pan rows of helmeted Nazi soldiers in field, a couple saluting / High angle VS car with Nazi flag and Hitler standing in it drives past soldiers, Nazi photographers in...
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Sudetenland German politician Konrad Henlein addresses cheering crowd with Adolf Hitler behind him in Eger, Czechoslovakia, 1938
Konrad Henlein, leading Sudetenland German politician in Czechoslovakia, speaking at microphones on podium, Adolf Hitler behind him to his right stands with other Nazi officers, Nazi eagle and swastika on podium / CU audience listening...
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Cheering German Sudetenland people welcome Adolf Hitler to Eger in 1938
MS one Nazi standing outside stone bldg in Eger, German Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia, people can be heard cheering / MS Fuehrer Adolf Hitler standing in car waving as it drives down city street / MS steeples of Church of Saint...
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Adolf Hitler riding in car through throngs of cheering German Sudetenland people in Eger, Czechoslovakia, 1938
VS Fuehrer Adolf Hitler standing while riding in car, waving to huge crowd lining the street and cheering for him, other cars with Nazi officers behind Hitler's car / cutaways to bldgs with Nazi flags and people in windows / POV from car...
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Hitler Youth, Czechs in hospital, Munich conference, Prague civilians protests
Hitler supporters in Sudeteland, Czech in hospitals wounded, Munich Conference with European leaders, civilian protests in Prague