Friday, November 21, 2008
This Day in the History of Appeasement Chickens Coming Home to Roost
On this day in 1938, Nazi forces occupied western Czechoslovakia, the so-called Sudetenland, from which base, within 6 months, they would expand to take over all of Czechoslovakia, and within two years, most of Europe. It's rarely a good idea to appease a tyrant.
Do those raised arms look like proper Sieg Heil salutes to you?
Labels: WWII pre history; European Theater; Occupation of Czechoslovakia
