In 1938 Germany wanted to Annex a part of Czechoslovakia called the Sudetenland, mainly filled with ethnic Germans. They (the ethnic Germans had their own political party in Czechoslovakia and advocated for more autonomy all the way up to German rule). The UK and France negotiated an annexation without Czechoslovak consent with the terms being Germany would not unilaterally Annex any more European territory.
Germany would go on to Annex Czechia under a protectorate and give the Slovaks "freedom" months prior to invading Poland.
Ukraine is closer to the invasion of Poland, you just need to replace Danzig with Donbass. Putin even got very close to plagiarizing Hitler when justifying his war crimes.
It's about appeasing the Nazis with a part of the Czech Republic called Sudetenland and I assume Neville Chamberlain saying everything would be fine with this one last concession. Spoiler: it wasn't fine :/
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Can I get context for this meme?
In 1938 Germany wanted to Annex a part of Czechoslovakia called the Sudetenland, mainly filled with ethnic Germans. They (the ethnic Germans had their own political party in Czechoslovakia and advocated for more autonomy all the way up to German rule). The UK and France negotiated an annexation without Czechoslovak consent with the terms being Germany would not unilaterally Annex any more European territory.
Germany would go on to Annex Czechia under a protectorate and give the Slovaks "freedom" months prior to invading Poland.
The parallels between this and Ukraine are chilling
Ukraine is closer to the invasion of Poland, you just need to replace Danzig with Donbass. Putin even got very close to plagiarizing Hitler when justifying his war crimes.
Can we get him on copyright charges?
The fact that regular Ukrainians die for no reason right now is an absolute failure of the post war system. Terrible.
Good old Czecharoo
It's about appeasing the Nazis with a part of the Czech Republic called Sudetenland and I assume Neville Chamberlain saying everything would be fine with this one last concession. Spoiler: it wasn't fine :/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Agreement