OTD 30 September 1938 The Munich Agreement
On September 30th. 1938 the Munich Agreement was signed between France, United Kingdom, Italy and Nazi Germany. However the document dated September 29th. 1938. This agreement was made during a conference in Munich. It allowed Nazi Germany the annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia then called 'Sudetenland'. The Sudetenland was a part of Czechoslovakia where the majority of the people was German. Besides the Sudetenland, Nazi Germany annexed Austria too in 1938. It was called the Anschluss. The Munich Agreement had to guarantee the peace. Even Premier Chamberlain of the United Kingdom claimed during a speech about the agreement: 'Peace for our time'. However Winston Churchill foresaw some troubles. He called the agreement " a total unmitigated defeat ". He also quoted: "And do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the reckoning. This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup