“One Reason Germany Slows Down,” Montreal Star, July 23, 1938. “Here’s the situation in Czechoslovakia as another major crisis...
“One Reason Germany Slows Down,” Montreal Star, July 23, 1938.
“Here’s the situation in Czechoslovakia as another major crisis seems imminent because of Sudeten German disapproval of the Government effort to compromise the ‘racial minorities’ problem. There have been warnings that any effort to impose the plan would create a ‘dangerous situation’ - meaning possible invasion of Czechoslovakia by Germany to ‘protect the rights’ of Czechoslovakians of German extraction.
The map shows how the hardy Czechs would meet any such invasion. The little republic’s 2500-mile frontier - touching hostile territory all the way round except for 150 miles bordering friendly Rumania - is heavily and cleverly fortified.
Military experts believe that despite the comparatively small size of the Czechoslovakian army, any invasion across the three defensive lines built by the Czechs would be made at heavy cost.”
