What happened when Germany occupied Bohemia and Moravia in 1939?

The occupation begins

Začátek okupace

15 March 1939. On 15 March 1939 German troops occupied what remained of Bohemia and Moravia, which Hitler declared the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; Slovakia became a…

Where: Czechia

What happened

On 15 March 1939 German troops occupied what remained of Bohemia and Moravia, which Hitler declared the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; Slovakia became a separate state allied to Germany. After students protested that autumn, the Nazis closed the Czech universities on 17 November 1939 — the day now marked around the world as International Students' Day.

Say it

Patnáctého března 1939 obsadila německá armáda Čechy a Moravu.

On 15 March 1939 the German army occupied Bohemia and Moravia.