How did Hitler justify his invasion of Czechoslovakia?

He bullied President Emile Hacha of Czechoslovakia to sign away his country’s independence to Germany.Hacha was an old and sick man and thus easy prey for the fuehrer and his gang of thugs.Even so he resisted until Goering intervened and threatened to level Prague. read more

This region, inhabited by a prevalent German population, became part of Czechoslovakia after WWI and the partial dismemberment of Germany and Austria to form "new" nations. Allegedly this German population was continuously threatened and harassed by the Czechs and so needed the help of Hitler to be protected. read more

Hitler—intent on war against Poland—needed to eliminate Czechoslovakia first. He scheduled a German invasion of Bohemia and Moravia for the morning of 15 March. In the interim, he negotiated with the Slovak People's Party and with Hungary to prepare the dismemberment of the republic before the invasion. read more