Why did Germany seize Czechoslovakia?

Just to add to the excelent answers already given, Hitler saw Czechoslovakia as a constituent part of Germany's "living space" or Lebensraum, to be conquered as a strategical necessity for its people's self preservation, for all its resources and strategic position (also those lands had been previously part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and he considered Austria as part of Germany). read more

On this day, Hitler's forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia--a nation sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany's imperial aims. On this day, Hitler's forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia--a nation sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany's imperial aims. read more

The German occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945) began with the German annexation of Czechoslovakia's northern and western border regions, formerly being part of German-Austria known collectively as the Sudetenland, under terms outlined by the Munich Agreement. read more