Evening star., 1939-10-30
Revised European
Map by Series
Of Conquests
Continued From opposite Paga1

conversations began IN Lon
don at the end of April to
establish close coordination
of allied armed forces, in
Guiding principle of unified
command. Anglo French
military accord supplement-
ed by economic prepara-
tions for war, including
pooling of essential food
stuffs and raw materials.
and accumulation of war
stores in France for a Brit
lsh eXpeditionary force. This
alliance was conditioned
upon French avoidance of
war over Spain and Czecho-
Slovakia. August found
100000 German soldiers
on maneuvers and on Czech
border. On September II,
Chancellor Hitler demanded
"self-determination" for Su-
detens. Next day, Czech
government imposed mar
tial law in Sudetenland af-
ter two days of Nazi rioting.
Chamberlain-Hitler discus
slons began at Godesburg
September %; Czecho-Slo-
vakia modified on sugges-
tions from France and Eng
land. After Hitler speech
setting October l deadline,
British fleet mobilized Sep
tember 27. The Munich
pact, signed September 80
by Germany, France, Brit
ain and Italy, gave Sudeten-
land and other Czech areas
to the Nazis; marked ef-
fective end Versailles
treaty era Id passing of
French hegemony.
1899.
Remainder of Czecho-Slo-
vakla endured less than six
months; a great turning
point in the diplomatic
struggle for new balance of
power in Europe came with
NaZi invasion of non-Ger-
man provinces of Bohemia
and Moravia in March.
France and Britain, con-
fronted with apparent Ger
man bid for Nazi world
domination, launched a
Stop Hitler" effort. Brit
ain guaranteed assistance
to Poland, Rumaria, Greece
and Turkey, and introduced
for first time military con-
scription in time of peace.
Italy seized Albania. Brit
ain. in April, opened nego-
tiations for mutual assist
ance pact with Soviets.
Rome-Berlin axis trans
formed to formal military
alliance. signed MAY %.
Memel handed over to Ger
manv week after Czech
breakup. After unsatisfac-
tory reply from Poland to
demands for Danzig and
right of way across Po-
lish Corridor the Reich
on April % abrogated Po-
lish German non -aggres-
sion pact of 1884. The build
up of Nazi activities and
"incidents' in Danzig and
Poland went forward rapid
lv. Although France and
Britain warned Chancellor
Hitler an invasion of Po-
land meant war, the Polish
"Blitzkrieg' began Septem-
Der l on heels of history
making German Soviet
agreement. France and
England declared war Sep
tember 3. Russian invasion
Of Poland began September
II. French Army began
systematic occupation of
German territory in ad-
vance of Siegfried Line,
with British arriving in
France. Poland completel~
occupied, Russia began "n"-
gotiations" with 8al';"
states for ports and militarv
bases on Baltic. Denetratir~
hitherto German sphere.
October 6 Chancellor Hitler
announced completion of
Polish conquest, offered to
bargain for peace on that
basis. Allies rejected the
offer.
Summary
In the four years prior
to the beginning of the Po-
lish invasion Hitler's con-
quests have added to the
German Reich an area of
$4,000 square miles and
have increased her popula-
ton by 100000. The
Germany which launched
the Polish invasion and so
embroiled herself in war
with Great Britain and
France was bigger both in
territory and population