First Czechoslovak Republic

The **First Czechoslovak Republic** was a country in Eastern Europe. It was commonly known as Czechoslovakia, and it existed between 1918 and 1938. It was occupied by Nazi Germany and became the Protectorate of the Third Reich.

## Bibliography

- Kárník, Zdeněk: Malé dějiny československé (1867–1939), Dokořán (2008), Praha,
- Olivová, Věra: Dějiny první republiky, Karolinum Press (2000), Praha,
- Peroutka, Ferdinand: Budování státu I.-IV., Academia (2003), Praha,
- Gen. František Moravec: Špión jemuž nevěřili
- Axworthy, Mark W.A. _Axis Slovakia—Hitler's Slavic Wedge, 1938–1945_, Bayside, N.Y. : Axis Europa Books, 2002,

## Infobox (former country)

- **conventional long name**: Czechoslovak Republic
- **native name**: _Československá republika_
- **common name**: Czechoslovakia
- **p1**: Kingdom of Bohemia
- **flag p1**: Flag of Bohemia.svg
- **p2**: Kingdom of Hungary
- **flag p2**: Flag of Hungary (1915-1918; angels; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg
- **p3**: German Empire
- **flag p3**: Flag of the German Empire.svg
- **s1**: Second Czechoslovak Republic
- **flag s1**: Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
- **s2**: Reichsgau Sudetenland
- **flag s2**: Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg
- **s3**: Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)Kingdom of Hungary
- **flag s3**: Flag of Hungary 1940.svg
- **s4**: Second Polish Republic
- **flag s4**: Flag_of_Poland_(1928-1980).svg
- **image flag**: Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg
- **flag**: Flag of Czechoslovakia
- **flag type**: Flag (after 1920)
- **image coat**: Middle coat of arms of Czechoslovakia.svg
- **symbol type**: Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia, Middle coat of arms
- **national motto**: _Truth prevails, Pravda vítězí / Pravda víťazí_
<small>"Truth prevails"</small>
- **national anthem**:

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- **image map**: Czechoslovak Republic (1938).svg
- **image map caption**: The Czechoslovak Republic in 1937
- **capital**: Prague
- **largest city**: capital
- **demonym**: Czechoslovak
- **common languages**: Czechoslovak language, Czechoslovak<sup>a</sup> (Czech language, CzechSlovak language, Slovak)
- **official languages**: Czechoslovak language, Czechoslovak, German language, German
- **government type**: Unitary state, Unitary parliamentary republic
- **title leader**: List of Presidents of Czechoslovakia, President
- **leader1**: Tomáš Masaryk
- **year leader1**: 1918–1935
- **leader2**: Edvard Beneš
- **year leader2**: 1935–1938
- **title deputy**: List of Prime Ministers of Czechoslovakia, Prime Minister
- **deputy1**: Karel Kramář
- **year deputy1**: 1918–1919 <small>(first)</small>
- **deputy2**: Milan Hodža
- **year deputy2**: 1935–1938 <small>(last)</small>
- **legislature**: National Assembly
- **house1**: Senate
- **house2**: Chamber of Deputies
- **era**: Interwar period
- **year start**: 1918
- **event start**: Czechoslovak declaration of independence, Independence declared
- **date start**: 28 October
- **event1**: Czechoslovak Constitution of 1920, Constitution adopted
- **date event1**: 29 February 1920
- **year end**: 1938
- **event end**: Munich Agreement
- **date end**: 30 September
- **currency**: Czechoslovak koruna#First_koruna, Czechoslovak koruna
- **today**: * Czech Republic
* Slovakia
* Ukraine
- **footnotes**: a. German language, German, Hungarian language, Hungarian, Polish language, Polish, Romani language, Romani, Rusyn language, Ruthenian, and Yiddish language, Yiddish had regional status.