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| 1938 | Benes, Eduard |  |
| 12th Aug Hitler commences mobilzation |
| 1st Oct Sudetenland Rep Czech loses 11,000 sqr miles of territory |
| 1st Oct Sudetenland Rep German troops march into the Sudetenland, the promised plebiscite is never held |
| 20th Oct Sudetenland Rep Czechoslovakia, complying with Nazi policy, outlaws the Communist Party and begins persecuting Jews |
| 1939 | Hacha, Emil | |
| 13th Mar Appeals to Hitler not to invade Czechoslovakia |
| 14th Mar Ostrava Rep German troops occupy Ostrava while Hacha visits Hitler in an attempt to save Czech |
| 14th Mar Prague Rep Hacha is forced to sign a communique placing "Czech people in the hands of the Fuhrer" |
| 15th Mar Prague Rep Hitler visits Prague & declares a German Protectorate over Bohemia & Moravia |
| 1968 | Dubcek, Alexander | |
| 20th Aug Prague Rep Dubcek calls upon his people not to resist |
| 20th Aug Prague Rep Eastern Bloc armies from 5 Warsaw Pact countries invaded the CSSR, Russian tanks ranging in number from 5,000 to 7,000 fill the streets, followed by Warsaw Pact troops ranging from 200,000 to 600,000 |
| 20th Aug Russian troops & vehicles cross the Czech border at 18 points without any resistance |
| 20th Aug The Dubcek reforms go too far for Russia & Russia invades |
| 20th Aug Prague Rep The occupation is followed by a wave of emigration, unseen before and stopped shortly after (estimate: 70,000 immediately, 300,000 in total), typically of highly qualified people |
| 20th Aug The relaxation after the "Prague Spring" ends when 200,000 Soviet troops invade Czech |
| 20th Aug The Soviet Press prints an unsigned request, allegedly by Czechoslovak party and state leaders, for "immediate assistance, including assistance with armed forces" |
| 27th Aug Dubcek returns from the Kremlin announces the repeal of democratic reforms |
| 27th Aug The Russians increase their occupation force to 650,000 |
| 28th Aug The Czech National Assembly declares the Soviet occupation illegal |
| 6th Sep Dubcek bans political clubs |
| 9th Sep At the 14th KSC Party Congress (conducted secretly, immediately following the intervention), it was emphasised that no member of the leadership had invited Russian intervention |
| 4th Oct Czech leaders visit Moscow & agree to dismantle reforms |
| 16th Oct Russia & Czech sign a treaty on the withdrawal of Warsaw Pact forces from Czech |
