Czechoslovak Mobilisation of 1938

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://viv.nuou.org.ua/article/view/333854/322742" target="_blank" >https://viv.nuou.org.ua/article/view/333854/322742</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.33099/2707-1383-2025-56-2-21-32" target="_blank" >10.33099/2707-1383-2025-56-2-21-32</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Czechoslovak Mobilisation of 1938

Original language description

In 1938, due to threat from Nazi Germany that demanded territory of Czechoslovakia inhabited by Ger-mans (Sudeten Germans), Czechoslovak government declared a mobilisation of military reserve. It was the largest call-up in the history of the state; more than 1,1 million men enlisted by that time into army (in country of 15 million inhabitants). These men came from all nationalities that comprises Czechoslovak population, thus their attitude toward Czechoslovak Armed Forces varied; while Czechs were supposed to be reliable soldiers, Germens (and Hungarians) were considered to be their opposite; between these two limits there were others – Slovaks, Ruthenians/Ukrainians and Poles and other minorities. Despite these differences, Czechoslovak mobilisation met all its requirements. Conscripted men properly enlisted into army, most of them just in hours after call-up on 23 September 1938. According to prepared planes of army high command, new units were formed and assumed their appointed positions close to borders to be prepared for repulsing the attack of German Wehrmacht. Success of Czechoslovak mobilisation was a result of systematic and long-time preparations that were commenced in fact in the moment the Czech-oslovak Republic was created in 1918. Also, mobilisation was gradual process and conscription of more than 1,1 million men was extended in period of time. Despite the fact Czechoslovakia was prepared to de-fend itself – in extend that allowed its medium size. This, however, did not happen. Accepting the Munich Agreement, that forced Czechoslovakia to hand over its borderland to Germany, Czechoslovak Armed Forces never had a chance to prove its quality on battlefield. Disapproval of this decision became also the beginning of questioning of Czechoslovak capitulation, which resulted in discussion whether the Czecho-slovak Republic should resist despite anticipated losses.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60100 - History and Archaeology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Voenno-istoryčnyj visnyk

ISSN

2707-1383

e-ISSN

2707-1391

Volume of the periodical

2025

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2 (56)

Country of publishing house

UA - UKRAINE

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

21-32

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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