Home World War Two Season 9 Episode 22

How Hitler Targeted Czechoslovakia - Q2 1938

World War Two · Season 9 · Episode 22
In this episode of Death of Democracy, Spartacus Olsson reports from Berlin at the end of Q2 1938, as the Nazi regime fuses foreign-policy intimidation with domestic repression.

After the Anschluss, Hitler pressures Czechoslovakia over the Sudetenland, but the May Crisis exposes that Germany may not yet be ready for war. Humiliated, Hitler secretly issues a revised Case Green directive: Czechoslovakia is to be smashed by military action.

Episode Details

Air date, runtime, timezone, and episode position.

Season
9
Episode
22
Air Date
04/Jul/2026
Air Time
Runtime
20 min

Overview

Episode summary.

In this episode of Death of Democracy, Spartacus Olsson reports from Berlin at the end of Q2 1938, as the Nazi regime fuses foreign-policy intimidation with domestic repression.

After the Anschluss, Hitler pressures Czechoslovakia over the Sudetenland, but the May Crisis exposes that Germany may not yet be ready for war. Humiliated, Hitler secretly issues a revised Case Green directive: Czechoslovakia is to be smashed by military action.

Episode Navigation

Move between previous and next episodes.