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Hitler makes his move in 1939
Out of the Morgue
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This Associated Press graphic helped to explain what was happening this week in Czechoslovakia in 1939 as the Nazis, led by Adolf Hitler, invaded and seized control of the country there. “Czechoslovakia, created a republic after the World war, fell further into disintegration with the declaration of independence by Slovakia and an ultimatum from Hungary to Prague for Czecho troops to get out of Carpatho-Ukraine. This map shows how the nation envisioned by President Wilson has been whittled away, - photo by Tribune file graphic
Each week we’ll take a step back into the history of Great Bend through the eyes of reporters past. We’ll reacquaint you with what went into creating the Great Bend of today, and do our best to update you on what “the rest of the story” turned out to be.