The Road to War, 1931–1941 · THE MAP IN
Map of Europe and Africa in March–April 1939
Prague swallowed; Spain and Albania fall · road to WW2
Europe and Africa in March–April 1939: Prague swallowed; Spain and Albania fall. Since October 1938, 3 territories changed status on this map: Spain, Czechoslovakia (Slovakia) and Albania.
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What changes on the map
| Spain | At war on its own soil → Aggressor clients & partners |
| Czechoslovakia (Slovakia) | Democracies & powers fighting them → Aggressor clients & partners |
| Albania | Neutral & unaligned → The aggressors (Japan, Germany, Italy) |
On the ground
- Nationalist Spain complete — Franco’s victory, 1 April 1939
- the Czech rump as the German “Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia,” March 1939
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