Anniversary of Munich appeasment a warning to us today

On September 29, 1938, Czechoslovakia was sacrificed to Nazi Germany by the UK and France, in their catastrophic hurry to appease Hitler. That lesson is still relevant today, writes Yuriy Filatov

Anniversary of Munich appeasment a warning to us today
Wed, 26 Sep, 2018 - 01:00

On September 29, 1938, Czechoslovakia was sacrificed to Nazi Germany by the UK and France, in their catastrophic hurry to appease Hitler. That lesson is still relevant today, writes Yuriy Filatov

We are entering a new period of historical anniversaries associated with the Second World War.

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