Ethnic Germans in the Czech lands and the fateful steps which led to their mass expulsion after WW II

On the occasion of the anniversary of the end of WW II, I speak with
well-known historian Matěj Spurný about the Sudeten Germans whose future
in post-war Czechoslovakia was sealed when many lined up with Nazi Germany
ahead of the Munich Agreement. Most of the ethnic German population was
forced to leave – spelling the end of what had been a largely peaceful
coexistence going all the way back to the 13th century.

Published: 
Monday, May 8, 2017