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Bohemia and Moravia Protectorate 1939-1945

by Mark Sensen

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On 1 october Sudetenland (the Germanophone parts of Czechia) was annxed by the Third Reich, while in november Poland annexed the Teschen area, and Hungary annexed some Magyarophone parts of Slovakia and Subcarpathian-Ruthenia. On 6 and 8 october 1938 Slovakia and Subcarpathian-Ruthenia respectively gained autonomy. On 14 march 1939 both declaired their independence. The next day Germany annexed the remainder as the "Reichsprotektorat" Bohemia & Moravia, while Hungary annexed Subcarpathian-Ruthenia and some more parts Slovakia. Bohemia & Moravia used a horizontal triband white-red-blue as flag.

Mark Sensen 02-JUL-1996

The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia had flag which was white, red, blue - quate rare pan-Slavic combination. The white over red was the traditional flag of Bohemia (same as Poland) with blue for Moravia. I wonder if this is the reason why the Czechs reneged on the agreement they had with the Slovaks not to use any Czechoslovak emblems after separation: the only alternative to the old Czechoslovakian flag was one tainted by a particularly dark episode in their history?

Roy Stilling 08-DEC-1995