Neville Chamberlain - The Munich Agreement & Appeasement Documentary 

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nah, its just unfair to judge him based on his appeasement effort, its just too easy to pounce on another human.

do a one minute research on the focus group in England at the time. Read up on Poland's actions before the German invasion. Also look t why the painter annexed parts of czecho

Well said.

wow - that is well said and so true !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you..I didn't know .

Churchill said 'history will remember Chamberlain badly' i know, for I shall write it' Or words to that effect. Chamberlain was a good man

Unfortunatly people like scape goats....it's always easy to judge in hindsight..

And Churchill has lots of skeletons in his closet!

He was a good man, through and through. But he was an amateur politician in a world of real politics. As such he was taken advantage of by Hitler. Had the French been permitted to act in 1936 they could have stopped Hitler with British support. They waited way too long and Germany was unstoppable if you shared a border by 1939.

It was still pretty naive of him to expect that giving a bully everything they wanted and allowing their military to grow larger and larger would maintain the peace, especially since he laid out in his book that he intended to seize even more land to the East by force. Churchill on the other hand knew EXACTLY the kind of guy they were dealing with, but his warnings fell on deaf ears, until it was too late.

@user-wj6dt5bq3w I have researched this topic, evidently a great deal more than you. You're just echoing one of the most widespread myths about WW2: the idea that Munich gave the two Western democracies nearly a year to catch up with the Germans in rearmament. The facts belie such an argument. As Churchill, backed up by every serious Allied military historian, has written, “The year’s breathing space said to be ‘gained’ by Munich left Britain and France in a much worse position compared to Hitler’s Germany than they had been at the Munich crisis.” In retrospect, and with the knowledge we have from the secret German documents and from the postwar testimony of the Germans themselves, the following summing up, which was impossible to make in the days of Munich, may be given: Germany was in no position to go to war on October 1, 1938, against Czechoslovakia AND France and Britain, not to mention Russia. Had she done so, she would have been quickly and easily defeated, and that would have been the end of Hitler and the Third Reich. If a European war had been averted at the last moment by the intercession of the German Army, Hitler might have been overthrown by Halder and Witzleben and their confederates carrying out their plan to arrest him as soon as he had given the final order for the attack on Czechoslovakia. By publicly boasting that he would march into the Sudetenland by October 1 “in any case,” Hitler had put himself far out on a limb. He was in the “untenable position” which General Beck had foreseen. Had he, after all his categorical threats and declarations, tried to crawl back from the limb on his own, he scarcely could have survived for long, dictatorships being what they are and his dictatorship, in particular, being what it was. It would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible, for him to have backed down, and had he tried to do so his loss of prestige in Europe, among his own people and, above all, with his generals would, most likely, have proved fatal. Chamberlain’s stubborn, fanatical insistence on giving Hitler what he wanted, his trips to Berchtesgaden and Godesberg and finally the fateful journey to Munich rescued Hitler from his limb and strengthened his position in Europe, in Germany, in the Army, beyond anything that could have been imagined a few weeks before. It also added immeasurably to the power of the Third Reich vis-à-vis the Western democracies and the Soviet Union.

@user-wj6dt5bq3w The falsehoods you're echoing were throuhoguhly debunked in The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich back in 1960... I'm astounded that people are still repeating these myths as though they were fact.

@user-wj6dt5bq3w William L. Shirer debunked that nonsense already.

@user-wj6dt5bq3w Then I'm going to need a citation for that that's better than Shirer, Churchill, and every serious Allied military historian that's written on the subject.

Was it even a bad decision?

The really bad decision was surely the guarantee to Poland.

@@anthonyreed480maybe, maybe not. This policy only bought a few years at best, and they had to disregard the promises and obligations made to the Czechs to keep their sovereignty intact from the Nazis. War with a power such as the Nazis was inevitable. Hitlers plan was always to launch a war of conquest and genocide in the East. whether the war began in 1935,1937 or 1939 makes no real difference, it was coming. If it wasn’t Poland it would have been something else after that. The third Reich showed its intentions the moment it came to power and began to build up its military in direct violation and the west did absolutely nothing to stop them.

@@Notimportant253 They couldn't do anything to stop them which is why they had to appease. Even when they declared war, they were still unprepared for it. Were it not for the English Channel Hitler would have quickly closed the western front.

Hitler did so much more. Lenin did so much more. Yeah, we the people never learn...

I would agree with you if not for the fact that part of his failed peace deal was stabbing Czechoslovokia in the back and expecting the power-hungry bully to be fully satisfied and not use their now-even-stronger military to sieze more land to the East, as he had clearly laid out in his book.

"His citizens" - That was exactly the problem. He was the enbodiment of the proverb "The shirt is nearer than the coat." Which is usually fine, except in cases where a flamethrower is involved. Sometimes you have to look at the bigger picture.

@user-wj6dt5bq3w Those aren't basic facts. Those are falsehoods that have stubbornly persisted for decades even when we knew better back in the 60s. There's no excuse for not knowing better now. A good deal was said at the time of Munich that one reason for Chamberlain’s surrender was his fear that London would be obliterated by German bombing, and there is no doubt that the French were jittery at the awful prospect of their beautiful capital being destroyed from the air. But from what is now known of the Luftwaffe’s strength at this moment, the Londoners and the Parisians, as well as the Prime Minister and the Premier, were unduly alarmed. The German Air Force, like the Army, was concentrated against Czechoslovakia and therefore, like the Army, was incapable of serious action in the West. Even if a few German bombers could have been spared to attack London and Paris it is highly doubtful that they would have reached their targets. Weak as the British and French fighter defenses were, the Germans could not have given their bombers fighter protection, if they had had the planes. Their fighter bases were too far away.

@user-wj6dt5bq3w The basic facts are this: Germany's air force as well as its army were concentrated again Czechoslovakia and were both therefore incapable of serious action in the West. Even if a few German bombers could have been spared to attack London and Paris, it's highly doubtful they could have reached their targets. Weak as the British and French fighter defenses were, the Germans could not have given their bombers any fighter protection. Their fighter bases were too far away. In short, Germany was in no position to go to war in 1938 against Czechoslovakia AND France and Britan, not to mention Russia. Had she done so, she would have been defeated easily and quickly, and that would have been the end of Hitler and the Third Reich.

Chamberlain was a disaster that almost lost the war. His so called rearmament was woefully inadequate and the RAF would have lost the Battle of Britain but for the influx of many trained pilots from Poland and Czechoslovakia. The price of Munich was that many thousands of German Jews and anti Nazi Germans were abandoned to Nazi slavery. In Frantiskovy Lazne a huge synagogue was destroyed and the many Jews living there were shipped off to concentration camps. The huge Skoda ammunition works inside Czechoslovakia became the Herman Goering works after Hitler marched in, in March 1939. In Singapore a massive lack of necessary investment into fighter aircraft ensured the success of the Japanese and the loss of HMS Renown and the Prince of Wales so Chamberlain,s failures spread across the world. Far from explaining to people before the war the need for significant remarmement, Chamberlian and his cronies persinstently lied, Luckily in the United States there was a President who believed in leading public opinion not following it.

well said he was indeed.

The UK betrayed Poland in 1939, and again in 1944 and 1945.

What is lost in discussion about him is the appeasement was because Britain was in no way prepared to fight Germany, which drove appeasement politics.

...why only England, and NOT Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?

Effectively he bought time for Britain to build up its armed forces for the conflict that was inevitable.

The Munich Agreement did not fail. It was Chamberlain's decision to form an unworkable pact with Poland that led to war. He should have pressured the anti-Semitic regime in Warsaw to allow a referendum on Danzig.

Appeasement worked just fine. Adolf never wanted war with us in the first place.

Watched that show a couple times. Funny show

...why only England, and NOT Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?

Therefore, from what you imply, the Czechs welcomed what you did to their Country. Then, you must surely think Chamberlain was on your side, actually helping you along your wicked ways…Or is that not the case in question? Chamberlain really did believe your man was a man of his word; later, the war over and millions dead, former Czech areas restored to Czechoslovakia and the hyphen removed, why were you booted out with such - was it « firmness », « detestation » or « kindness »…or is there another term? Is Heinlein your hero then why did he kill himself? Why did you SLAY …. Lidice…R.I.P. Women and children, not to say men, R.I.P. … WHY & HOW? There is no one without a fault somewhere but that does not exclude them from the community gathering of innocents… Neville Chamberlain believed he was doing the right thing to avoid another war, to somehow by common agreement avoid a fearful repetition of WW1, lives lost for what gain? He wasn’t a stupid failure in his life, but he had experienced failures, he knew what failures were like. But he had successes too, and perhaps some of these had enhanced his self-impression, over estimating his capacity to evaluate opposing people he had to deal with. He thought he had understood such people for the best and chose to disregard if not ignore any idea of their derision of him. He thought he could manage them in good faith, to manage themselves towards the good, and positive side. Alas, had he even realised this and taken it seriously he still wouldn’t have been the man to do anything about it, not his style, not his figure and he believed good things worth achievement should be found through debate, discussion and common agreement. Poor soul, he survived long enough to acknowledge the worst and his failure, only too soon to die of cancer…God rest his soul, R.I.P, for his heart was in the right place, but he let himself be deceived by cynical amoral not to say immoral gangsters of the very worst kind. Therefore, let us remember that and shame rest permanently upon those who just cannot realise the support they render to the most monstrous example of guttersnipe evil that has ever existed in modern civilised humanity.

A rational response ... @@Cromwelldunbar

@@JLFAN2009 A very nice compliment, for which my thanks.

Viele Grüße aus Tschechien! Greetings from Czechia! I have no particular reason to hate German people in the 21st century. I consider today´s Germany a democratic country with a strong economy. But concerning your interesting statement, yes, in the Czech Republic he is mostly remembered as the one who did not like small countries, betrayed Czechoslovakia and was deceived by Hitler. But despite the fact I am ready to learn more about his life. The man seems to have believed he was preserving the world from the horrors of war. If Neville Chamberlain invited me for a cup of British tea I would go to meet him and talk to him. I´d have many questions to ask. If I received the same invitation from Herr Hitler I would not bother responding and just send an assassin squad.

Only the narrow minded ones of which I met very few on multiple trips to Chezchia.... Chamberlain was not alone in any "peace deal" he also did not have the benefit of hindsight or indeed a crystal ball

How Ironic His Father Made Screws And Neville Chamberlain Got Screwed By Hitler, You Can't Escape Your Heritage

He didn't want peace, he just didn't want to announce to the world "hey we're not prepared for war" so he wrapped his efforts to stall it in liberal idealism.

He’s judged harshly because he sold out the people of Czechoslovakia and his actions guaranteed the war he was trying to avoid.

Judged harshly? His actions did nothing but embolden Hitler. He was a naive fool that played right into Hitler's hands. If he and France had taken decisive action much earlier on they may have prevented the war, instead all this policy of appeasement did was ensure the war would occur and Germany would be in peak for when it started.

The extra time benefited Nazi Germany far more than Britain. They were rearming at a much faster pace. Plus they gained access to armament factories in Czechaslovokia while Britain didn't begin military conscription until April 1939.

What about the extra time it bought Germany? How it delivered free lands and resources into Hitler's hands? How he also basically assured Romania and Hungary would fall into Hitler's hands?

My aunt worked as a secretary in No 10 during the early years of the war. She always had a very high regard for Neville Chamberlain, and it seems that his reputation is gradually being improved. Truth is the daughter of time?

The Axis was rapidly rearming too.

If he was fully aware of Hitler’s, that condemns him even more for selling out Czechoslovakia.

This narrative is a complete BS, he was naive about Hitler/Mussoliny, if he knew war was unavoidable, he would be stupid not to go to war ASAP as Germany in 38 was considerably weaker than France/Britain compared to in 39 (and it would not be hard to judge that). Germany itself was in massive rearmament and Czech army equipment plus armaments industry increased its strenghts up to 30% in some factors. Italy would also not go to war over German defence and while Soviets would not be able to do much, pretty sure UK would have prefered for them to be at war with Germany at that time (rather than being cosy with them dividing Poland a year later). The only factor that I think helps his case is that such direct action would have been extremely unpopular with British public.

Many people believe he was

Depth of knowledge brings forth comprehension and understanding ie empathy and sympathy. It is never too late to learn. There is absolutely no excuse for ignorance, especially willful ignorance and mindless self-interest.

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