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Edvard Beneš, leader of the Czechoslovak government in exile Władysław Sikorski, leader of the Polish government in exile. Czechoslovak politicians Hodža and Jan Masaryk both wanted a confederation, [6] Beneš was more lukewarm; his goal was to ensure that the disputed Trans-Olza territory that had passed to Poland in the aftermath of the Munich Agreement was regained by Czechoslovakia, [2 ...
On 10 March 1947, a treaty guaranteeing basic rights for Slovaks in Poland was signed between Czechoslovakia and Poland. As a result, 41 Slovak basic schools and 1 high school were opened in Poland. Most of these however were shut down in the early sixties because of lack of Slovak teachers.
The Republic of Poland and Czechoslovakia established relations early in the interwar period, after both countries gained independence.Those relations were somewhat strained by the Polish–Czechoslovak border conflicts over Trans-Olza and Cieszyn in the early 1920s and late 1930s (see also Munich Agreement).
Czechoslovak forces invaded the Polish part (with an interim local civilian government, and with a strong majority support for allegiance to Poland, in reflection of earlier views, with the exception of the Frýdek, which had a Czech majority since 19th century settlement, and which had not at the time been claimed or controlled by the locals ...
After World War II they broadened to include areas around the cities of Kłodzko and Racibórz, which until 1945 had belonged to Germany. Czechoslovakia believed that these territories should become part of Czechoslovakia as it was historically part of Czech lands and there was a strong Czech minority . [ 5 ]
World War II: Czechoslovak government-in-exile Allies: Axis powers: 325,000 killed Victory 1945 Racibórz Conflict: Czechoslovakia: Poland: None Agreement 1945-1947 Operation B: Czechoslovakia Poland Soviet Union: Ukrainian Insurgent Army: 49 killed Victory 1948-1949 Israeli War of Independence: Israel supported by Czechoslovakia: Arab states ...
On 1 September 1939 Zaolzie was annexed by Nazi Germany after it invaded Poland. During World War II Cieszyn Silesia was a part of Nazi Germany. Immediately after the war, its borders were returned to their 1920 state. Poland signed a treaty with Czechoslovakia in Warsaw on 13 June 1958 confirming the border as it had existed on 1 January 1938.
"The Polish Army on the Eve of World War II," Polish Review (1981) 26#3 pp 54–64. in JSTOR; Garlicki, Andrzej. Józef Piłsudski, 1867-1935 (New York: Scolar Press 1995), scholarly biography; one-vol version of 4 vol Polish edition; Hetherington, Peter. Unvanquished: Joseph Pilsudski, Resurrected Poland, and the Struggle for Eastern Europe ...