Klarinet Archive - Posting 000843.txt from 1999/03

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Kohlert Clarinet
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 23:54:11 -0500

-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Kohlert Clarinet

>On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, Dee D. Hays wrote:
>
>> Czechoslovakia was formed in 1919 and was dissolved by Germany in 1938
when
>> it was taken over in World War II.
>
>1938? Odd, I thought the war began in 1939, and that the
>first country that Germany invaded was Poland. Then again,
>history and geography always were my worst subjects in school!
>
>Neil

While I would have to go check a history book, here is what I remember being
taught. The Prime Minister of England (Chamberlain I think at that time)
signed an agreement with Germany allowing them to take over Czechoslovakia.
This was an attempt to prevent the breakout of war. Hitler agreed not to
attack other countries if he could have Czechoslovakia. Well it did not
work as we all know. So one might say that technically this pre-dates WWII
but certainly not by much and it was part of the whole political scene that
built up to the war. However I did check the dates on the "lifespan" of the
initial country of Czechoslovakia as I have an alto horn that is stamped
with the country's name and it is known to have been sealed in an attic
since the 1930's.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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