Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943

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The Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943 was a World War II alliance agreement that established military and political cooperation between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union and laid groundwork for postwar Soviet influence in Czechoslovakia.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II–era treaty
bilateral treaty
military alliance treaty
category 1943 in international relations
Treaties of Czechoslovakia
Treaties of the Soviet Union
World War II diplomacy
containsProvision commitment not to conclude a separate peace with Germany
consultations on postwar security arrangements in Central Europe
mutual assistance in case of attack by Germany or its allies
countrySignatory Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
dateSigned 1943-12-12
hasAlternativeName Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943
surface form: "Czechoslovak–Soviet Alliance Treaty"

Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943
surface form: "Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance between the Czechoslovak Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
hasDuration 20 years
historicalContext Czechoslovak government-in-exile
surface form: "Czechoslovak government-in-exile in London"

World War II
influenced Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943
surface form: "postwar Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1948"
inForceDuring final phase of World War II in Europe
laidGroundworkFor Czechoslovakia’s postwar orientation toward the Eastern Bloc
postwar Soviet dominance in Czechoslovakia
language Czech
Russian
legalForm treaty of alliance and mutual assistance
mainPurpose establish military cooperation between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union during World War II
establish political cooperation between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union
regulate mutual assistance in case of German aggression
opposedBy some Czechoslovak politicians favoring a Western orientation
placeSigned Moscow
politicalSignificance marked a shift of Czechoslovak foreign policy toward closer relations with the USSR
recognized the Czechoslovak government-in-exile as a partner of the Soviet Union
precededBy Munich Agreement of 1938 as a key background event
relatedTo Czechoslovak government-in-exile
Edvard Beneš’s foreign policy
Soviet foreign policy toward Central Europe
resultedIn strengthening of Soviet influence in Czechoslovakia
weakening of Czechoslovak ties with Western Allies
signedBy Edvard Beneš
Vyacheslav Molotov
signedFor Czechoslovak government-in-exile
Soviet government
surface form: "Government of the Soviet Union"
subjectMatter collective security
mutual defense
postwar political cooperation

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943 hasAlternativeName Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943
this entity surface form: "Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance between the Czechoslovak Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943 hasAlternativeName Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943
this entity surface form: "Czechoslovak–Soviet Alliance Treaty"
Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943 influenced Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943
this entity surface form: "postwar Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1948"
Czechoslovak government-in-exile signed Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943

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