German annexation of the Hlučín Region
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The German annexation of the Hlučín Region was the 1938 incorporation of this historically contested border area from Czechoslovakia into Nazi Germany as part of its broader territorial expansion before World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| German annexation of the Hlučín Region canonical | 1 |
| German annexation of the Sudetenland | 1 |
| German annexation of Český Těšín area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1870761 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German annexation of the Hlučín Region Context triple: [German occupation of Czechoslovakia, hasPart, German annexation of the Hlučín Region]
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A.
Zaolzie annexation of 1938
The Zaolzie annexation of 1938 was the takeover of the disputed Zaolzie region by Poland from Czechoslovakia following the Munich Agreement, amid rising tensions in Central Europe before World War II.
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B.
Sudetenland
Sudetenland was a predominantly German-speaking border region of Czechoslovakia that Nazi Germany annexed in 1938 following the Munich Agreement, becoming a key prelude to World War II.
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C.
Anschluss of Austria
The Anschluss of Austria was the 1938 annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany, marking a key step in Hitler’s expansionist agenda before World War II.
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D.
Second Vienna Award
The Second Vienna Award was a 1940 German- and Italian-arbitrated territorial decision that forced Romania to cede Northern Transylvania to Hungary during World War II.
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E.
First Vienna Award
The First Vienna Award was a 1938 territorial arbitration imposed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy that forced Czechoslovakia to cede southern Slovak and Carpatho-Ukraine regions to Hungary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German annexation of the Hlučín Region Target entity description: The German annexation of the Hlučín Region was the 1938 incorporation of this historically contested border area from Czechoslovakia into Nazi Germany as part of its broader territorial expansion before World War II.
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A.
Zaolzie annexation of 1938
The Zaolzie annexation of 1938 was the takeover of the disputed Zaolzie region by Poland from Czechoslovakia following the Munich Agreement, amid rising tensions in Central Europe before World War II.
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B.
Sudetenland
Sudetenland was a predominantly German-speaking border region of Czechoslovakia that Nazi Germany annexed in 1938 following the Munich Agreement, becoming a key prelude to World War II.
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C.
Anschluss of Austria
The Anschluss of Austria was the 1938 annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany, marking a key step in Hitler’s expansionist agenda before World War II.
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D.
Second Vienna Award
The Second Vienna Award was a 1940 German- and Italian-arbitrated territorial decision that forced Romania to cede Northern Transylvania to Hungary during World War II.
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E.
First Vienna Award
The First Vienna Award was a 1938 territorial arbitration imposed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy that forced Czechoslovakia to cede southern Slovak and Carpatho-Ukraine regions to Hungary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in 1938
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historical event ⓘ territorial annexation ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Karviná region
ⓘ
surface form:
Hlučín Region
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| conflictType | non‑violent territorial transfer ⓘ |
| countryAcquiringTerritory | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| countryLosingTerritory | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| followedBy |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Europe
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| hasEthnicDimension | dispute over a predominantly German-speaking border population ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
interwar border disputes between Germany and Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
revision of post-World War I borders ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalCharacter |
act of German irredentism
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change of international borders ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Silesia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
Nazi Germany's aim to revise the Treaty of Versailles settlement
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Nazi Germany's expansionist foreign policy ⓘ |
| partOf |
German expansion in Central Europe in 1938
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Nazi Germany's territorial expansion before World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | post-World War I transfer of Hlučín Region from Germany to Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| regionPreviouslyControlledBy |
Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar Germany
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| relatedTo |
German occupation of Czechoslovakia
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Sudeten Crisis ⓘ prelude to World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
incorporation of Hlučín Region into the German Reich
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loss of Czechoslovak sovereignty over the Hlučín Region ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1938 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Central Europe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: German annexation of the Hlučín Region Description of subject: The German annexation of the Hlučín Region was the 1938 incorporation of this historically contested border area from Czechoslovakia into Nazi Germany as part of its broader territorial expansion before World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
German annexation of Český Těšín area
this entity surface form:
German annexation of the Sudetenland