Sudeten Germans
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Sudeten Germans were an ethnic German minority historically living in the Sudetenland regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia, whose status and expulsion after World War II significantly shaped Central European history.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sudeten Germans canonical | 11 |
| Sudeten German | 1 |
| Sudeten Germans in Austria | 1 |
| Sudeten Germans in Germany | 1 |
| Sudeten Germans worldwide | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German minority
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicy | Lebensraum ⓘ |
| citizenship | Czechoslovak citizens (interwar period) ⓘ |
| consequence | near-complete removal of German minority from Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| countryAnnexedBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | German-language culture in Bohemia and Moravia ⓘ |
| destinationCountry |
Austria
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| diasporaOrganization | Sudeten German Landsmannschaft ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Germans ⓘ |
| grievance | demand for greater autonomy in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Bohemia
ⓘ
Austrian Silesia ⓘ
surface form:
Czech Silesia
Moravia ⓘ Sudetenland ⓘ |
| impactOn |
Central European border and population policies
ⓘ
Czech–German relations ⓘ postwar Czechoslovak ethnic composition ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Beneš decrees ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ Early Modern period ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| memoryPoliticsIn |
Czech Republic
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| modernSuccessorState | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| numberExpelledEstimate | about 2.5 to 3 million ⓘ |
| partOf | German-speaking communities in Central Europe ⓘ |
| politicalIssueIn | First Czechoslovak Republic ⓘ |
| politicalLeader | Konrad Henlein ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | Sudeten German Party ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | about 3 million before World War II ⓘ |
| populationPeakPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| postwarEvent |
confiscation of property
ⓘ
expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Austrians
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Germans
Carpathian Germans ⓘ Banat Swabians ⓘ
surface form:
Danube Swabians
|
| relatedEvent |
Munich Agreement
ⓘ
annexation of Sudetenland by Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| statusDuringWWII | citizens of the German Reich in annexed territories ⓘ |
| timeOfMassExpulsion | 1945–1946 ⓘ |
| usedAsPretextBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| yearOfAnnexation | 1938 ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Sudeten German
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Sudeten Germans in Germany
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Sudeten Germans in Austria
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Sudeten Germans worldwide