President Beneš Abdicates

  Authors

Aktualita

  Item identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3900344-07

 Date issued

1938

 Type

clip, video

 Language(s)

Nolinguistic content

 Description

The segment starts with an image of a map of the Czechoslovak Republic showing its reduced size in the aftermath of the 1938 Munich Agreement. It includes footage shot during the formal abdication of President Edvard Beneš, which took place in the Old Royal Palace of Prague Castle on 5 October 1938. The President´s abdication is witnessed by General Jan Syrový, who had been recently appointed to the office of Prime Minister. The camera offers close-up images of Beneš´s signature on the abdication document.

 Publisher

Národní filmový archiv

 Subject(s)

abdikace Beneš Edvard mapa ČSR po Mnichovu pracovna prezidentská podpis Beneš Edvard Mnichovská dohoda Places::Praha::Hradčany::Pražský hrad::Královský palác /int./ People::Syrový Jan (1888-1970) People::Beneš Edvard (1884-1948) People::Šámal Přemysl (1867-1941)

 Collection(s)

The Munich Agreement

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