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Sudeten German Party
political party, Czechoslovakia
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establishment by Henlein
- In Konrad Henlein
…appeared as leader of the Sudeten-German Home Front (Sudetendeutsche Heimatfront), which became the second strongest party in the Czech chamber in 1935. On April 24, 1938, he unavailingly demanded autonomy for the Sudeten-German areas. He visited Adolf Hitler on September 1 and two weeks later, when a revolt broke out…
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history of Czechoslovakia
- In Czechoslovak history: The crisis of German nationalism
…of his movement to the Sudeten German Party (Sudetendeutsche Partei; SdP) so that the group could take part in the parliamentary election (May 1935). The SdP captured nearly two-thirds of the Sudeten German vote and became a political force second only to the Czech Agrarians.
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