Sudeten German uprising
| Sudeten German uprising | |||||||
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| Part of the prelude to World War II | |||||||
Sudeten German insurgents escorting captured Czechoslovak servicemen | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
Supported by: |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Konrad Henlein Karl Hermann Frank Anton Pfrogner Friedrich Köchling Wilhelm Canaris |
Jan Syrový Ludvík Krejčí Bohuslav Fiala | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Freikorps: 10–15,000 (18 September) 26,000 (22 September) 34–41,000 (1 October) |
State Defence Guard: 30,000 (22 September) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Freikorps: as of 1 October according to Köchling 52 dead, 65 wounded, 19 missing Total: according to Frajdl c. 200 dead |
Security forces: 95 dead: 69 in September, 26 in October; hundreds wounded Civilians: unknown Total: as of 1 October according to Köchling 110 dead, 2,029 captured | ||||||
Sudeten German uprising (Czech: sudetoněmecké povstání) in September 1938 was a rebellion of Sudeten Germans against Czechoslovak authorities in Sudetenland, supported by an organized action orchestrated by Sudeten German Party (SdP) chaired by Konrad Henlein. Therefore, the uprising is also referred to as the Henlein's coup (or coup attempt; Czech: henleinovský puč).