Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a partially-annexed territory of Nazi Germany that was created on 16 March 1939 after the German occupation of the Czech lands. The protectorate's population was mostly ethnic Czech. The territory became the Third Czechoslovak Republic in 1945.

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren  (German) Protektorát Čechy a Morava  (Czech)
1939–1945
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Kde domov můj / Wo meine Heimat ist[1][2] "Where my home is"
The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in 1942, in dark green within Nazi Germany in light green
Status	Protectorate and partially-annexed territory of Nazi Germany[3]
Capital	Prague
Common languages	German · Czech
Government	Unitary Nazi one-party fascist protectorate under a totalitarian dictatorship
Reich Protector
• 1939–1943	Konstantin von Neurath
• 1941–1942 (acting)	Reinhard Heydrich
• 1942–1943 (acting)	Kurt Daluege
• 1943–1945	Wilhelm Frick
State President
• 1939–1945	Emil Hácha
Prime Minister
• 1939 (acting)	Rudolf Beran
• 1939–1941	Alois Eliáš
• 1941–1945	Jaroslav Krejčí
• 1945	Richard Bienert
History
• German occupation	15 March 1939[4]
• German surrender	8 May 1945
Currency	Protectorate koruna
Preceded by Succeeded by Second Czechoslovak Republic Third Czechoslovak Republic
Today part of	Czech Republic