WI: Polish-Czechoslov alliance, 1930s

What if Poland and Czechoslovakia form a military alliance. Would it be enough to thwart a German invasion? The Czechs had the armament industry, the Poles had the manpower. They wouldn't be as strong as Germany but would be enough to give the Germans serious second thoughts. Plus Britain and France may be less willing to accommodate Hitler at Munich if they thought the Czechs had an ally.
 
Big problem would be resolving the issue of Teschen. If that could be resolved then there is no doubt that the alliance could have deterred a German attack on either country.
 

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If France is working behind the curtains, they could perhaps get the Poles to forget Teschen. Then a Polish- Czechoslovak alliance could emerge and be a real problem for Hitler. However, the Poles would need convincing from a greater power such as Britain or France to forget Teschen.
 
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If France is working behind the curtains, they could perhaps get the Poles to forget Teschen. Then a Polish- Czechoslovak alliance could emerge and be a real problem for Hitler. However, the Poles would need convincing from a greater power such as Britain or France to forget Teschen.

Not to mention Czechoslovakia was in so called little entente with Romania and Yugoslavia (and there were some proposals to give membership to Poland and Greece but failed).
Or if what if Pilsudski's plan was successfull?
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Pilsudski dreamed of an Eastern- Central European Federation; the invited nations were; the Baltic States, Finland, Belarus, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Let's view these nations;

The Baltic Nations; Lithuania and Poland couldn't get along due to the Vilnius question.
Finland; Much more interested in a Nordic Cooperation, also proudly guarding her newborn independence (same can be said about all the new nations in Europe)
Belarus and Ukraine; Belarus was doomed as soon as the Germans left, Ukraine couldn't even be saved by the "former enemies now friends Poles".
Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia; Hungary detested Romania, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, could never work with them.
Czechoslovakia; The Teschen question, considered both Poland and Hungary enemies, has no real principal objections about an alliance with Poland though, it's more the Poles that has to be convinced, France working behind the curtains could possibly get the Poles to ally with the Czechs.

Poland wouldn't have problems allying with Yugoslavia and Romania. Of these only Romania is logic, since the Poles would see no use in an alliance with Yugoslavia. However the Poles were friendly with the Magyars. they would perhaps not want to completely alienate Hungary.
 
Pilsudski dreamed of an Eastern- Central European Federation; the invited nations were; the Baltic States, Finland, Belarus, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Let's view these nations;

The Baltic Nations; Lithuania and Poland couldn't get along due to the Vilnius question.
Finland; Much more interested in a Nordic Cooperation, also proudly guarding her newborn independence (same can be said about all the new nations in Europe)
Belarus and Ukraine; Belarus was doomed as soon as the Germans left, Ukraine couldn't even be saved by the "former enemies now friends Poles".
Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia; Hungary detested Romania, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, could never work with them.
Czechoslovakia; The Teschen question, considered both Poland and Hungary enemies, has no real principal objections about an alliance with Poland though, it's more the Poles that has to be convinced, France working behind the curtains could possibly get the Poles to ally with the Czechs.

Poland wouldn't have problems allying with Yugoslavia and Romania. Of these only Romania is logic, since the Poles would see no use in an alliance with Yugoslavia. However the Poles were friendly with the Magyars. they would perhaps not want to completely alienate Hungary.

Fine. I wondered if you saw issues between "many" countries if the countries in questions were the four mentioned initially (Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Yugoslavia), instead of the much longer, unfeasible list. In that case I'd object that there was only one issue, Cieszyn, between Poland and Czechoslovakia. As you mentioned.
 
If they could somehow manage to overcome their problems, but it was doomed.
On the other hand it would have been nice to create it.
I know about Hungarians and Romanians, but Pilsudski said Poles can solve that.
Althought I wonder what could be if Czechoslovakia did get Burgenland after WW1 (they wanted border with Yugoslavia, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Corridor).

I got little carried away from the topic, sorry.
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yourworstnightmare

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Well Burgenland would either stay Hungarian or go to Austria. Here they followed Woodrow Wilson's principles of self determination. Burgenland was the only Hungarian loss the Magyars were OK with (not at first, but after a little while), mostly because it didn't went to an enemy nation, but to their Austrian friends.
 
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