Mussolini's intervention in the Sudeten Crisis

Mussolini's intervention in the Sudeten Crisis was a last-minute diplomatic brake, not a settlement: his request bought twenty-four hours and helped bring Neville Chamberlain, Adolf Hitler, Édouard Daladier and Mussolini toward a meeting in Munich, while leaving the threat of invasion intact. Its immediate relief in London stood in sharp contrast to the frustration of the German opposition, which had hoped that Britain and France would stand firm.