<P> The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany 's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country 's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers , for which a new territorial designation , the `` Sudetenland '' , was coined . The agreement was signed in Munich , Germany on the early hours of 30 September 1938 ( but dated 29 September ) after being negotiated among the major powers of Europe , excluding the Soviet Union . The purpose of the conference was to discuss the future of the Sudetenland in the face of demands made by Adolf Hitler . The agreement was signed by Germany , France , the United Kingdom and Italy , but not Czechoslovakia , which was not invited to the conference The Sudetenland was of immense strategic importance to Czechoslovakia , as most of its border defenses and banks were situated there , as well as heavy industrial districts . The Agreement was soon followed by dismemberment of the Czech state . </P>
what territory did germany gain at the munich conference
portions of Czechoslovakia along the country 's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers , for which a new territorial designation , the `` Sudetenland '' , was coined