On 11 November 1918, Emperor Charles I of Austria relinquished power and, on 12 November, the ethnic German areas of the empire were declared the Republic of German Austria with the intent of unifying with Germany. The Province of German Bohemia in the north and west was the part of the state including most of the ethnic Germans in Bohemia.
On November 11, 1918, Emperor Charles I of Austria surrendered authority, and on November 12, the ethnic German regions of the empire were proclaimed as the Republic of German Austria with the aim of joining Germany. The Province of German Bohemia in the north and west was part of the state encompassing most of the ethnic Germans in Bohemia.