A fatal grenade attack left him severely wounded and he died eight days later.
Adolf Hitler himself described him as the man with the iron heart.
Getting rid of Heydrich was a long-premeditated plot.
To avenge the death of Heydrich, the Germans launched a terrifying retaliation.
The few children considered racially suitable for Germanisation were handed over to SS families.
The village of Lidice was set on fire and the remains of the buildings destroyed with explosives.
Even those buried in the town cemetery were not spared.
Their remains were dug up and destroyed.
All the animals in the village were slaughtered as well.
Only 153 women and 17 children returned after the war.
It stands overlooking the site of the old village of Lidice.
Source:Wikipedia/Holocaust Research ProjectviaKuriosita
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