Today is the anniversary of the feat of the 7 Czechoslovak paratroopers 👤 who participated in the military operation against Heydrich “Anthropoid”. National Monument is an authentic battle location from World War II, a secret hideout, which the Czech Orthodox Church provided to Czechoslovak paratroopers from May 27 to June 18, 1942 after the attack on Reinhard Heydrich.
The battle took place on June 18th. There were about 800 of German soldiers against only 7 Czechoslovak paratroopers. The battle lasted for seven hours, and all paratroopers died – six of them committed suicide, one died because of injuries. The priests, who were hiding parachutists, were brutally murdered too.
On the wall of the church there are traces of shots made during the struggle.
Names of heroes: Jozef Gabčík, Jan Kubiš, Josef Valčík, Adolf Opálka, Josef Bublík, Jan Hrubý. Jaroslav Švarc.
«We are Czechs! Never give up! Never!»
⏰ Open Tue-Sun 9:00-17:00.
Admission is free.
📍Where: National Memorial to the Heroes of the Heydrich Terror. Resslova 9a, 120 00 Nové Město.
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