Operation Anthropoid
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During World War II, Operation Anthropoid was the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Nazi “Protector of Czechoslovakia.”
Two resistance fighters, Josef Gabcik and Jan Kubiš, flew into Czechoslovakia on the night of 28 December, 1941 landing near Pilsen. The attackers wounded Heydrich in May 1942; he died of blood poisoning on June 8.
Over fifteen thousand Czechs were killed in reprisals, with the most infamous incident being the complete destruction of the towns of Lidice and Ležáky.
The story of this operation was the basis for the play and film Hangmen Also Die and the 1975 film Operation Daybreak.Template:WWII-stub