On this day in 1942, the Germans destroyed the tiny Czech village of Lidice. The men were all shot, the women and children taken to concentration camps. It must not be forgotten.
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Death of the Hangman
On this day in history, May 27, 1942, the brave men and women of the Czech Resistance attempted to assassinate SS Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich.
March 15, 1939
On this day 79 years ago, March 15, 1939, the Germans occupied…
On this day 79 years ago, March 15, 1939, the Germans occupied what remained of Czechoslovakia after its dismemberment by the Munich Conference on September 30, 1938. Czech President Benes, fearing his people would be slaughtered since they had been abandoned by their allies England and France, ordered his armed forces not to resist. The Czechs now began a long and heroic resistance to Nazi rule, culminating on May 27, 1942, when Czech resistance fighters attempted to assassinate SS Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich by throwing a bomb at his car as he rode through Prague. When Heydrich died on June 4, thousands of Czechs were murdered in retaliation, and the tiny village of Lidice was razed to the ground. All males 15 years old and above were shot. The women and children were sent to concentration camps. The children with “Aryan” features were sent to German foster homes, to be raised as Germans. Only 9 were ever found after the war.
I am posting this in the hope that if such tragedies as this are remembered, they will not be repeated.
Poland’s Place In World War II
Few Countries have endured more suffering than Poland, and in one week alone, the last week of August 1939, she was to be subjected to two of the most diabolical plots in history…Follow the link below to read more.
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