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New page: '''Lidice''' is a village of the Czech Republic which was razed by Nazi troops on 10 June 1942 as a reprisal for the killing by Czech commandoes parachuted in from Britain of [[Reinhar...
'''Lidice''' is a village of the [[Czech Republic]] which was razed by Nazi troops on 10 June 1942 as a reprisal for the killing by Czech commandoes parachuted in from Britain of [[Reinhardt Heydrich]], the Reich Protector of [[Bohemia]] & [[Moravia]] (Nazi governor of western [[Czechoslovakia]]). The 192 adult male villagers were murdered by the Germans and the rest of the population sent to concentration camps. heydrich ahd been ambushed on27 May 1942 in [[Prague]] and died of his injuries on 4 June.
Of the 105 children deported from Lidice, only 18 ever returned home. The majority were probably murdered in concentration camp gas chambers.
[[Category:German History]]
[[Category:World War II]]
Of the 105 children deported from Lidice, only 18 ever returned home. The majority were probably murdered in concentration camp gas chambers.
[[Category:German History]]
[[Category:World War II]]