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In September 1941 Heydrich was appointed the position of Reichsprotektor (governor) of Bohemia and Moravia (now in the Czech Republic). As the “head” of a state with a free hand, he mollified the Czechs with improved social and working conditions, combining them with repression and mass executions.  His success in “pacifying” the Czechs lulled Heydrich into a false sense of security; he referred to them as “my Czechs” at times, and refused to believe they would cause him harm.  On May 27, 1942 two Free Czech agents trained in, and transported from, Britain, had lain in wait on a Prague street corner as he arrived in his typical style, an open car without an armed escort.  The corner forced the car to slow, allowing the agents to bomb and shoot the car, wounding Heydrich.  Although his injuries were not life-threatening, embedded horsehair fibers from the seat caused an infection, and he died June 4.

In September 1941 Heydrich was appointed the position of Reichsprotektor (governor) of Bohemia and Moravia (now in the Czech Republic). As the “head” of a state with a free hand, he mollified the Czechs with improved social and working conditions, combining them with repression and mass executions.  His success in “pacifying” the Czechs lulled Heydrich into a false sense of security; he referred to them as “my Czechs” at times, and refused to believe they would cause him harm.  On May 27, 1942 two Free Czech agents trained in, and transported from, Britain, had lain in wait on a Prague street corner as he arrived in his typical style, an open car without an armed escort.  The corner forced the car to slow, allowing the agents to bomb and shoot the car, wounding Heydrich.  Although his injuries were not life-threatening, embedded horsehair fibers from the seat caused an infection, and he died June 4.

After his state funeral in Berlin, “Operation Reinhard” was commenced in his memory, a retaliatory act against the citizens of Lidice, just north of Prague; hundreds were executed, and the town was dynamited and razed.

After his state funeral in Berlin, “Operation Reinhard” was commenced in his memory, a retaliatory act against the citizens of [[Lidice]], just north of Prague; hundreds were executed, and the town was dynamited and razed.

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