Operaciгіn | Anthropoid

The following story details the events of Operation Anthropoid, the mission to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich during WWII.

On the morning of May 27, 1942, the trap was set at a sharp hairpin turn in the Libeň district. As Heydrich’s car slowed to navigate the curve, Gab�ík stepped into the road and leveled his Sten submachine gun. He pulled the trigger. Silence. The gun had jammed. OperaciГіn Anthropoid

At first, it seemed the mission had failed. Heydrich was alive. But the "Butcher" would not survive the infection caused by the horsehair and upholstery debris lodged in his wounds. On June 4, he died. The following story details the events of Operation

The Nazi retaliation was swift and monstrous. Martial law was declared. The villages of Lidice and Ležáky were wiped off the map, their residents murdered or sent to concentration camps. He pulled the trigger

The world seemed to freeze. Heydrich, instead of ordering his driver to speed away, stood up and drew his pistol. In that desperate second, Kubiš acted. He hurled a modified anti-tank grenade at the vehicle. The explosion rocked the street, shrapnel tearing into the car and Heydrich’s side.