death of Reinhard Heydrich

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The death of Reinhard Heydrich refers to the fatal wounding and subsequent demise of the high-ranking Nazi official in 1942 following a Czechoslovak resistance assassination operation in Prague.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II event
assassination
historical event
aftermathIncluded intensified persecution of Czech population
state of emergency in the Protectorate
burialPlace Berlin NERFINISHED
carriedOutBy parachutists trained in the United Kingdom
causeOfDeath sepsis
wounds from assassination attempt
commemoratedBy Operation Anthropoid memorial at the attack site NERFINISHED
memorials in Prague
conflictContext German occupation of Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
Second World War NERFINISHED
country Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia NERFINISHED
dateOfAttack 1942-05-27
dateOfDeath 1942-06-04
hasCodeName Operation Anthropoid NERFINISHED
hasPerpetrator Czechoslovak government-in-exile agents
Jan Kubiš NERFINISHED
Jozef Gabčík NERFINISHED
hasVictim Reinhard Heydrich NERFINISHED
hasWeapon Sten submachine gun NERFINISHED
modified anti-tank grenade
pistol
location Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
Prague NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath homicide
medicalTreatmentLocation Bulovka Hospital NERFINISHED
orderedByAftermath Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED
partOf Czechoslovak resistance against Nazi Germany
plannedBy Czechoslovak government-in-exile in London NERFINISHED
Czechoslovak military intelligence NERFINISHED
resultedIn German reprisals in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
destruction of Ležáky
destruction of Lidice
executions of civilians
mass arrests
significance boosted prestige of Czechoslovak government-in-exile
led to Allied repudiation of the Munich Agreement
major act of resistance against Nazi occupation
surgeryPerformed splenectomy
targetedPosition Acting Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia NERFINISHED
high-ranking SS official
tookPlaceAt curve in Kirchmayerova Street (now Zenklova Street)
near Bulovka Hospital, Prague
transportUsedByVictim open-top Mercedes-Benz car
victimRoleAtTime chief architect of the Final Solution
head of the Reich Main Security Office (RSHA)

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Anthropoid (2016 film) historicalEvent death of Reinhard Heydrich
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Atentát (1964 film) basedOn death of Reinhard Heydrich
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