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Lesson: 3.9
In Germany the reaction to the assassination attempt was outrage. Some sources
suggest Hitler saw Heydrich as his possible successor. Hitler wanted 30,000
Czechs killed as a reprisal, although this figure was then reduced to 10,000.That
same day, 27 May, the reprisals began. Over the next few days over 3,000 Czechs
were arrested, and at least 2,000 killed.
Heydrich died on 8 June and his state funeral was
held in Berlin on 9 June. Next day Hitler ordered
that a small community should be wiped out as a
punishment. Lidice was chosen as one of the men
who had killed Heydrich had links to the village.
After 10 June, the women and most of the
children of the village were sent to concentration
camps. Some of the children were considered
suitable for Germanisation; that is they could
become Germans by being adopted by German
families.The rest were gassed to death. Sources
differ in the accounts as to whether any of the
women survived and, if so, how many.
Meanwhile, also on 10 June, a thousand Jews
were sent by train from Prague to concentration
camps.
This fountain stands in Jephson Gardens in Royal
Leamington Spa where Czech forces were
stationed in the war. It was unveiled on the 26
October 1968, as a memorial to all the Czechs
and Slovaks who died in the war and particularly
to the seven Czech patriots who assassinated
Heydrich.
Czech memorial in
Leamington Spa
Now it’s your turn
Check your progress
1 Construct a simple flow diagram linking
each of the events in this narrative.
2 Now use your flow diagram to decide why
the Lidice massacre happened.
3 Who or what do you believe was
responsible for the massacre?
4 Who would you blame?
5 Sources differ on how they describe
Heydrich’s killers. Some call them patriots,
others call them assassins.Which word
would you use? Why?
★
I can construct a narrative of
events.
★★ I can explain some of causes
of the massacre.
★★★ I can decide who I think was
responsible for the massacre.
State funeral: special funeral, organised by the government, to honour a very
important person who has died
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