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Explore one of the most heroic and tragic stories in modern Czech history on this World War 2 tour in Prague. Follow the key locations connected to Operation Anthropoid, the mission that led to the assassination of Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich in 1942, and learn about the courage and sacrifice of the Czechoslovak paratroopers involved.
Visit the Crypt of St. Cyril and Methodius Church, where the paratroopers made their final stand, then continue from the city center to the curve where Heydrich was assassinated. This tour offers a powerful look at a defining chapter of Prague’s wartime history.
Firstly you visit the Crypt of St. Cyril and Methodius Church in Prague where the paratroopers defended themselves for hours and at the end rather committed suicide than to be captured by the Nazis.
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Firstly you visit the Crypt of St. Cyril and Methodius Church in Prague where the paratroopers defended themselves for hours and at the end rather committed suicide than to be captured by the Nazis.
From the city center, you drive to a curve where the Reichsprotector Reinhard Heydrich was assassinated.
Operation Anthropoid with its course and consequences is the most heroic and tragic story in modern Czech history. The Czechoslovak paratroopers who assassinated the Reichs protector Reinhard Heydrich in May 1942 and died in the crypt of St. Cyril and Methodius Church in Prague city center are seen as heroes today.
You can see these places also in movies: Operation: Daybreak (1975) or Anthropoid (2016) with Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan.
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Tour Description
Firstly you visit the Crypt of St. Cyril and Methodius Church in Prague where the paratroopers defended themselves for hours and at the end rather committed suicide than to be captured by the Nazis.
From the city center, you drive to a curve where the Reichsprotector Reinhard Heydrich was assassinated.
Option: It is possible to make also a tour to concentration camp Terezín and memorial to the killed people in village Lidice.
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Your 3 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Prague..
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