2 real historical locations · Czech Republic
Based on the true story of Operation Anthropoid — the Czech and Slovak paratroopers trained by the British who assassinated Reinhard Heydrich, one of the Holocaust's chief architects, in Prague in 1942. The assassination and its brutal aftermath are meticulously recreated.
CinemaMapped has mapped 2 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Czech Republic.
May 27 1942 — paratroopers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš ambush Reinhard Heydrich's open-topped Mercedes at this hairpin bend.
Heydrich — Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, chief architect of the Holocaust, and the highest-ranking Nazi officer assassinated during the war — died of his wounds on June 4. The Nazis responded by burning the ...
View location →June 18 1942 — the seven paratroopers make their final stand in the crypt of this Orthodox cathedral as 700 SS troops attack.
The five-hour battle ended with all seven paratroopers dead — by their own hands rather than surrender. The SS attempted to flood the crypt through a fire hose. The bullet marks and water damage are still visible toda...
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