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Operation Anthropoid: Assassination of Nazi Security Chief and “Butcher of Prague” Reinhard Heydrich
Operation Anthropoid was the daring World War II mission carried out by Czechoslovak resistance fighters to assassinate senior Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich in occupied Prague. Operation Anthropoid was a World War II mission in which Czechoslovak resistance fighters Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš targeted senior Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich. In 1939, Nazi Germany took control of Czechoslovakia, transforming the region into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Over time, the occupation became increasingly controlled and closely monitored, particularly after the arrival of Reinhard Heydrich…
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