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Operation Anthropoid WW2 Resistance Tour 4hrs
STORY OF BRAVERY Learn about Czechoslovak resistance stories and acts of bravery by a local enthusiast who is addicted to discovering off-the-beaten tracks and stories of known and unknown heroes of WW2 who brought the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. The tour takes you back to 1941 when Josef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš were dropped off at Nehvizdy and they were on an extremely dangerous mission- to assassinate the SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich also called the Butcher of Prague, the architect of concentration camps or the blonde beast! Many young brave Czechoslovak soldiers decided to leave after the Munich betrayal in 1938 and after fighting in France after its capitulation left for the United Kingdom where Czechoslovak president Eduard Beneš established an exile government. His main aim was to re-establish Czechoslovakia within its pre-war borders and secure the future of the country. There was very much-needed local resistance to show the allies that the nation didn't surrender and accepted the Nazi regime. Unlike many other paragroups, the Operation Anthropoid was very fortunate to meet the right people and get the help they needed to plan a perfect assassination. Things didn’t go as planned, like they never do, however they completed their mission. The following retaliations by Nazis have shocked the whole world, and showed what they can do. Burning the village Lidice and then Ležáky, which were one of many villages, however these made it to the world news. The whole story of these superheroes ended up on the 18th of June 2024, after 21 days of hiding with 5 more other paratroopers in the crypt of the St. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral. They did not surrender to 700 Nazi soldiers, fought for almost 7 hours and committed suicides, rather than falling into hands of Nazi aggressor! They left us the most important message, which is to fight until the end for what you believe in and never surrender. Many of those who provided safe houses, or any kind help to resistance and paratroopers ended up executed at the Mauthausen concentration camp and just a little few from the Czechoslovak resistance survived... A pardon and awards were issued after the war, by the British intelligence saying: "In a society which lives by normal rules, assassination cannot be morally justified, but when a nation is enslaved by murderers and fanatics assassination may be the only means of destroying evil!" This tour takes you through off the beaten tracks that even some locals have not been to, and all is tailor-made to give you all details about this mind-blowing act of bravery.
Package Includes
Operation Anthropoid – Prague off the beaten tracks - 4 hrs tour
• Pick up from your hotel/meeting point • English speaking licensed tour guide (patriot) • Private transport in either van or bus (depending on group size!) • 4 hrs tour (combination of driving and walking) • 1 drink per person (coffee, tea or beer in a local Czech traditional pub near Ďablice cemetery
POINTS OF SIGHTSEEING:
• Ďablice cemetery – mass grave with memorial of victims of WW2 – Czechoslovak resistance and Communist terror • Kobylisy shooting range – where infamous executions of Czechoslovak elite members of resistance were executed by Nazies • Heydrich’s Curve – where assassination of Heydrich took place on the 27th May 1942 • Girl with bycicle - new monument to honor teenage girl who helped Heydrich assassins • St. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral – interior and exterior including the memorial bricks on the side of Resslova street • National memorial of the Heroes of the Heydrichs Terror including the permanent exhibition and the infamous crypt where the final battle took place
Package Policies
4 hour tour is 119-euros per person
Destinations
Description
Explore the hidden corners of Prague with this immersive 4-hour tour focusing on the heroic Operation Anthropoid and the Czech resistance during World War II. Led by a passionate, English-speaking guide, you’ll visit significant historical sites such as the Ďáblice cemetery, home to mass graves and memorials honoring victims of both WWII and Communist repression, and the Kobylisy shooting range, where members of the Czech resistance were executed by Nazi forces. You’ll also stop at Heydrich’s Curve, the site of the infamous assassination of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich on May 27, 1942, and see the new monument dedicated to the teenage girl who aided his assassins. The tour includes a visit to St. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, both inside and out, where the final stand of Heydrich’s assassins took place, along with a stop at the National Memorial to the Heroes of the Heydrich Terror, which features a permanent exhibition detailing this gripping chapter of history. Throughout, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the bravery and sacrifice of the Czechoslovak resistance.
