President Beneš had acknowledged the likelihood of reprisals when discussing the pros and cons of Anthropoid with Colonel Moravec the previous autumn; and must have expected some backlash following the death of Heydrich. Nevertheless, even he seemed genuinely shocked at the savagery of the Nazi response. When he made a
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The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich – Operation AnthropoidThe Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich – Operation Anthropoid
The mortal wounding of Reinhard Heydrich in Prague By late 1941 the decision had been made to assassinate Heydrich, even thought it was obvious that the German reaction would be brutal. As the Special Operations Unit task force was Churchill’s initiative, he sat with power of veto at the top
The Prelude to Operation AnthropoidThe Prelude to Operation Anthropoid
By late 1941 the decision had been made to assassinate Heydrich, even thought it was obvious that the German reaction would be brutal. As the Special Operations Unit task force was Churchill’s initiative, he sat with power of veto at the top of the chain of command, so it seems