The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich

On 4 June 1942 one of the most powerful figures of the Nazi regime died in agony from wounds sustained during an assassination attempt in Prague. This is the story of the killing of Reinhard Heydrich, a man of extraordinary intelligence, ruthlessness and ambition who had risen from obscurity to become head of the Nazi security police and Governor of Bohemia—Moravia. Regarded by many as Hitler’s most likely successor, he was feared and hated even by other high—ranking Nazi officials.

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