| ID | 114407 |
| Title Proper | Operation Anthropoid |
| Other Title Information | the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich and the fate of a nation |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wey, Adam Leong Kok |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In 1941, the very concept of a Czechoslovakian state was a parlous one: the provisions of the 1938 Munich Agreement, which had dismembered the pre-war state, had not yet been annulled. The position of the Czechoslovakian government-in-exile among the Allies was weak. The exiled president, Eduard Benes, therefore proposed a bold plan to assassinate a key Nazi leader and challenge a perception of Czech passivity under occupation. While the plan did succeed, it came at a terrible human cost. But, for Benes, it secured the pre-1938 borders of Czechoslovakia. |
| `In' analytical Note | Rusi Journal Vol. 157, No.2; Apr-May 2012: p.68-75 |
| Journal Source | Rusi Journal Vol. 157, No.2; Apr-May 2012: p.68-75 |
| Key Words | Operation Anthropoid ; Assassination ; Reinhard Heydrich ; Czechoslovakian State |