It has been 80 years this yr for the reason that assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the commander of the Reich Safety Most important Workplace (RSHA) and appearing governor of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, befell. It was 27 Might 1942 when two courageous males, Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš, attacked the top of the German “authorities” of the Czech lands.
There have been tons of phrases written about these occasions – however I wish to write about one thing else in the present day. I wish to take you to the crypt of the church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague the place the courageous attackers and their helpers have been hiding – and the place they died on 18 June 1942.
It is a spot I usually go to – not solely alone, but additionally with my children. As a result of I feel it is crucial to cross on the story of seven paratroopers who died within the crypt. They died of their combat for Czech and Slovak freedom and independence.
The combat befell within the church instantly – and the crypt was the final place of this combat. The crypt, which is in the present day the Nationwide Memorial to the Heroes of the Heydrich Terror, was initially a spot the place have been buried clergymen and monks belonging to the St. Cyril and Methodius church. These bins you may see on a photograph above have been used to retailer their our bodies.
“They remained trustworthy” is an inscription on one of many memorials within the crypt. It refers back to the demise of these seven paratroopers who determined it is higher to die than to be captured by Germans. Their names have been Josef Gabčík, Jan Kubiš, Josef Valčík, Adolf Opálka, Josef Bublík, Jan Hrubý and Jaroslav Švarc.
The Nationwide Memorial is open for public and the admission is free. My pal, who’s on the photographs above, is among the guides within the Memorial. If you happen to journey to Prague, I extremely advocate to cease within the crypt and hearken to the story of the paratroopers and their combat.
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