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On the morning of May 27, 1942, the trap was set at a sharp hairpin turn in the Libeň district. As Heydrich’s car slowed to navigate the curve, Gabčík stepped into the road and leveled his Sten submachine gun. He pulled the trigger. Silence. The gun had jammed.

The Nazi retaliation was swift and monstrous. Martial law was declared. The villages of Lidice and Ležáky were wiped off the map, their residents murdered or sent to concentration camps. OperaciГіn Anthropoid

Bleeding and stunned, Heydrich tried to give chase before collapsing. The assassins fled into the labyrinth of Prague. On the morning of May 27, 1942, the

The world seemed to freeze. Heydrich, instead of ordering his driver to speed away, stood up and drew his pistol. In that desperate second, Kubiš acted. He hurled a modified anti-tank grenade at the vehicle. The explosion rocked the street, shrapnel tearing into the car and Heydrich’s side. Silence