| Accession Number | P02018.112 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Lidice, Czechoslovaka. 1942-06-10. The mining village in flames after it was systematically razed ...
Description
Lidice, Czechoslovaka. 1942-06-10. The mining village in flames after it was systematically razed and set alight. On suspicion of harbouring the murderers of the Nazi SS leader Reinhardt Heydrich, assassinated on 1942-06-04, the inhabitants of the village were rounded up by the Germans. Every man was shot, all women sent to concentration camps and all children placed in institutions.