World War 2 & Operation Anthropoid

Start of the tour. The tour begins in front of the building Tynska 627/7, Prague 1

Stop at: Little square outside of Tyn Church. Learn about the consequences of WW1 leading to the outbreak of WW2. Treaty of Versailles and the fall of 3 major power players, the creation of 9 new nations including Poland, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. A period of runaway inflation, the Great Depression, and serious economic problems in Europe. Rise of nationalism throughout the continent. Rise of Hitler's popularity

Stop at: Old Town Square - House of the Stone bell. Learn about the Sudeten Deutsche Party, The Munich Agreement and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

Stop at: Old Town Hall. See the wing of the Old Town Hall destroyed during the Prague Uprising in 1945. Hear about what every-day life was like during the occupation, and the May uprising that led to the victory and the end of war on May 8th.

Stop at: Charles University. You will hear about the 17th of November 1939 - the execution of Czech students, the closure of Czech universities, and the situation in the Czech lands during the tenure of Konstantin von Neurath - when the country became part of the Third Reich. The appointment of Reinhard Heydrich to the position on September 27, 1941, which became a turning point in the history of the Protectorate.

Stop at: The apartment of Svatoš Family. Hear about what preceded the Anthropoid Operation, about the exiled government in London, Operation Benjamin, Silver A, and Silver B. See the building with the apartment of Josef and Marie Svatoš. This house played a key role in many stories of the war, as it was one of the main resistance hideouts

Stop at: Baťa shop. Learn about the "assassination" of Heydrich. This Baťa Department Store was used to exhibit the objects found at the scene of the assassination

Stop at: Vaclavske namesti. Learn the tragic story of village Lidice where on June 10, 1942 around ten o'clock in the morning all men were executed and all women taken to concentration camps. Lidice ceased to exist.

Stop at: Esplanade Hotel. A favorite hotel of the Nazis during the occupation.

Stop at: Gestapo Headquarters. Petschek Palace, a Gestapo Headquarters where Czechoslovaks were interrogated, tortured, and killed in thousands. On June 16th, 1942 Karel Čurda entered this building and betrayed his comrades - a turning point in the search for Heydrich´s "assassins".

Stop at: Charles Square. Learn about the bombing of Prague in 1945.

End of the tour: St. Cyril and Methodius Church & Memorial. Visit the memorial, the church and the crypt where the Czech paratroopers paid the ultimate price. End of the tour.