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1942 Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre...
1942 Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre...
Item # 722629
June 11, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 11, 1942
* Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre
* World War II Nazis liquidation
The front page has a two column heading: "Nazis Blot Out Czech Village; Kill All Men, Disperse Others" (see images)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World war II including coverage on the recent victory at the Battle of Midway. Complete with all 44 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: The Lidice massacre occurred on June 10, 1942, as a brutal act of Nazi retaliation following the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, a high-ranking Nazi official and architect of the Holocaust, in Prague by Czech resistance fighters. In response, the Nazis targeted the small village of Lidice, despite it having no connection to the assassination plot. Over 1,300 Nazi soldiers and police forces surrounded the village, rounded up its inhabitants, and systematically executed 192 men by firing squad. The women, numbering 60, were sent to concentration camps, mostly to Ravensbrück, where many perished, while 88 children were either killed immediately or sent to Nazi institutions, most of whom were later murdered. The Nazis completely destroyed the village, leveling it to the ground and erasing all traces of its existence. The atrocity was a clear message to deter any further acts of resistance against the German occupation, and the massacre shocked the world, becoming a symbol of Nazi brutality. Today, the Lidice Memorial stands as a solemn tribute to those who lost their lives, preserving the memory of the victims and reminding future generations of the horrors of war and repression.
Category: World War II
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