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

For months, the two paratroopers lived in the shadows of Prague. Aided by the courageous Czech resistance, they moved between safe houses, constantly dodging the Gestapo. They watched, waited, and learned the habits of their target. They discovered a vulnerability: every day, Heydrich traveled from his villa to Prague Castle in an open-topped Mercedes, usually without an armed escort. He felt untouchable. OperaciГіn Anthropoid

Betrayed by a fellow paratrooper lured by a massive reward, Gabčík, Kubiš, and five other resistance members were cornered in the Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral. For hours, they fought off hundreds of SS troops in a fierce siege. When their ammunition ran low and the Germans began flooding the crypt with water, the brave men chose their own end rather than capture. Bleeding and stunned, Heydrich tried to give chase

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. Aided by the courageous Czech resistance, they moved

At first, it seemed the mission had failed. Heydrich was alive. But the "Butcher" would not survive the infection caused by the horsehair and upholstery debris lodged in his wounds. On June 4, he died.