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The church is on Resslova Streeet. The assassinated Nazi name was Reinhard Heydrich. He was groomed to be event. Hitler successor. At the time of his assassination I think he was only 38 years old. He was feared even by Nazis. He was a head of Sicherheitsdien {not sure about spelling but it was Nazi secret service). Also head or something like that of Gestapo. Hitler sent him to Prague to suppress resistance, sabotages etc., his nickname was Prague butcher. Nazis retaliated severely his death. They d many thousands Czechs. In the town of Lidice they shot all men and sent women and children to concentration camp. Town was then burnt and erased by bulldozers. There is a memorial there. It's about 15 miles from Prague. There were several movies about this event. The name of one of the movies was Assassination.

"They d many thousands Czechs" should be executed. There is some problem with editing so I could not correct it.

It is the Sts Cyril and Methodius Catherdral. Here's a link: http://www.prague.cz/cyril-methodius-church/

I saw a movie based on this event. It was VERY well done and acted. I do not know the name of it. Very moving.

Was the movie called "Operation Daybreak" from 1975?

Christine, The others have provided a good summary of the events surrounding the Heydrich assassination. There's much more to the story, not all of which would be appropriate to mention here. The Saints Cyril & Methodius Church is indeed still in Prague, and still bears signs of the events. The Church has a Museum at ground level, with an entrance from there to the Crypts. The Museum is small but well done. The Czech soldiers did not drown, but rather shot themselves to avoid capture. There were a few more soldiers that perished in the Choir Lofts on the main floor. Heydrich was a very nasty individual, and I believe he was also chairman of the Wansee Conference where the "final solution" was decided. In the vague reaches of my memory, I recall at least two villages were completely razed as a result of the assassination - Lidice and one other. The operation was officially called Operation Anthropoid, but the movie was called Operation Daybreak (starred Timothy Bottoms as I recall - you might be able to find it on Netflix?). There is a Walking Tour in Prague that covers that event, but it doesn't include the Church. I'd have to check my notes for the details. The tour starts at the Black Tower. If you're interested, I could post a photo link later that shows what the Church looks like (I'm using an iPhone at the moment, which is a bit awkward). Happy travels!

Thank you all for the information. I'm going to Prague soon and really appreciate your answers. You all rock!!!

The other village razed by Nazis was Lezaky (pronounced Lezhake).

@Ilja, Thanks for the info. I knew there was a second village, but had forgotten the name.

"I saw a movie based on this event." Hollywood made a movie based on the assassination of Heydrich while the war was going on.... "Hangmen Also Die" (1943) with Brian Donlevy. Was that the movie you saw?

From what I remember, the flooding of the Crypt area was somewhat ineffective, as the Czech soldiers climbed up onto platforms on the walls, so they were out of the water for the most part. However, the cold water would have made the atmosphere in there quite "chilly". The Church is only a short distance from the river, so it wouldn't have been difficult to draw water from there. In any case, with ammunition almost expended and no hope of escape, there was really only one logical conclusion......

The church is easy to find and IMO a must see. The following link is like 90 pages but detailed about the whole operation. http://www.army.cz/images/id_7001_8000/7419/assassination-en.pdf