A SOBERING DAY AT LIDICE

Lidice is (was) a small village of 500 inhabitants just 20 minutes from Prague. It was completely destroyed by the Nazis in retaliation for the assassination of the most important Nazi leader in Eastern Europe (Reinherd Heydrich). Every physical trace of the village was destroyed and literally removed from any map or historical record; the male inhabitants, over 15 years old, were shot; the women were separated from their children and sent to concentrations camps; and the children, 82 of 105, were gassed in the back of trucks designed for that purpose.

This life-size bronze monument represents the children, 42 girls and 40 boys murdered in 1942.

If you are interested in reading more about this tragedy click on this Lidice link.