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What was Operation Anthropoid?

  • The invasioN of Poland

  • The operation to kill Heydrich

  • The Battle for Berlin

  • The annexation of Austria

Answer

Operation Anthropoid was a daring commando mission carried out during World War II, with the primary goal of assassinating Reinhard Heydrich, a high-ranking Nazi official known as the "Butcher of Prague." The operation involved two Czechoslovak soldiers in exile, Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš, who parachuted into Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Their mission was meticulously planned by the Czechoslovak government-in-exile and British Special Operations Executive.
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