Why were the villages of Lidice and Ležáky razed by the Nazis?
They voluntarily supported the Allied forces
They were seen as hotbeds of communism
They were falsely associated with the assassination of Heydrich
The villagers revolted against the Nazis
Answer
The villages of Lidice and Ležáky were mercilessly razed by the Nazis in retaliation for their alleged involvement in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, a high-ranking Nazi official. As punishment, the villages were obliterated, their inhabitants massacred or sent to concentration camps, and the very names of the villages were expunged from existence.
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