In March 1939, Nazi Germany occupied Bohemia and Moravia, turning the heart of Czechoslovakia into a Protectorate of fear. But one Slovak soldier refused to submit. Jozef Gabčík, a young paratrooper trained in exile, returned home with a single, impossible mission — to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, the ruthless “Butcher of Prague.”
Together with Jan Kubiš, Gabčík carried out one of the most daring acts of resistance in World War II — Operation Anthropoid. Their ambush struck at the core of Nazi power but unleashed savage reprisals, including the annihilation of the villages Lidice and Ležáky. Cornered in a Prague church, Gabčík chose death over capture, his courage forever etched in the nation’s memory.
This is the story of sacrifice, betrayal, and immortal bravery — how two men proved that even in the darkest times, freedom is worth dying for.