Lidice

Lidice

Lidice , village, NW Czech Republic, in Bohemia. In reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich , the Germans "liquidated" (1942) Lidice by killing all the men, deporting all women and children, and razing the village to the ground. After World War II a new village was built near the site of old Lidice, which is now a national park and memorial.

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Lidice

Lidice, Czech Republic L'udice ‘L'uda's Settlement’ derived from the personal name, L'uda, of a local landlord who owned the settlement. The name was changed to Lidice in the 14th century.

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Lidice

Lidice, see Heydrich, Reinhard

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