The attack on Heydrich
27 May–4 June 1942
At the bend below Vychovatelna, Gabčík’s submachine gun failed. Kubiš used a bomb that wounded both Heydrich and himself.
On its route to Prague, Heydrich’s car had to slow at the bend below Vychovatelna. Gabčík attempted to fire, but his STEN failed. Kubiš threw the prepared bomb; its explosion beside the car wounded Heydrich.
Sources, licences and acknowledgements
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The attackers escaped separately. The wounded Kubiš again depended on local assistance. After stopping with the Nováks, he reached the Piskáčeks in Vysočany, where physician Břetislav Lyčka treated him. His escape still depended on the people helping him.
Heydrich was taken to Bulovka Hospital and died on 4 June. Nazi searches, executions and the extension of the state of emergency began after the attack, not only after his death. They also struck people without a direct connection to the operation.
Places
- The bend below Vychovatelna — the attack on Heydrich
Where the car slowed and the attack occurred.
- The Piskáček home — the parachutists’ Vysočany base
Treatment of the wounded Kubiš.
- Bulovka — a hospital, Heydrich’s treatment and wartime resistance
Heydrich’s hospital treatment after the attack.
The parachutists sought safe shelter while the Gestapo searched for them and their helpers.