Lidice, Czechoslovakia 10 Jun 1942. SS officer standing over the bodies of all 173 of the village’s men in the garden at the Horák family farm. The mattresses were put up against the stone wall to prevent ricochets.

Caption     Lidice, Czechoslovakia 10 Jun 1942. SS officer standing over the bodies of all 173 of the village’s men in the garden at the Horák family farm. The mattresses were put up against the stone wall to prevent ricochets. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Library of Congress
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   LC-USZ62-41944
More on...   
Lidice Massacre   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 991 x 645 pixels
Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 10 Jun 1942
Photos at Same Place Lidice, Kladno, Czechoslovakia
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  This work is believed to be in the public domain.

Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you.
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop



Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you.

Please help us spread the word:

 Reddit
 Bluesky
 Mastodon

Stay updated with WW2DB:

 RSS Feeds


Posting Your Comments on this Topic

Your Name 
Your Webite 
Your Email 
 Your email will not be published
Comment Type 
Your Comments 
 

Notes:

1. We hope that visitor conversations at WW2DB will be constructive and thought-provoking. Please refrain from using strong language. HTML tags are not allowed. Your IP address will be tracked even if you remain anonymous. WW2DB site administrators reserve the right to moderate, censor, and/or remove any comment. All comment submissions will become the property of WW2DB.

2. For inquiries about military records for members of the World War II armed forces, please see our FAQ.
Search WW2DB
Modern Day Location
WW2-Era Place Name Lidice, Kladno, Czechoslovakia
Lat/Long 50.1413, 14.2007
Random Photograph

Personnel of Grossdeutschland brigade with Panzerschreck launcher, Russia, May-Jun 1944

Current Site Statistics

Famous WW2 Quote
"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us... they can't get away this time."

Lt. Gen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, at Guadalcanal


Support Us

Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 a month will go a long way. Thank you!

Or, please support us by purchasing some WW2DB merchandise at TeeSpring, Thank you!