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.

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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
WW2-Era Location Name Lidice, Kladno, Czechoslovakia
Date 10 Jun 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
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