The attack on Heydrich was carried out on May 27, 1942 by paratroopers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš. “The successful attack on one of the architects of the Holocaust was one of the most significant diversionary actions of the Second World War.“The president said at the premises of the Prague National Museum at a memorial ceremony on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the assassination. She added that thanks to Gabčík, this attack also bears a” strong Slovak footprint “.

Čaputová also recalled the hundreds of men and women who contributed to this historic event and the follow-up that Germany took after this assassination – including the repression and burning of the village of Lidice. She also recalled the current war in Ukraine.

“The ongoing war in our eastern neighbor, but also the events that this exhibition commemorates, however, tell us that we must never underestimate the protection of democracy,” she said. “The heroes of the anti-fascist resistance give us a clear answer – the answer to the question of whether we want to stand against evil or stand up to itShe added.