Operation Anthropoid: Investigating the Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich (No AI Documentary)

On a quiet spring morning in 1942, a German staff car turned onto an ordinary street in Nazi-occupied Prague. Inside was one of the Third Reich’s most feared men, a figure so brutal the Czech people called him “the Butcher”. What he didn’t know was that just ahead of him, weapons hidden beneath their coats, a handful of assassins lay in wait. They had trained for months for this moment, knowing that once they acted, there would be no turning back. But how did they come to be standing on that street? What unfolded in the seconds that followed, and how far would the consequences reach? Using rare Gestapo and SS reports documenting those events in meticulous detail, along with eyewitness testimony and modern technology, we’ll investigate, moment-by-moment, the story of Operation Anthropoid: The assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one-time payment: • Support us via Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/BattleGuide • One Time Support: https://battleguide.co.uk/support Newsletter: If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: ⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter Links: • Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/podcast • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattleGuide • Twitter: https://twitter.com/BattleguideVT • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@battleguide General Sources: • US National Archives (NARA) • Google Earth Pro & Web Versions • Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) Credits: • Research & Script: Dan Hill & Michael Adato • Narration: Dan Hill • Editing: Shane Greer • Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen • Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer • Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben