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INVITATION: Operation Anthropoid 70th Aniversary

KVH Rota Nazdar and Association "Men of pres. E.Benes" together with city part of Prague 8, invite broad public to rememberance event for 70th anniversary of operation "Anthropoid" The event will take place in Thomayer park, Prague - Liben on 26.-27. May 2012

.........................................................."Men of retribution"

The aim of the event is promotion of Czechoslovak resistance in the Western front during WWII, focused on training and operational deployment of groups air-dropped to Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia. The emphassis will be put mainly on the air-drop "Anthropoid" and other groups actively participating on successful assassination of Deputy Third Reich Protector R. Heydrich. The presentation will be held in form of period military camp, with military regime, great number of period artefacts, weapons, field ambulance, field kitchen etc. Visitors will be able to see number of guided demonstrations, such as reconstruction of the assassination inc. Mercedes,  training of men preparing to be dropped, display of operational material (parachute and drop material packing, abseil, self-defence, Engineer and destruction training) Further, the visitors will see 25pdr gun drill, 3"mortar training, aquatic training etc). Over 30 uniformed men of several re-enactor groups will take action. There will be great number of British WWII vehicles on display.

The program counts with open-air period film projection and late 1930s fashion show.

An almanac, badges, period post-cards and other printed material will be issued. The event will start from 10am Saturday and Sunday. All visitors are heartily welcome.

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