City of Pardubice commemorates 80 years since airdrop of Anthropoid parachutists

This Wednesday, December 29, marks exactly 80 years since Czechoslovak parachutists Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš were dropped into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia to carry out the assassination of Nazi governor Reinhard Heydrich during World War II.

On the occasion, the city of Pardubice is organising a commemorative event to honour not only Gabčík and Kubiš, but all of the parachutists who were airdropped that day as part of operations Anthropoid, Silver A and Silver B.

A column of historical vehicles will be driven through the locations associated with the events of the operations and commemorative events are being held in the villages near which the parachutists landed.