Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:15:03 +0200UK village to finally get monument to Anthropoid heroeshttps://english.radio.cz/uk-village-finally-get-monument-anthropoid-heroes-8199855© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalPrior to being dropped in Nazi-controlled Bohemia to carry out the assassination of German governor Reinhard Heydrich, the Czechoslovak parachutists Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš were based in the English village of Ightfield, where they befriended the local Ellison family. Now – 75 years after their daring mission – the pair are set to get a monument there. The man behind the campaign to honour them in this way is Englishman John Martin, the author of a book on Operation Anthropoid.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/kubis_gabcik.jpg?timestamp=1591407593 UK village to finally get monument to Anthropoid heroes https://english.radio.cz/uk-village-finally-get-monument-anthropoid-heroes-8199855 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9