Lidice massacre lidice ( 2011) Lidice (Czech language : Lidice ) is a village in the Czech Republic ...
Lidice massacre lidice ( 2011) Lidice (Czech language : Lidice ) is a village in the Czech Republic in Czech state . In the second the world 1942 war six menstrual Hitler personally ordered the Nazi German army completely destroyed in retaliation for villagers cover to hide the assassination of Heydrich the England Ranger members . Adults were all massacred , about 340 people were killed (including 88 children) , infant supported Nazism in Germany domestic adoption . Lidice tragedy inspired the Czechs , anti-German resistance movement , and become the source of later International Children's Day ( June 1 ) .