The Death Mask of Reinhard Heydrich. Google Images. Reinhard Heydrich. Second in the SS only to Heinrich Himmler and one of the architects of the Holocaust, Reinhard Heydrich became a martyr of the Third Reich on May 27, 1942, when assassins killed him on the way home from his headquarters in Prague. In September 1941, Heydrich had been ...

Within a short time the Gestapo and SS hunted down and murdered the Czech agents, resistance members, and anyone suspected of being involved in Heydrich's death. At least 10,000 Czechs were arrested. In addition, 3000 Jews were deported from the …

With the death of SS General REINHARD HEYDRICH, Deputy Reich Protector Of Bohemia And Moravia and Head Of The Security Service And Security Police, the National Socialist Movement has made yet another sacrificial contribution to our Folk's struggle for freedom.

The stamp below was issued by the Nazis in honor of Heydrich -- it is an image of his death mask. Black stamp with photograph of a death mask. Titled, "Deutsches Recih.

Jun 9, 2016 · Heydrich’s Death Mask on a Commemorative Postal Stamp Reinhard Heydrich's funeral was one of the most elaborate send-offs staged during the short tenure of the German Third Reich. It was attended by a collection of high-powered dignitaries and functionaries of state including Adolf Hitler himself.

This is a full sheet of 100 Reinhard Heydrich stamps, commemorating his assassination in 1942, and showing his death mask. Included is a period postcard portrait photo of Heydrich. Interesting grouping for the collection room display case.

Heydrich was attacked in Prague on 27 May 1942 by agents of the Czechoslovakian government in exile. He died of his wounds on 4 June 1942. The stamp depicts his death mask.

reprisal on the day of Heydrich's death. As a further reprisal for the killing of Heydrich, Hitler ordered the small Czech mining village of Lidice to be liquidated on the false charge that it had aided the assassins. On 10 June 10 1942, in Lidice, all 172 men and boys over age 16 were shot. The women were

Heydrich was attacked in Prague on 27 May 1942 by agents of the Czechoslovakian government in exile. He died of his wounds on 4 June 1942. The stamp depicts his death mask.