[Photo] Lidice, Czechoslovakia 10 Jun 1942. SS officer standing over the bodies of all 173 of the village’s men in the garden at the Horák family farm. The mattresses were put up against the stone wall to prevent ricochets. [Colorized by WW2DB]

Lidice, Czechoslovakia 10 Jun 1942. SS officer standing over the bodies of all 173 of the village’s men in the garden at the Horák family farm. The mattresses were put up against the stone wall to prevent ricochets. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Lidice, Czechoslovakia 10 Jun 1942. SS officer standing over the bodies of all 173 of the village’s men in the garden at the Horák family farm. The mattresses were put up against the stone wall to prevent ricochets. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase

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LC-USZ62-41944

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10 Jun 1942

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Lidice, Kladno, Czechoslovakia

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24 Feb 2023

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WW2-Era Place Name	Lidice, Kladno, Czechoslovakia
Lat/Long	50.1413, 14.2007

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