General Reinhard Heydrich 1904-1942

Born Halle, 7th march, 1904. At age 16, he joined the right-wing Freikorps. Later, he joined the German Navy.

Promoted to lieutenant in 1928. Joined the German intelligence service. However, he lost his job in a scandal.

Heydrich joined the Nazi Party. He became a member of the Schutzstaffel (SS). By 1933, Heydrich had reached the rank of Obergruppenfuhrer.

In 1936, Richard Heydrich became head of the SD (Sicherheitsdienst) and the Gestapo. Heydrich was given control of Czechoslovakia.

In 1941, MI6 collaberated with the Czech resistance, to assassinate Heydrich. Nn 27th May, 1942, Heydrich was killed by a grenade while travelling in his car in Prague.

World War Two

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