The Embassy Commemorates the 76th Anniversary of Lidice Massacre

The U.S. Embassy participated in the annual commemoration of one of the most brutal incidents of World War II: the Nazi annihilation of the Czech village of Lidice and the summary execution of most of its inhabitants in collective retaliation for the assassination of the senior German officer in Prague by Czech patriots in May, ...
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By | 11 June, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News | Tags:

Chargé d’Affaires Steve Kashkett lays a wreath at the common grave in Lidice to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of Lidice massacre, June 13, 2015. (photo U.S. Embassy Prague)

The Embassy Commemorates the 73rd Anniversary of Lidice Massacre

As we do every year, the U.S. Embassy participated in the annual commemoration of one of the most brutal incidents of World War II: the Nazi annihilation of the Czech village of Lidice and the summary execution of most of its inhabitants in collective retaliation for the assassination of the senior German officer in Prague ...
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By | 13 June, 2015 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, History | Tags:

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