Lidice Memorial


The real Lidice Memorial is located in Lidice, Czech Republic, as per http://www.lidice-memorial.cz/en/, and should not be confused with the memorial with the same name in Wisconsin, USA.
The real Lidice Memorial is located in Lidice, Czech Republic, not to be confused with the memorial with the same name in Wisconsin, USA. Phillips, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

History

The memorial was built as a tribute to the village of Lidice in Czechoslovakia. In 1942 the village was destroyed and nearly all of its citizens were killed or dispersed by the Ordnungspolizei of Nazi Germany in response to Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. The Phillips monument was erected in 1944 in Sokol Park.