Operation Daybreak (1975)

Plot: In 1942 Czechoslovakia, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich is appointed to become the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. The terror and oppression that follow cause Allied authorities in London to authorize a secret mission to kill the man who has come to be known as "The Butcher of Prague".

The film explores shows the operation leading up to Heydrich's death as well as the massive German reprisals that followed it.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Reinhard
• Heydrich
• Max
• Heinrich
• Rostock
• Prag

[Cool2BCeltic]

A film that really raises the question how wise killing Heydrich was. Not knuckling under to the Nazis was one thing, doing things that would provoke them into taking murderous revenge on innocent people was another. Had he not been assassinated, the obscenity of Lidice would never have happened and Heydrich would probably have shot himself in 1945 rather than face the consequences or been tried at Nuremberg and without doubt have received a death sentence.

[hhamaildk]

@junkman19571

the russian had been acting like the nazi way before the word 'nazi' was invented - ever since the forming of the cheka in 1917

[Malcolmwxw]

@Cool2BCeltic

That is all nice your opinions.But im not here to arguer.But just remember how man czechoslovakian people he killed befor he wos killed.

[varelion]

@Cool2BCeltic I don't think that he would have shot himself. Even Himmler and Goering killed themselves only when there was absolutely no chance of getting away without punishment. Like so many other Nazis he would have tried to escape to South America, perhaps with the help of the Vatican, and to continue his career there.

like the rest of the scum

[Plymouthpilot]

If nothing was ever done just so as to avoid murderous revenge against innocent people, then tyranny would triumph! The revenge exacted was the responsibility of the Germans, not that of those who opposed them.

[1BMWdrvr1]

Thank you for your efforts in posting this movie. Folks like you are a real blessing to those of us unable to afford Netflix...

[jrms999]

@Cool2BCeltic In this context the killing of Heydrich, in his capacity as Reich's protector for Bohemia and the Sudetenland annulled the Munich Agreement = so made the political support of the exiled Czech gov't under Benes possible in light of Chamberlain's foolhardy signature with Herr Hitler.

[crazeeborg]

Gr8 movie. Pretty accurate too.

[cattillermantea]

sad for the nazi. too bad they lost. LOL

[hhamaildk]

@TheVaughan5

So did I

I found the hospital where passed away as well