Heydrich, Reinhard, assassination

Right, the unprimed grenade recovered by the Nazis in May 1941 after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. The twin of this specially modified British anti-tank grenade was the weapon which killed Heydrich. Did it contain a filling of lethal germs Above, Heydrich s bomb-damaged Mercedes a few hours after the attack. The Nazi leader suffered relatively minor splinter wounds, but mysteriously died a week later. 

The unprimed grenade recovered by the Nazis in May 1942 after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. 

Against this background it is therefore not surprising that the British Secret Service should have turned to Fildes for help when, in October 1941, they began to plan Operation Anthropoid. Its object the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. 

A FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY WAS BOTULINUM TOXIN USED IN THE ASSASSINATION OF REINHARD HEYDRICH ... 

Davis RA. The assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1971 August 304-318. (2) Ramsey WG, ed. The... 

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