An Historian's 40 Years of Study of Operation Anthropoid
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- An Historian's 40 Years of Study of Operation Anthropoid
With John Martin
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John Martin's is one of the UK's best stand-up comedians, but he is also a historian and today he joins us on WW2TV to talk about his decades of study into Operation Anthropoid which took place 80 years ago this week. Operation Anthropoid was the code name for the plan to assassinate Nazi Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich in 1942, and John is considered a world expert on the subject. He has appeared in TV documentaries and was even sought out by producers of the 2016 blockbuster movie Anthropoid to provide expertise, including on the actual film set in Prague. He was also the first person to be given an interview by Heider Heydrich, the only surviving son of Reinhard Heydrich. He will talk about his many visits to Prague and his on-going research
For more information, please visit John's website about this fascinating story and details of his book:'heydrich1942.com/
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I have been official guide of Prague for ages, but I started to be more into Czechoslovak resistance in the past 3 years and did my own meetings with some of the family relatives of these heroes, especially Gabciks family, coz Im Slovak myself, but Mr. John Martin is a total class act! I need to have this book soon! Bless you John, its so wonderful to see that foreigners love our heroes so much and that you invested your life into knowing all about Anthropoid! Bless you!
40 years of research Wow. John underestimates his abilities, his dedication and determination to provide such detailed information on his chosen subject. The mere fact that Hydriech had raised production through his 'sugar and whip' philosophy blew me away. I believe 100% with John, that fact alone made him a target. Although the assassination attempt didn't actually kill him, it certainly led to his eventual death. Sadly the aftermath led to an onslaught on innocent people never seen before. Great show, great on site info and facts.
Well done John, your passion shines through, the honesty and integrity is outstanding.
This was one of your best shows ever Paul. What a great guest. What a knowledgeable, yet humble guy John is. Please have him back regularly as This really was truly fascinating, interesting and educational. The people involved are celebrated and rightly remembered. The repercussions were savage and show what we were fighting against and eventually, thanks to God I often think, we prevailed and destroyed this savage regime.
I just finished watching "Anthropoid" the movie. It was very moving and told much of the story I never knew. It was dramatic and thought provoking. I appreciate John Martin's influence in the film. It tells us what the price was for freedom from the concepts of the Nazi Party for domination. Very humbling.
A great insight into not only this 'incident' but how one person went about researching it.
This is just as fascinating as when I watched it the first time a year ago but with your recent trip to the Anthropoid op locations in Prague, I wanted to rewatch John's interview. His book is amazing and I reccomend it to anyone.
2016 film starring Mr (Oppenhiemer) Murphy, who is a fantastic actor..wiil complete my nightime viewing
Really enjoyed John's presentation of his research and the experiences of meeting the families of all parties involved in this famous operation. I would love to hear more from him, if possible.
Wow that was some presentation by John, what dedication to research a subject. I found this enthralling, yet again WW2TV at its best. Thank you so much John and Paul, a number one subject, brilliant 👍
ditto to this post from Kevin! well said, my friend
It is such a joy to listen to someone talking about a subject that is his passion!
What a great way to spend my evening watching and listening to a fascinating guest discuss his findings about Operation Anthropoid. I was a spellbound pup as I listened to his Merseyside accent describing his story. He is definitely a historian in every way, and one with the gift of good storytelling and charming sense of humor. Thanks for such a gift Woody! Wish we could all be having a beer at the pub together as we listened.
A beer together sounds wonderful
I've been fascinated for years with the people and events of this operation. Great to see someone take such a deep dive into it...
Just rewatched this a perfect accompaniment to your journeys this week 😊
Brilliant, brilliant video, I had to jump through the video as I'm just back from shift but will watch it in full soon. well done John for his passion on the subject.
I've travelled all over Slovakia and parts of Czech Republic including Prague a number of times, kicking myself i didn't look more into arthropod other than watching movies.
Nowadays I´m reading two e-books about Operation Antropoide, actually I must to buy the book of John Martin of course
Excellent interview!
Paul/John,
Fantastic presentation! I am gutted that I couldn’t watch it live. So interesting. Will certainly watch the films again. I want to go to Prague!! Bob
Just fascinating! Wonderful show!!!
Wow!!!! Stunning presentation.
Thank you! Cheers!
John Martin's insights and passion about this are so evident and contagious. So wonderful to hear his stories of how the recognition of the operation has evolved over the years and his fears of how it may be over commercialized. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Nice show. Good to have some like these now and again.
What a lovely guy! One hour 18 minutes went like it was 10 minutes.
Wonderful presentation by John. Thank you. Great research and told with passion. Look forward to seeing John on again
Great presentation Woody and John. Devastated that After the Battle magazine is ending.
Great presentation Woody. Devastated that After the Battle magazine is ending.
Wow, what an interesting episode! This channel really never disappoints.
Incredible story, incredible research, incredible man. Great find Woody. After Mr. Ultra, we now have Mr. Operation Anthropoid.
Well said!
Great show John ... thanks
Wow! This was a very interesting program. Thank you both.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Looking forward to all your new shows Woody. Pigeons? Looking forward to that one also.
Immediately after Heydrich's arrival to Prague the martial law was imposed, gestapo arrested protectorate Prime Minister - gen. Alois Elias and two days later he was sentenced to death. Also many executions of previously detained important people started immediately (a lot of member of pre-war Czechoslovak army generality, Sokol members, pre-war politicians and well known public figures involved in resistence etc.). Especially those executed generals (e.g. Bily, Vojta, Svatek etc.) or Balaban (member of 3 Kings) were mentors or very close colleagues of guys running Czechoslovak millitary intelligence in London, even close friends - from pre-war times, so F. Moravec and his team took it like some kind of personal revenge. Blow for a blow. To let nazis know they can't f*ck with them easily.
Gabcik and Kubis were told to kill either Heydrich or Emanuel Moravec (basically the biggest Czechoslovak traitor, pre-war army officer), the choice was up to them based on situation "on the ground". They had chosen Heydrich. As defacto #3 in Nazi regime he was the highest ranked German killed by Allies during WW2.
Another great one, Woody, Sorry I missed the live
No worries
So on point about being interested in history. I went to college for 2 weeks then went to jail. I’ve been in restaurants for 30 years. Got 4 years next week with no hard drugs. Yet I’m sitting here smoking a number. Love this stuff. Thanks again for doing these. Finished 2 books by Stahel and I’m on McManus’ Island Infernos. Bout to read Blood and Fire about the Original Iron Sheik. ( I’m also a fan of classic wrestling)
Fascinating show, and brought up a few great general points for me.
1) Memorials - They obviously commemerate victims or the dead. But the proliferation of them, and potential politics behind them, show they are as much a statement of those who erect them as they are about those who are commemorated.
2) Nazi Legacy - Heydrich's son did nothing wrong, and he seems to be a victim of the effects of the Nazi regime as much as anyone else. The knowledge of what his father did, and with the stigma attached to the family, it must be hard for him to led any semblance of a normal life. It's not only those who were directly persecuted by the Nazi's whose lives were destroyed, it effected so many innocent people including children of the persecutors, and that should be acknowledged.
There have been rumors that they used poisoned bullets.
Thanks gents
There was a fairly recent film that had been on youtube but got removed, not the film Anthropoid and not Operation Daybreak , it was spelled Anthropoide with an "e" at the end I think? It was in another language , either Czeck or French I recall. Had much better cinema than the Heydrich films made apart from the 2016 film. Does anyone know which one I am referring to? I am sure I did not imagine it .. There is one detail my late Grandfather used to share with me that was innaccurate . The story my Grandafather told me when I was a young boy in the 80's was that the Germans were fanatical about punctuality and that all Gabcic and Kubis needed to do was to place a bomb that would go off at a precise time as Heydrich was always punctual. In fact it turned out , from what I understand , that Heydrich was running late on the morning of the attack.
Here it is , the language was French! czcams.com/video/oydgVS8SW9Y/video.htmlsi=loJ8Pm_Koiy-7GBI
This is brilliant! Typical Liverpudlian. An historian but also a comedian as well. 🤣 How Liverpool.
What about Karel Curda ?😮😮😮
Yep, sentenced to death postwar
@@WW2TVsince I read Lina HEYDRICH'S BOOK : Leben mit einem Kriegsverbrecher back in 1977; I read DESCHNER'S bio of Heydrich : the pursuit of total power 1977 [the best one] ; then M. Ivanov's ; then DEDERICHS and Gerwath's [a rehash of common places) 15 years I bought in Prag a booklet of Heydrich's speeches in both German and Czech [you can have it If you send me your address😅] . Now Heydrich was known to be impeccably dressed and he had bad front teeth....could you tell me more about this personal habits [ not the sexual ones) If you know anything about this at all. Churchill wore Savile row suits, for instance. So that kind of details.
Greetings from Paris
Jp vogel
At least they got that coward
I blame the Bren gun (and I'm British)
It was a Sten that jammed
I blame the Sten gun that jammed (and I'm British)
There you go
I do believe in past lives😅😅😅