1942 Print Dedication Eternal Light Lidice Czech Republic World War II Child FZ7 XGS5 for Lippincott's Monthly Magazine

for Lippincott's Monthly Magazine

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1942 Print Dedication Eternal Light Lidice Czech Republic World War II Child FZ7 XGS5 for Lippincott's Monthly MagazineThis is an original 1942 halftone print of a family at the Dedication of Eternal Light to commemorate Lidice, Czech Republic. The village is located northwest of Prague and was completely destroyed by German forces in the spring of 1942, after Czech and Slovak soldiers attacked and killed Reinhard Heydrich of the Third Reich. A new town was built on the site, and was named after the fallen city. Allied propaganda forces commemorated the city, and in