364: The Man with the Iron Heart


The Mercedes convertible in which Reinhard Heydrich was riding, after the assassination attempt.

On the Eastern Front, Hitler and the Wehrmacht planned their 1942 offensive. The Wehrmacht was battered after the hard winter, while the Red Army was stronger than ever.

Unhappy with the unrest in Bohemia and Moravia, Hitler assigned Reinhard Heydrich to pacify the region.

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Fanfare

Opening War Theme

Violin Sonata
Composed in 1914 by Leoš Janáček. Public domain.
Performed by Jean-Claude Féret and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC 3.0 DEED. Source.

Closing War Theme


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