Reinhard Heydrich (1904–1942) had a rapid career in the Nazi state. In just a few years, he rose under Heinrich Himmler to become the most powerful man in the surveillance and persecution apparatus of the SS and police. During World War II, he was a key orchestrator of the Holocaust.
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Reinhard Heydrich (links) vor dem Quartier der Einsatzgruppe II in Tschenstochau (Südpolen), Anfang September 1939
As “Deputy Reich Protector”, he took rigorous action against the resistance in the German-occupied part of Czechoslovakia. He died in June 1942 as a result of an assassination attempt in Prague. After his death, the regime celebrated him as a “martyr”.
The exhibition “Reinhard Heydrich. Career and Violence” examines the path and conditions of Reinhard Heydrich’s rise to power and highlights his role in the complex of Nazi crimes.
In conclusion it draws attention to images and ideas associated with Heydrich that originated in Nazi propaganda, were perpetuated and reinterpreted after 1945, and continue to have an impact today.
