Memorial to the Children Victims of the War, Lidice
The Memorial to the Children Victims of the War (
Work began on the memorial in 1980, but it was not until 2000, ten years after Uchytilová's death, that it was completed by her husband. The "Garden of Peace and Friendship" adjoins the memorial.Background
On 10 June 1942 the Nazis killed all 173 adult men and 52 women in Lidice as a reprisal for the assassination of Nazi official
Features
In 1980, the sculptor Marie Uchytilová began plans for a memorial which would not only commemorate the local children who died at the camps but symbolize the "13 million child victims of World War II."
References
- ^ Stehlík 2004, p. 130.
- ^ a b c Steele 2013, p. 123.
- ^ a b "The Massacre at Lidice". Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Willoughby, Ian (23 November 2010). "Locals indignant and saddened at theft of part of memorial to Lidice children". Radio Prague. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Steele 2013, p. 117.
- ^ Steele 2013, p. 124.
Bibliography
- Steele, Brent J. (2013). Alternative Accountabilities in Global Politics: The Scars of Violence. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-63269-0.
- Stehlík, Eduard (2004). Lidice: The Story of a Czech Village. V ráji for the Lidice Memorial. ISBN 978-80-86758-14-5.