Lidice Tragedy

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

42/60

Date Released

27 Jul 1942

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Japs Raid Port Darwin and Port Moresby
2. 2Trial of Nazi Saboteurs
3. 3Lidice Tragedy
4. 4Engineers Clear the Way
5. 5Aboard Soviet Ship
6. 6Royal Baby Christened
7. 7More German Prisoners from the Middle East
8. 8Knocking ‘Em Down
9. 9Road Safety Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 9

Summary

Ceremony takes place at Stern Park Gardens, Illinois to change its name to Lidice, commemorating the Czech village that was destroyed by the Germans. Wendell Willkie speaks.

Keywords

Commemorations; Politics and government; Ceremonies

Locations

Illinois; Stern Park Gardens; Lidice

Length of story (in feet)

96

Story extras:

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