利迪泽村屠杀(英中对照)

古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。
利迪泽村屠杀
in september 1941, hitler appointed reinhard heydrich as the administrative head of czechoslovakia, where his inhumanity earned him the nicknames"hangman of europe" and"the beast".
in may 1942, heydrich was severely wounded in a grenade attack by two czech parachutists sent from london by the czech government-in-exile. he died of his wounds, and the nazis swore revenge. on 10 june, the ss razed to the ground the village of lidice, whose residents were known to be hostile to the occupation, and all the male residents over 16 years of age were killed. the czechs were so stunned by the nazis' brutality that they came to view resistance activities with considerably less enthusiasm, and the assassination was so unpopular that the czech government-in-exile denied all responsibility for it, even after the war.

一九四一年九月，希特勒委任赖恩哈德．海德里希为捷克行政首长。海德里希实行残酷统治，获得「欧洲绞刑手」、「野兽」等称号。
一九四二年五月，伦敦的捷克流亡政府派来两名捷克伞兵，向海德里希掷手榴弹。海德里希伤重死亡。纳粹党誓言报复。六月十日，以仇恨入侵者著称的利迪泽村遭纳粹党卫军夷为平地，十六岁以上男村民全部被杀。捷克人见纳粹党这样凶残，惊惧之余，对反纳粹活动的热情大减；捷克流亡政府见刺杀海德里希行动这样不得人心，也否认和刺杀行动有任何关系，甚至战后都不敢承认。