What true story did a World War II film that Anthony Andrews star in that was the only successful assassination of a senior Nazi leader during World War II?
Operation Anthropoid Operation Anthropoid was the code name for the assassination of Schutzstaffel (SS)-"Obergruppenführer" and "General der Polizei" Reinhard Heydrich, head of the "Reichssicherheitshauptamt" (Reich Main Security Office, RSHA), the combined security services of Nazi Germany, and acting "Reichsprotektor" of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The operation was carried out in Prague on 27 May 1942 after having been prepared by the British Special Operations Executive with the approval of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile. Wounded in the attack, Heydrich died of his injuries on 4 June 1942. His death led to a wave of merciless reprisals by German SS troops, including the destruction of villages and the killing of civilians. Anthropoid was the only successful assassination of a senior Nazi leader during World War II.
The Adventures of Tartu The Adventures of Tartu (alternate British title and American release title: Sabotage Agent, aka Tartu), is a 1943 British Second World War spy film starring Robert Donat. It was a morale booster of the era portraying Nazis as highly corruptible due to their desire to seduce women and to gain personal advancement.