Heinz Pannwitz (1911–1975)
Heinz Pannwitz (1911–1975)
Who was the chief investigator of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich?
Author(s): Pavel Kreisinger, Jan ZumrSubject(s): Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů
Keywords: Prague; Gestapo; Heinz Pannwitz; Reinhard Heydrich;assassination;
Summary/Abstract: On the twenty-seventh of May 1942, the history of European anti-Nazi resistance was marked indelibly as the day when an attack on Reinhard Heydrich was carried out in Prague. In connection with the subsequent investigation of the assassination, the name of his chief investigator, Heinz Pannwitz, a member of the Prague Gestapo, is now widely known. His character appeared in the last film processing of this event.
Journal: Paměť a dějiny
- Issue Year: XI/2017
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 81-92
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Czech