Lidice In 1942 the Nazis killed all the men in Lidice Czechoslovakia, took the women and most of the children into concentration camps and then razed the village to the ground. This crime was committed as a reprisal for the assassination of the Nazi leader Heydrich, A new Lidice has now been built and a garden of friendship and peace with roses blooming in it donated by peace loving people from all over the world. This plaque was unveile by the Mayor of Lidice Madam M Jarosova in the presence of His Excellency the Czechoslovak Ambassador Dr. M. Zemla and the Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Coventry Councillor W. Spencer on Monday the 19th June 1972 to mark the naming of this area Lidice Place as a symbol of the friendship link between Lidice and Coventry born out of war time destruction and now devoted to international understanding and peace.