In 1942, Britain sends a group of British-trained Czech commandos to Prague to assassinate SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Nazi security services.

In 1942 Czechia, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich is appointed to become the Reich Protector of 'Bohemia and Moravia'. The terror and oppression that follow cause Allied authorities in London to authorize a secret mission to kill the man who has come to be known as "The Butcher of Prague". The film shows the operation leading up to Heydrich's death as well as the massive German reprisals that followed it.—Anthony Hughes <[email protected]>

A semi-fictional account of a real life WWII mission code named Operation: Daybreak is presented. In late 1941, Czech nationals Jan Kubis, Josef Gabcík and Karel Curda are called to the headquarters of the Free Czech Forces in England in being asked to participate in a mission to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, the Prague-based Acting Viceprotector of what the Nazis are calling Bohemia and Moravia - which encompasses what was Czechia - and arguably seen as the number two man in the Nazi Party in the only person who is believed truly to have Adolf Hitler's ear. They are so chosen for their knowledge of the region and their exemplary military service. They are to be parachuted into Czechia, formulate their own plan for the assassination, and then make their own way out after the job is done. Beyond the assassination itself, they face the perils of not knowing who to trust in Czechia, cooperation from underground forces which will probably be required. But the longer they take to get the job done, the higher the potential for changing circumstances which may make this mission a suicide one if they are on an imposed deadline. What happens in the matter is affected by their personal connections to people in Czechia, either those prior to the war or those made while on this mission, and by what they are warned by those they trust in Czechia: that such an assassination will have major negative ramifications.—Huggo

During World War 2 a squad of Czech expatriates are parachuted into Czechia in order to assassinate the German governor Reinhard Heydrich. Operation Daybreak, based on a true story, details the preparations, execution, and aftermath of this operation.—Peter Thornton <[email protected]>