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9 introduction  17 Symbol of Lidice 19 Lidice in winter 21 Lidice from east 23 The cross of Rákos 25  Lidice from north 27  The tragic place 29  Lidice from south 31  Houses past the road to Buštěhrad 33  "Gailovna" 35  This old building before the church was a remainder of old times 37  The church 39  Shield of the duchess of Toskán  41  The spire of the Lidice-church 43  The church entrance 45  Chieff-altar 47  Pulpit and St. Maria-altar of the church 49 Pulpit and St. Maria-altar 51  Paintings 53  Anna Maria grandduchess of Toskán 55  The monument 57  The school 59  The inn „U Šilhánů“ 61  Part of the village 63  Estate of Šroubek 65  Estate of Podzemský 67  "U Šenfeldrů" 69  Entrance to Horáks estate 71  Horáks farm 73  "U Huříků"

75  The old mill 77  Miller Liška 79  A little street 81  This workers 83  Citizens of Lidice 85  When the road to Buštěhrad 87  Corpus Christi day in 191 89  The parson Josef Štemberka 91  The grawe-digger of the cemetery at Lidice 93  The miller 95  Zoung fire-men 97  Mrs. Rákosová at home 99  The pond 101 Harvest 103 Funeral 105 A little brook 107 Tragic time 109 What remainded 111 The church before the complete destroying 113 Walls accuse ... 115 The cemetery after the destroying 117 A year after the tragedy 119 Lidice vanished ... 121 Lidice shall live 123 The 6 th may 1945 125 The first adaptation of the grave 127 The guard of honour 129 Visit after visit 131 The most beloved visit