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At 2 AM on 28 March 1942, the group parachuted from a BritishHalifax aircraft which also carried the unsuccessful group Zink. Their objectives included sabotaging gasworks inPrague, delivering radio-sets to other resistance fighters, and guiding bombers to theŠkoda Works inPlzeň.[2]
Due to a navigation error they landed inOřechov, not their intended destination, resulting in the loss of significant material and pursuit by theGestapo. Consequently, the group members decided to split and operate independently.Ivan Kolařík, a member of the group, committed suicide on 1 April 1942, after losing his fake ID, in a desperate attempt to shield his family from reprisals following the compromise of his cover.
First LieutenantAdolf Opálka andKarel Čurda travelled to Prague to joinOperation Anthropoid, aimed at assassinating high ranking GermanSS officialReinhard Heydrich. Upon joining group Silver A, Opálka was tasked with commanding the parachute groups. The operationsuccessfully eliminated Heydrich, but in the aftermath, as mass executions started during the second martial law, Čurda sought refuge with his mother in Nová Hlína. Unable to withstand the physical and emotional strain and seeking to protect his family, Čurda betrayed his military oath by providing theGestapo with information after an announcement promising leniency for such intelligence. This led to the discovery of the assassins’ hideout at Prague'sSs. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral.[3] A fierce battle ensued, resulting in the death or suicide of Opálka and other resistors. Čurda subsequently assisted the Gestapo in identifying the bodies of fellow parachutists, receiving a portion of the 10 millionReichsmark reward offered by the occupiers.
After the war, Karel Čurda was apprehended and brought before an extraordinary people's court, which found him guilty oftreason. He was sentenced to death and subsequently executed byhanging atPankrác Prison on 29 April 1947.
^Keary, F.E. (2022).SOE in Czechoslovakia: The Special Operations Executive’s Czech Section in WW2—An Official History. Pen & Sword Books.ISBN9781399082754.
