Jozef Gabčík

Jozef Gabčík
Jozef Gabčík
Born	7 April 1912; Rajecké Teplice, Austria-Hungary; (now Slovakia);
Died	18 June 1942 (aged 30); Prague, Occupied Czechoslovakia
Buried	Ďáblice cemetery
Allegiance	Czechoslovakia; United Kingdom;
Service/branch	Czechoslovak Army; Czechoslovak government-in-exile;
Years of service	1939–1942
Rank	Rotmistr (Staff Sergeant)
Unit	Special Operations Executive
Battles/wars	World War II; Battle of France; Operation Anthropoid;
Awards	Czechoslovak War Cross; 1939–1945; Croix de Guerre;

Jozef Gabčík (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈjɔzev ˈɡaptʂiːk]; 8 April 1912 – 18 June 1942) was a Slovak soldier in the Czechoslovak Army involved in the Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of acting Reichsprotektor (Realm-Protector) of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, SS Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich.

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