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  1. 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.

  2. The assassination attempt, code-named Operation Anthropoid, was carried out by resistance operatives Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš on 27 May 1942. Heydrich was wounded in the attack and died of his injuries on 4 June.

  3. Aug 11, 2016 · In order to carry out the assassination, soldiers from the Czechoslovakian army-in-exile, including Josef Gabčík (Cillian Murphy in the film) and Jan Kubiš (portrayed by Jamie Dornan), parachuted into their occupied homeland of Czechoslovakia during the night of December 28-29, 1941.

  4. Jozef Gabčík. Genmjr. in memoriam Jozef Gabčík (* 8. apríl 1912, Poluvsie (Rajecké Teplice) – † 18. jún 1942, Praha) bol slovenský vojak pôsobiaci v exilovej česko-slovenskej armáde, ktorý bol účastníkom operácie Antropoid – atentátu na zastupujúceho ríšskeho protektora Reinharda Heydricha. [1]

  5. Apr 21, 2022 · The Allies, the exiled Czech government, and much of Europe wanted him dead. Wikimedia Commons Left to right: Reinhard Heydrich, Jozef Gabčík, Jan Kubiš. But there was a reason his assassination, codenamed Operation Anthropoid, was the only attempt of its kind made during World War II.

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  6. May 27, 2021 · by Kafkadesk Prague office. 27 May 2021. On May 27, 1942, the British-trained Slovak and Czech operatives Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš ambushed the car of the notorious “Butcher of Prague” Reinhard Heydrich, who died of his wounds a few days later. Known as Operation Anthropoid, it was the only successful government-organized assassination ...

  7. 1. On May 27, 1942, two members of the Czechoslovak resistance mortally wounded Reinhard Heydrich, a top Nazi leader. Heydrich died on June 4, 1942. 2. In retaliation for Heydrich’s death, the Nazis chose to annihilate the Czech town of Lidice. German police and SS officials shot the men and deported the women and children.

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