Jozef Gabčík

Jozef Gabčík
Born(1912-04-08)8 April 1912
Died18 June 1942(1942-06-18) (aged 30)
Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Buried
Allegiance
Service / branch
Years of service1939–1942
RankRittmeister
UnitSpecial Operations Executive
Battles / wars
Awards

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 the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich.