Operation Anthropoid

The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich (code name Operation Anthropoid) was a diversionary operations of Czechoslovak paratroopers in World War II, which carried out the assassination of the Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich. The assassination was carried out May 27, 1942 in Prague-Liben pair of Czechoslovak paratroopers Gab��k Jozef and Jan Kubis, who were for the task specially trained in the UK. It was a rare and very unique diversionary assassinate leaders of Nazi Germany or the armed forces during the second world war. Assassination woke up in the world such acclaim that its basis was revoked by the British and the Munich Agreement was promised post-war reconstruction of Czechoslovakia in his "pre-Munich" Borders, which was one of the main political goals of the assassination.

Josef Gab��k * 8th 4th 1912 - 18. 6. 1942

Josef Gab��k was born 8. 4. 1912 in the village Poluvsie u Rajeske Teplic.Jeho father was Francis Gab��k who worked twice in America, so the family could well postarat.Gab��kova mother, meanwhile, took care of the household. He had three siblings, of whom one sister and two brothers. �udov� attended school in Rajeck� Teplice, after four years the town school and 2 years of follow-vocational schools. He apprenticed as a blacksmith. Entered the military service in Ko�ice and Pre�ov experienced school for non-commissioned officers. After the military service, but he remained in the army as d�leslou��c� podd�stojn�k.Na army left his father's wishes and began working in a factory in Zilina nerve gases. There was however injured in the accident and therefore went to a military warehouse in Trencin. When forwarding warehouse German forces committed sabotage, and to escape punishment flees with her boyfriend in Poland. From Poland, the ship transported to France and is promoted to sergeant. After the surrender of France to ship gets back on the soil of England. It is inserted into a landing ANTHROPOID 27. 5. 1942, together with Jan Kubis and Josef Val��k perform the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. He fell in the church. Cyril and Methodius Ressel Street. For his heroic actions in 2004 posthumously promoted to colonel posthumously.

Jan Kubis * 24th 6th 1913 - 18. 6. 1942

Jan Kubis was born on 24 6th, 1913 in Lower Vil�movice. Father Francis was a cobbler, and when she died Kubi�ova mother married Mary damper. The family was very large, and after completion of compulsory schooling had to help children in the household. Jan Kubis never nevyu�il and boarded compulsory military service Jihlava. Prod�lal NCO School and was promoted to corporal, sergeant later on. After mobilization flees to Poland and from the ship to France Chrobry. Here he meets Joseph Gab��ka and their friendship begins. After the surrender of France sails to England and is included in the landing ANTHROPOID. Along with Joseph and Joseph Gab��k Val��k carried out the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, and it is Kubis, who disposed of Czech nation one of the most evil of the Nazis. Jan Kubis was killed in the church. Cyril and Methodius Ressel street in the heroic defense of the church crust. As the only Germans were killed when a German shells almost torn apart. He fell into a coma and it was already waken. For his heroic actions in 2004 posthumously promoted to colonel posthumously.