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Josef Gabcik

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Josef Gabcik

Birth
Poluvsie, okres Žilina, Žilinský, Slovakia
Death
18 Jun 1942 (aged 30)
Prague, Okres Praha, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
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Prague, Okres Praha, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic Add to Map
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World War II Czech Partisan. A member of the Czech resistence to Nazi occupation, on May 27 1942, he and Jan Kubris parachuted into Prague, attacked and killed Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich. After being betrayed, he committed suicide in the basement of the Cyril and Methodius Church in Prague rather than be handed over to the Nazis. Both Kubis and Gabcik were buried in a mass grave in Dablice Cemetery.
World War II Czech Partisan. A member of the Czech resistence to Nazi occupation, on May 27 1942, he and Jan Kubris parachuted into Prague, attacked and killed Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich. After being betrayed, he committed suicide in the basement of the Cyril and Methodius Church in Prague rather than be handed over to the Nazis. Both Kubis and Gabcik were buried in a mass grave in Dablice Cemetery.

Bio by: Erik Lander

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  • Originally Created by: Erik Lander
  • Added: Jun 28, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11257188/josef-gabcik: accessed ), memorial page for Josef Gabcik (8 Apr 1912–18 Jun 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11257188, citing Hřbitov Ďáblice, Prague, Okres Praha, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic; Maintained by Find a Grave.