Jan Kubiš
Czech soldier who killed Reinhard Heydrich / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jan Kubiš (24 June 1913 – 18 June 1942) was a Czech soldier, one of a team of Czechoslovak British-trained paratroopers sent to eliminate acting Reichsprotektor (Realm-Protector) of Bohemia and Moravia, SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, in 1942 as part of Operation Anthropoid.[1] During the assassination attempt, Kubiš threw a makeshift grenade that mortally wounded Heydrich.[2]
This article is about the Czechoslovakian resistance fighter. For the politician, see Ján Kubiš.
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Born | (1913-06-24)24 June 1913
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Died | 18 June 1942(1942-06-18) (aged 28) |
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Rank | Rotmistr (staff sergeant) Posthumously rank of colonel in 2002 |
Unit | Special Operations Executive |
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