Josef Valčík

Josef Valčík (pronounced [ˈjozɛv ˈval̩tʃiːk]; 2 November 1914 – 18 June 1942) was a Czechoslovak British-trained soldier and member of the Resistance in German-occupied Czechoslovakia who took part in the firefight during the aftermath of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich by Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš, code named Operation Anthropoid.

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Josef Valčík

Born	(1914-11-02)2 November 1914 Smolina near Valašské Klobouky, Austria-Hungary (present-day Czech Republic)
Died	18 June 1942(1942-06-18) (aged 27) Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (present-day Czech Republic)
Allegiance	Czechoslovakia United Kingdom
Branch	Czechoslovak Army Czechoslovak Army in-exile
Years of service	1936–1939 1940–1942
Rank	Podporučík (Lieutenant)
Unit	Special Operations Executive
Battles / wars	Second World War Operation Anthropoid
Awards	Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945

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