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Jozef Gabčík: Slovak Resistance Hero Who Helped Assassinate Reinhard Heydrich
Jozef Gabčík was born on 8 April 1912 in the village of Poluvsie in today’s Slovakia, then part of Austria-Hungary. He was one of 4 children of well-to-do peasants. In October 1932 Gabčík enlisted in the Czechoslovak Army and was assigned to Infantry Regiment 14, stationed in the historic city of Košice. There, among men of diverse backgrounds, he began to learn not only the art of warfare but also the virtues of loyalty and sacrifice. His exemplary conduct and natural leadership soon earned him a place at the non-commissioned officers’ school in Prešov, a city in the East of today’s…
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