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Josef Bublík

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Josef Bublík Veteran

Birth
Banov, Okres Uherské Hradiště, Zlin, Czech Republic
Death
18 Jun 1942 (aged 22)
Prague, Okres Praha, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
Burial
Prague, Okres Praha, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic Add to Map
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Czech Army Paratrooper and resistance fighter. Assassin of SS Obergruppenfuehrer Reinhard Heydrich.

Together with six other parachutists (Jan Kubis , Jozef Gabcík, Adolf Opalka, Jaroslav Švarc, Jan Hruby and Josef Valcik), during and after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich they hid in the crypt of the Orthodox Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague. Cadet officer Bublik and his fellow paras fought it out in prague before being overwhelmed. As a last ditch effort, they killed themselves instead of surrendering to the Nazis. They were betrayed by two of their own fellow soldiers, Sgt. Maj. Karel Curda and Cpl. Viliam Gerik.
Czech Army Paratrooper and resistance fighter. Assassin of SS Obergruppenfuehrer Reinhard Heydrich.

Together with six other parachutists (Jan Kubis , Jozef Gabcík, Adolf Opalka, Jaroslav Švarc, Jan Hruby and Josef Valcik), during and after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich they hid in the crypt of the Orthodox Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague. Cadet officer Bublik and his fellow paras fought it out in prague before being overwhelmed. As a last ditch effort, they killed themselves instead of surrendering to the Nazis. They were betrayed by two of their own fellow soldiers, Sgt. Maj. Karel Curda and Cpl. Viliam Gerik.

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  • Created by: Joe Leong
  • Added: Mar 14, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66938698/josef-bubl%C3%ADk: accessed ), memorial page for Josef Bublík (12 Feb 1920–18 Jun 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66938698, citing Hřbitov Ďáblice, Prague, Okres Praha, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic; Maintained by Joe Leong (contributor 46634068).