Jan Kubiš

Colonel

Jan Kubiš
Colonel; Jan Kubiš
Born	24 June 1913; Dolní Vilémovice, Austria-Hungary; (present-day Czech Republic);
Died	18 June 1942 (aged 28); Prague, Occupied Czechoslovakia;
Buried	Ďáblice cemetery
Allegiance	Czechoslovakia; French Third Republic; Britain;
Service / branch	Czechoslovak Army; French Foreign Legion; Czechoslovak government-in-exile;
Years of service	1935–1938; 1939–1940; 1940–1942;
Rank	Rittmeister Posthumously rank of colonel in 2002
Unit	Special Operations Executive
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of France; Operation Anthropoid; ;
Awards	Czechoslovak War Cross; 1939–1945; Croix de Guerre;

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. During the assassination attempt, Kubiš threw a makeshift grenade that mortally wounded Heydrich.

Colonel Jan Kubiš

Born	(1913-06-24)24 June 1913 Dolní Vilémovice, Austria-Hungary (present-day Czech Republic)
Died	18 June 1942(1942-06-18) (aged 28) Prague, Occupied Czechoslovakia
Buried	Ďáblice cemetery
Allegiance	Czechoslovakia French Third Republic Britain
Service / branch	Czechoslovak Army French Foreign Legion Czechoslovak government-in-exile
Years of service	1935–1938 1939–1940 1940–1942
Rank	Rittmeister Posthumously rank of colonel in 2002
Unit	Special Operations Executive
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Anthropoid
Awards	Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945 Croix de Guerre