Jozef Gabčík was a Slovak soldier and a key figure in World War II. He is best known for his role in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, a high-ranking Nazi official, in 1942. Gabčík, along with his partner Jan Kubiš, carried out the operation in Prague, which was part of a larger effort by the Czechoslovak government-in-exile to resist Nazi occupation. Gabčík was born on April 8, 1912, in Poltár, Slovakia. After the assassination, he and Kubiš faced intense reprisals from the Nazis, leading to their eventual deaths in a church in Prague. Gabčík is remembered as a national hero in Slovakia for his bravery and commitment to fighting against tyranny.