Minister Naď commemorates 79th anniversary of Op Anthropoid and Jozef Gabčík's act of heroism in Poluvsie
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The 79th anniversary of Op Anthropoid – the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich was commemorated during a ceremony in honour of Maj Gen (in memoriam) Jozef Gabčík in Poluvsie today (29 May 2021). Also in attendance was Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď who paid tribute to his legacy.
As part of the official programme, the 27th Jozef Gabčík Memorial Run was organised in full compliance with the coronavirus guidelines. As usual, military personnel joined the 11-km run. To enrich the programme, 5 Special Forces Regiment personnel staged a static display of SOF equipment and dynamic demonstrations.
Speaking at the ceremony, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “Today we commemorate the heroic legacy of a warrior for national liberation, who, being aware of all risks, courageously carried out his clearly formulated military orders. Jozef Gabčík's unabating heroic legacy – the struggle for freedom and democracy forever entered our military history and our members of 5 Special Forces Regiment, which carries the honourable title of Jozef Gabčík Regiment Žilina, have been its proud bearers to date.”
The commemoration ceremony and memorial run in honour of Jozef Gabčík took place in Poluvsie, where he was born on 8 April 1912. In the summer of 1941, Jozef Gabčík, ranked Staff Sergeant of Infantry, agreed to undertake special operations training [delivered by Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE)]. After passing several courses, as one of the first Czechoslovak paratroopers he volunteered for special missions in his Nazi-occupied homeland. In October 1941, he became the leader of the Anthropoid team tasked with the assassination of Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich.
As part of the official programme, the 27th Jozef Gabčík Memorial Run was organised in full compliance with the coronavirus guidelines. As usual, military personnel joined the 11-km run. To enrich the programme, 5 Special Forces Regiment personnel staged a static display of SOF equipment and dynamic demonstrations.
Speaking at the ceremony, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “Today we commemorate the heroic legacy of a warrior for national liberation, who, being aware of all risks, courageously carried out his clearly formulated military orders. Jozef Gabčík's unabating heroic legacy – the struggle for freedom and democracy forever entered our military history and our members of 5 Special Forces Regiment, which carries the honourable title of Jozef Gabčík Regiment Žilina, have been its proud bearers to date.”
The commemoration ceremony and memorial run in honour of Jozef Gabčík took place in Poluvsie, where he was born on 8 April 1912. In the summer of 1941, Jozef Gabčík, ranked Staff Sergeant of Infantry, agreed to undertake special operations training [delivered by Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE)]. After passing several courses, as one of the first Czechoslovak paratroopers he volunteered for special missions in his Nazi-occupied homeland. In October 1941, he became the leader of the Anthropoid team tasked with the assassination of Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich.
