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Valčík, Josef
- Date of birth:
- November 2nd, 1914 (Valaské Klobouky, Czechoslovakia)
- Date of death:
- June 18th, 1942 (Prague, Czechoslovakia)
- Nationality:
- Czechoslovakian (1918 - 1948, Republic)
Biography
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Ceskoslovenský válecný krí 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 16th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- October 28th, 1942
- Awarded for:
- Operation Anthropoid
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- October 20th, 1945
- Awarded for:
- Operation Anthropoid
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- 1949
Posthumously awarded
Řád rudé zástavy
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- 1968
Posthumously awarded
Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- 2010
Posthumously awarded
Sources
- Photo 1: HMSO (Public Domain)
- - Dal signál k atentátu na Heydricha. ivotní příběh parautisty Josefa Valčíka (1993)
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